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Five Things I Learned After Taking (Almost) 365 Feminist Selfies
Last year around this time Selfie was crowned the 2013 word of the year, and the collective groan that went up from the Haters was loud, long, and frankly whiny. No need to rehash that old argument...
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5 Topics I Couldn't Get Anyone To Write About This Week, Including "One Size...
Here are 5 topics that lovely editors Emily and Lesley suggested as launching off points for posts this week. Maybe all of our regular contributors were doing holiday things instead, but no one even...
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Do We Need a New Year to Create Change?
At the end of last year, I got into a spat with someone I love. “Spat” is actually a delicate word for what happened. It was ugly and it hurt and months later, we spoke again, this time more carefully....
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15 Minutes Of Play
I love taking classes and learning new skills -- not just because it's fun to add to my craft knowledge but because learning from different teachers is fascinating. They've all got such different...
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Why I'm Over The Size Acceptance Movement or Hey, SA, What Have You Done For...
Photo by Substantia Jones of <a href="http://www.adipositivity.com/">www.adipositivity.com</a>My mother started me on diets when I was 7 years old. There were nutritionists, doctor visits,...
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COTW -- Cheaters and College Students Edition
It's the very first weekend of 2015 and it's great to have made it to this point. I'm also excited because Ed's work schedule has changed and we've got some weekend time off together once again. I am...
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How to Shop for Clothes Like a Seamstress
As a child, my mother — the second-youngest of seven — watched her big sister sew clothing for the family. Soon after, she was doing little tasks to help the process along, and she eventually became an...
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Happy New Year! How This Weekend Homesteader Has Already Started Planning Her...
I'm not generally one for New Year's resolutions — I like to tackle goals on a rolling basis throughout the year — but the further I get from being in school, the more I understand how this time of...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: Winning a Weight-Loss Competition Made Me Hate My Body
Desperately seeking Popeye-like strengthLike a lot of women in the U.S., I watch my weight. I worry about my body. I worry about my shape, the extra 10 pounds I’ll gain over the holidays and how I...
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The Sacrificies Expected of Immigrant Nannies
I have a deep-seated resentment of white parents who specifically hire black immigrant women or people of color as nannies. Whenever I go to the park or take a stroll through New York City on any day...
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Getting Naked in Japan! Or The Time I Went to an Onsen
"Do you want to go to an onsen with us? It's supposed to be a really nice one, and it's candlelit in the evenings; it should be fun!"When my friend asked me this last week, I didn't quit know what she...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Favorite Famous Writer Slipped a Dollar Into My G-String
Lest you be moralistic or just easily bored by stories of “good girls gone bad,” allow me to clarify: I was a scantily clad dancer, got paid for it, had another career that didn’t require me to wear...
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The "No More" PSAs Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault May Make You...
I’ve seen a number of high-profile individuals being dismissive of the “No More” PSA campaign against domestic violence lately, and I find their insults troubling. NoMore.org is an organization that...
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OUTFIT OF THE WEEK: Festive Fare
For me, much of the holidays was about getting to spend time with my family. That's why, for this edition of Outfit of the Week, I've got a group photo.L-R: Me, my sister, Rebecca, and her boyfriend...
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RECIPE OF THE WEEK: Elevated Takes on Our Childhood Favorites
So things got a little out of control last week. Just to recap: The assignment was "The Super Life-Affirming Salad to Start Your Year Off Right." Well, you guys played really loose and fast with the...
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YOU ARE THE ADVICE COLUMNIST: How Do I Stop Hating Myself?
I’m 17 and I had my first, and so far only, boyfriend when I was 13. He broke up with me when I was 15 and then a few days before my 16th birthday he died. When he broke up with me it was because he...
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ASA Bans One Urban Outfitters Photo Over Thigh Gap But Ignores the Rest
The British Advertising Standards Authority has ordered Urban Outfitters to take down this shot of a model in her skivvies after a complaint that she was “unhealthily thin.” "We considered that the...
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I've Been Dumpster Diving for Beauty Products, and You Should, Too
It started innocently enough: Walking down the street late one night, I spied a clearish garbage bag outside a CVS. As I reached it and looked down, I noticed, mixed with papers, receipts, and other...
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"Can You Die From a Hangover?" and 9 Other Strange or Embarrassing Things I...
I spent a lot of time googling cats this year. Here's mine, O'Malley. Some things in this world just aren’t meant to be shared with others. You know, details about your recent bowel movement,...
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WORST ROOMMATE EVER: My Roommate Left Her Ganja-Stuffed, Pee-Soaked Laundry...
The scent of human urine is one of the most distinctive, unforgettable, easily identified aromas on earth. We were living in a modest house in Oakland, people thrown together by happenstance, an...
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