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Stripper Role Sparks Artist’s Body Acceptance

By Stephanie Howell ● Uncategorized ● December 28, 2012

An unexpected part in the musical “Gypsy” triggered performance artist Stephanie Howell’s love of her body and shaped her career, she says in this excerpt of her essay in the anthology “Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction.”

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Fat Acceptance at the Gym Burns More Than Calories

By Emily Anderson ● Uncategorized ● November 20, 2012

Her most daring and transgressive act occurred on the elliptical machine and helped showcase her newfound confidence, writes Emily Anderson in this essay in the anthology “Hot and Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love and Fashion.”

Lap-Band Critics Decry Excess Rhetoric on Weight

By Alizah Salario ● Health & Science ● January 18, 2011

New Year’s resolutions put weight loss at the top of many to-do lists. But that doesn’t mean more people should be seriously thinking about bariatric surgery, say critics of a recent FDA advisory ruling on the weight-loss implant.

‘Vagisil’ Military Award Led to Journalism Kudos

By Theresa Braine ● Arts & Culture ● November 18, 2010

Investigative journalists with TV station KHOU-Houston started with a tip about Texas National Guard officers publicly degrading a lower-ranking woman. That led to a wider story of abuse that has earned numerous national awards.

Fashion World Says Too Thin Is Too Hazardous

By Juliette Terzieff ● Arts & Culture ● September 24, 2006

The fashion industry was rocked last week by Spain’s decision to ban underweight models from Madrid runways in an effort to promote healthy body weights. Advocates praised the move as a positive attempt to stem the rise in eating disorders.

Lose Weight or Love Yourself? Women Weigh Advice

By Molly Ginty ● Arts & Culture ● April 21, 2005

As body image activists plan to celebrate International Size Acceptance Day next week, obesity among American women has hit record levels.

Beauty Pageant Contestants Remain Underfed

By Stephen Huey ● Uncategorized ● December 4, 2002

Beauty pageants continue to promote thin beauty–now misleadingly spun as “fitness”–and they are propagating the thin ideal to developing countries.