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Victoria Beckham Believes That Her Body Represents “The General Public”–She Is Wrong

Last month by Hanna Brooks Olsen

Victoria Beckham used to be a Spice Girl. She is married to one of the most recognizable footballers on the planet. Between the two of them, they have four children and are estimated to be worth more than $166 million. In May, she will grace the cover of Harper's Bazaar for the second time. She wears a U.S. size 4, reportedly. And yet, in the Harper's interview, she admits to tries on many of the new clothes for her forthcoming fashion line because, she says, "I stand for the general public here." Really, Becks? Really? More »
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Turns Out, Adele Is A ‘No Shampoo’ Fan, Too

Last month by Briana Rognlin

Adele is great for many reasons, but her admission that she's a 'no shampoo' girl makes us like her even more. Asked by Glamour how she gets such impressive volume in her mane, she explained that her biggest secret is not using shampoo—a clean beauty trend that's not just good for our bodies and the environment, but also a pretty great way to avoid the need for styling products, according to Adele. More »
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Mattel Finally Announces Bald Barbie–Could A Body-Positive Barbie Be Far Behind?

Last month by Hanna Brooks Olsen

Barbie, who turned 53 this month, has often been criticized for being a poor role model for girls. In her pink and sparkly world, "math is hard," and all that matters is looking cute. In recent years, though, Barbie's maker, Mattel, has been trying to turn it around by offering more career choices and empowering scenarios for the iconic doll--except they've never gone as far as to change her anatomy to something more realistic. But this week the toy giant confirmed a long-time rumor that they'll finally answer consumer's pleas: they're working up a bald Barbie doll, who they'll distribute to children's hospitals. Could a realistic, body-positive Barbie be next? More »
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Give Your Makeup Bag Some Spring Training With A Birchbox

Last month by Crushable

It’s spring now and the weather’s beautiful, so I suggest trading your snuggie for a Birchbox. A what box? Glad you asked! It's a magical box filled with the most awesome beauty samples that you can have shipped directly to your door for only $10 per month (and free shipping!). If you like the samples, which include makeup, hair care, beauty tools and even snacks like mini Larabars, you can then order them in full sizes directly from Birchbox's online shop. And if you don't like them? Regift and forget about them. More »
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Why Facebook Could Cause You To Have A Severe Eating Disorder

Last month by Deborah Dunham

We already know how damaging Hollywood and the media are for our body image and our society's unhealthy obsession with being thin. But now, according to a new study, Facebook is also fueling that "skinny is better" idealism, so much so that it's considered a culprit for severe eating disorders. More »
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Some Rad, Some Bad On ‘Mandatory,’ AOL’s New Digital Man Cave

Last month by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

At first glance, I was prepared for AOL's new men's site, Mandatory.com, to inspire in me something ranging from anger to mockery. But as far as digital man caves go, this one isn't terrible. I might even call a few parts of it rad. Here's a roundup of some of the lamer things on the site, as well as some of its better angels. More »
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Blow Your Coworkers Away With A Recharged Spring Look

Last month by TheGrindstone

In the winter it is easier to get away with looking tired. The weather can be miserable, you haven’t seen the sun in weeks and it’s easy to bury yourself in layers of comfy sweaters. But now it is spring! The sun is actually shining (remember the sun?) and if you keep wearing that giant, puffy coat you are going to pass out from heat exhaustion. As fashionable as it is to be a vampire right now, your face could use a refresher. This is why you should sign up for monthly beauty sample deliveries from Birchbox. Getting a package in the mail is pretty much one of the only exciting things that can happen to normal working people on a weekday. But it is especially nice if you get a surprise box of treats that will help you embrace spring More »
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Pinterest Bans Thinspiration And Pro-Ana Content…But That Doesn’t Mean That It’s Going Away

Last month by Hanna Brooks Olsen

This week, the big news about Pinterest is that the micro-blogging platform finally listened to its users (and, likely, its lawyers), and made necessary changes to the wording regarding copyright and ownership in its Terms of Service. But they also snuck something else into the new rules: no "self-harm" sites...meaning no "pro-ana" content, and no "thinspiration." But, as Tumblr's recently-updated conditions seem to show, it's a lot easier said that done. More »
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There’s No Such Thing As Aging Gracefully In Mad Men

Last month by Crushable

We’ve hit the awkward muumuu stage of Mad Men. It’s season 5 of the show, and the action has progressed to 1966. The cast members are older, but they’re certainly not wiser. Don Draper (Jon Hamm) turned 40 on the season premiere last night. And in between mocking him for his agedness, his new wife Megan (Jessica Paré) learned that Don does not like birthday parties. Or being reminded of his age at all. In fact throughout the show, the subject of aging was a heavy weight on everyone’s minds. The men are either rebelling against the constraints of their marriages or entering new ones with younger women who are starting to catch on to their flaws. Meanwhile, many of the women have shifted from pencil skirts and cone bras to muumuus and housecoats. It’s not a good look (see Trudy’s mumu above). But rather than simple jokes about women who gained weight after having a baby (though there were plenty of those), the men were dealing with the subject of their own demise. More »
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Critics Call Jennifer Lawrence Too Fat For Hunger Games Role; Since When Does Hollywood Care About Realistic Bodies?

Last month by Briana Rognlin

Manohla Dargis' New York Times review of The Hunger Games finally came out and said what many been thinking: As described by author Suzanne Collins, Jennifer Lawrence's character, Katniss Everdeen, is a pre-teen girl on the brink of starvation; in the movie she doesn't look emaciated or particularly pre-pubescent...in essence, Lawrence is too fat for her role. The knee-jerk reaction is of course to say that this is body-negative and defend Lawrence's great body and attitude about her weight. But objectively, it's true: I've read the books, and Lawrence certainly isn't the Katniss Everdeen I imagined. The critiques aren't body-negative because they're unfounded—they're body-negative because no one bats an eyelash when actresses are too thin or beautiful to be convincing in their roles, but when it's the other way around, it's a perfectly good excuse to lay into their looks. More »
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Topic: style

Spring Beauty Hookup: How To Beautify Yourself This Spring

Last month by Crushable Staff

Pack away your gloves and scarves, because spring's officially here! While the warm weather means eating outside, wearing cute dresses and drinking ice coffee, it also means updating your beauty regimen for the warm weather. Your body is going from being completely covered to completely revealed (well not completely, we're not those kind of girls here at Crushable) and you need to be ready for everything. Especially spontaneous warm weather Facebook photo shoots. Because the only thing better than enjoying the... More »
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Rihanna Tries To Steal Katniss Everdeen’s Thunder With A ‘Girl On Fire’-Esque Shirt

Last month by Natalie Zutter

We know what you're up to, Rihanna. It's no coincidence that your flame T-shirt matches both the Hunger Games motion poster and Katniss' "girl on fire" dress from the pre-Games interviews. More »
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The 5 Spring Trends You Need To Buy Today

Last month by Jenni Maier

It's that wonderful time of year when you can start packing away your winter coats and filling your closet with the hottest spring styles. Since your fashion skills have probably been hibernating all winter under sweaters, wool socks and sweatpants, we're here to catch you up with what you need to know about spring 2012 trends. Unlike winter's styles, these spring styles are all about having fun while staying fashionable. No one understands that better than the fashionistas who work at... More »
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Celebrity Lookalikes: Willow Smith’s New Hair And This Yellow Tennis Ball

Last month by Jamie Peck

She whips her hair color back and forth! More »
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Give Your Makeup Bag Some Spring Training With A Birchbox

2 months ago by Crushable Staff

It's spring now, the weather's beautiful so I suggest trading your snuggie for a Birchbox. A what box? Glad you asked! More »
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Snooki Sinks To New Lows By Ripping Off Deceased Designer Alexander McQueen With Her New Handbags

2 months ago by Natalie Zutter

Not only did Jersey Shore star Snooki blatantly copy Alexander McQueen's clutch -- down to the four-finger handle -- for her new handbag, but she chose a dead designer to go after. More »
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Questionable Choices: Shia LaBeouf Goes Full Dirty Hippie

2 months ago by Jamie Peck

So I realize Shia LaBeouf is no stranger to the scruff, but this is getting a little ridiculous. He looks like he's trying out to star in a remake of The Big Lebowski. More »
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Why Is This 12-Year-Old Girl’s Dress So Offensive?

2 months ago by TheGloss

Iris Frost, daughter of Sadie Frost and Jude Law, is at the center of a deeply silly controversy. Mother and daughter sat frontrow at Vivienne Westwood while attending London Fashion Week yesterday and, apparently unbeknowst to either of them, 12-year-old Iris’ white dress was emblazoned with rude phrases like, “Blow Me,” “Drink Poison,” “Choke,” “Eat Shit,” and “Please Drown,” among others: More »
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Topic: eat

Is It Possible To Eat A Clean, High-Protein Diet…And Be Vegetarian?

Last month by Briana Rognlin

"Eating clean"—i.e. eating mostly lean protein, vegetables, limited grains and fats, and no processed foods—usually emphasizes meat as a primary source of low-carb, low-fat protein to stabilize blood sugars, build muscle, and promote weight loss. And until recently, Tosca Reno's Eat-Clean Diet® was no different; many of the recipes in her books included lean beef, chicken, or fish, making them off-limits to vegetarians. But now she's out to change the idea that vegetarians can't eat a clean, high-protein diet: Her newest book, The Eat-Clean Diet® Vegetarian Cookbook, is exclusively aimed at helping vegetarians who want to maintain health with a clean diet, and also stay meat-free. More »
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DIY Seitan: How To Make Your Own Fake Meat

Last month by Hanna Brooks Olsen

A few weeks ago, I wrote about the fake meat industry, which is seeing a boom in business, thanks to innovations in food processing, and a willingness by consumers to try new stuff. But plenty of folks are concerned about how highly-processed many of these vegetarian and vegan products are. More than a few readers suggested on Facebook and in the comments that I try making wheat gluten (which is usually marketed as seitan) at home, instead of purchasing heavily-packaged, GMO-laden soy products. I Googled around for recipes and, it turns out, it's basically the easiest thing in the world to make--even for me, who is, admittedly, not particularly skilled in the kitchen. More »
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People Who Eat Lots Of Fast Food Also More Likely To Be Depressed

Last month by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Frequent eaters of fast food and/or commercial baked goods (like doughnuts, cakes or croissants) are twice as likely to develop depression as "minimal or non-consumers" of these products, according to a new study from Spanish scientists exploring food and mood links. People who consumed a lot of fast food and baked goods were part of a group that was also more likely to suffer from depression, work more than 45 hours per week, smoke, be single, be less active and have poor dietary habits in general. More »
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Charles Barkley Weight Watchers Commercial Promotes Bad Stereotypes, Not Healthy Weight Loss For Men

Last month by Briana Rognlin

When Charles Barkley first launched his "Lose It Like A Man" Weight Watchers campaign, we were nervous. Their latest commercial, featuring Barkley in drag, talking about "manly" foods, is exactly why. More »
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Annie’s Mac & Cheese Actually Is Healthier Than Kraft, Velveeta

Last month by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Maybe that's why Annie's stocks are soaring. The company—which makes all sorts of packaged organic food but is probably best known for it's mac & cheese—went public this week, and had the biggest opening day gain for an IPO this year, with shares rising 89% that day (if you think you might like to invest, it'll cost you: shares closed at $35.92). Apparently, this is all a big deal. I love Annie's, because it makes me feel okay about indulging my boxed macaroni and cheese addiction (I would still take Kraft over homemade). But I'd never actually compared the ingredients or nutritional info of Annie's with, say, Kraft or Velveeta until now . More »
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Study Says Green Coffee Beans Promote ‘Substantial’ Weight Loss; Too Good To Be True?

Last month by Deborah Dunham

Coffee lovers, rejoice. Well, almost. Scientists are now reporting that the quest for weight loss could be found in green coffee beans. So much so, that people who took a daily dose of the bean's extract lost 10% of their body weight on average. Is that just too good to be true though? Let's find out. More »
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Burger King Adds New Salads…That No One Will Eat

Last month by Deborah Dunham

Burger King announced plans to add new salads to its menu, which are said to be targeted to "health conscious fast foodies". Sounds good in theory, but let's be honest, who actually goes to a fast food restaurant for a salad? And even if they were healthy (which they're not), this is really more of a PR move by them instead of a proactive approach to getting Americans to eat better. More »
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Rick Perry Sets Bad Example By Eating Pink Slime

Last month by Deborah Dunham

Rick Perry and two other U.S. governors are going to publicly eat some "pink slime" just to prove to all of us that consuming this so-called meat which is made from cattle scraps that are then treated with ammonium hydroxide (to kill bacteria) is simply not bad for us. Yeah, right... More »
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The Hormone Diet: How to Control Emotional Eating

Last month by Dr. Natasha Turner

It’s not surprising that emotional eating has little to do with your actual hunger; it is directly related to emotional triggers. Our emotions can have a powerful influence on our actions, especially eating. In fact, a study in Psychosomatic Medicine confirmed that people tend to consume food in order to self-medicate their feelings of stress or anxiety. If weight loss is on your list of resolutions for the New Year, then applying techniques to control emotional eating will definitely help you achieve that goal. More »
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Starbucks Strawberry Frappucinos Are Colored With Crushed Bugs, Not Fruit

Last month by Briana Rognlin

Starbucks announced earlier this week that their Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino contains cochineal extract: a type of food coloring made from crushed bugs. Some think this could make the chain less appealing to vegans (although, to be fair: Frapps aren't vegan-friendly with or without the insect-derived food coloring), and others are happy that Starbucks is using a "natural" dye. But here's my problem with the fact that bugs are making their drinks pink: It also means they're not really using fruit. More »
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