Are you addicted to food?
When you hear “eating disorder,” does your brain flash to an image of an emaciated ballerina hiding uneaten food in her closet? This is the…
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Who wouldn’t want a Coffee Crisp?
When we think about how disordered eating is being challenged in media, we often think about all the work that is going into campaigns, ads…
Take responsibility for your own health
I was in Colorado when I first got hit with this wave of dieting fads and “health interest.” As far as I can tell, this…
Oh, Count Chocula
How has it come to this? Between movies like Twilight and TV shows like The Vampire Diaries, the modern vampire appears more daft than horrific….
How to throw a solid Halloween party
When it comes to Halloween, it’s not the most exciting time for adults. Children are excited as they get to collect massive amount of candy,…
Reflecting our collective fears
Halloween is a time of year that is surrounded by darkness, fear and celebration. Witches, ghosts, bats and vampires are all popular images that symbolize…
Real-life witches that don’t celebrate Halloween?
When you think of Wicca, do you imagine a really weird pseudo-religion that involves creepy ladies surrounding a bubbling cauldron, tossing in human eyeballs and…
No Shalloween for me
When searching for Halloween costumes for myself and my teenaged daughter, the vast majority of costumes I find in stores and online for women and…
From Dracula to Twilight
Today, vampires are sissies compared to what they used to be. I love classic vampire flicks, Bela Lugosi as Dracula or the rodent like Count…
Wine is happier when it has a friend
Foodie snobs the world over have made the average Jane nervous about hosting dinner parties, or ordering wine in restaurants and subjecting themselves to the…