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PapSmeared: Lindsay Lohan and Her Side Boob Could Use a Hamburger

Emily Farris — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:14:00 GMT

Do Not Love: "More to Love"

Emily Farris — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:16:00 GMT

Fox is developing a new reality dating show for what producers call "average-looking" people. The show will be similar to The Bachelor but instead of under-fed, over-tanned people desperate to date, the contestants will be over-weight weight women competing for the love of a man who resembles...

Kevin James. (Producers describe him as a "Kevin James-type." Kevin James is that guy from The King of Queens, by the way. We'd prefer a Drew Carey-type, but whatever.)

“For six years it’s been skinny-minis and good-looking bachelors, and that’s not what the dating world looks like,” Mike Darnell of Fox said. “Why don’t real women —the women who watch these shows, for the most part—have a chance to find love too?”

This is a good question, and one that's been ignored too long. But doesn't making a point of singling out the "fatties" just contribute to the bigger problem? If "normal" people are lovable, too, why do they really need their own show? Perhaps the producers could take a cue from Tyra Banks and America's Next Top Model and let some "average-looking people" compete against the "hotties."

[LiveFeed: 'More to Love' -- Fox orders dating competition series for the heavy set]

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Skinny Blonde Beer As Misogynist As It Is Gimmicky

Brian Fairbanks — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:37:00 GMT

Is this beer offensive, stupid, or stupid and offensive? Or so harmless and "charming" it's worth drinkin'?

Not safe for work photo below... if you can spot it.

This so-called "low carb" Australian beer has just been released to a salivating media market. The three dudes involved in its creation claim their "healthy" brew will take the country's drinking scene by storm...

...thanks to their nudity gimmick, of course. As the drinker consumes their beer, the "Skinny Blonde's" bikini gradually disappears, revealing her boobers. Interestingly, their website almost never mentions the concept:

100% Preservative Free
Skinny Blonde contains no preservatives, chemical additives or animal products whatsoever so its OK for vegans.
100% Australian
Unlike most beers brewed in Australia Skinny Blonde is 100% Australian owned and operated.
100% Beer
Skinny Blonde is 5.2% alc/vol, low-carb and as tasty as its name sake.

But the Times does.

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PapSmeared: Posh Spice or Scary Spice?

Emily Farris — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:02:00 GMT

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PapSmeared: Lindsay Lohan "Maybe if I Hide Behind My Hand They Won't See Me"

Emily Farris — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:53:00 GMT

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Sloppy Seconds: Annie Leibovitz's Financial Woes

Emily Farris — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:39:00 GMT

Netflix will offer a streaming-only service, but apparently it still won't be available to Mac users. [Wired]

Former Hugh Hefner flame and original Girl Next Door Holly Madison has split from Criss Angel after nearly four months. [Yahoo!]

It looks like there's some not-so-hot lesbian action coming to Desperate Housewives' Wisteria Lane. [Us]

Maybe John Mayer really is that into Jennifer Aniston? [People]

What happens when a skinny reporter goes to fashion week in a fat suit? [Jezebel]

Annie Leibovitz took out a loan against her photographs to pay off her mortgage debt. When Leibovitz's long-time partner Susan Sontag died in 2004, she left several properties to the photographer, who has struggled to afford to keep them. [AfterEllen]

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Russell Crowe's New Leading Lady Not Quite a BBW

Emily Farris — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:01:00 GMT

Last month, Sienna Miller left the cast of the Ridley Scott directed Robin Hood remake amid rumors that her co-star Russell Crowe needed an older, larger actress to make him not look so, um, bad. Apparently Miller was just too young and thin. So what old bag did they find to replace her?

Only one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood, Cate Blanchett.

[Us: Cate Blanchett to Play Maid Marian in Robin Hood Remake]

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Russell Crowe Seeks BBW for Love, Role Play

Emily Farris — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Russell Crowe is allegedly looking for an older, larger actress to play his female counterpart in the upcoming Nottingham after he threw a fit and had his leading lady fired because she was too thin and beautiful.

Crowe was worried that Sienna Miller would make him look bad in the film's love scenes. He put on weight for his role in Body of Evidence and has since had a hard time taking it off. According to Page Six, producers are now "looking for an older, plumper actress to play the role so [Crowe] doesn't look like a paunchy grandpa. Someone in her late 30s or early 40s."

The Post also speculated that Crowe is trying to get director Ridley Scott fired. No word yet as to who will replace Miller.

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We Feel a Little Better About the Three Fried Dough Balls We Ate at Dinner

Emily Farris — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:37:00 GMT

Would you believe that we gained ten pounds at camp last year? It seems impossible with all that hiking and swimming and running after children. But those three dough balls we had tonight with our beef and beans and sweet potatoes is the biggest meal we've eaten since we left camp last year. And then there was pudding.

Maybe the world's sexiest woman (according to FHM, not us) should join us at camp and eat three fried dough balls with every meal now, too, as she's been ordered to pack on the pounds for an upcoming role.

Michael Bay, the director of the Transformers sequel, has told Megan Fox she needs to gain ten pounds for the role because she's too skinny.

"I'd lost a lot of weight and I got really scrawny, but I was told I had to put on a size for Transformers because Michael doesn't like skinny girls," Fox told Fox News. "I eat red velvet cake before I go to bed every night. If you eat meals later, you'll put on weight faster, so I had dinner at 10pm".

Seriously, girl. Fried. Dough. Balls. Summer. Camp. Easiest ten pounds you will ever gain, sadly.

[MTV UK: Megan Fox Ordered to Get Fat]

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Hot Or Not: Skinny Actresses

Brian Fairbanks — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:30:00 GMT

Is a major fox like Jennifer Connelly still hot even if she drops down to 83 pounds?

A picture of her in the good ol' days provides unquestionable evidence of her basic and amazing hotness:

Film School Rejects argues that Jennifer Connelly is too skinny to be hot these days, and cites "Requiem For A Dream" as the last appearance of her sex appeal. (We, on the other hand, wonder how anyone can remember any of "Requiem," which we've blocked out like the time we saw our friend's ancient mother swimming topless.)

Thandie Newton, on the other hand, hasn't gotten the Rejects excited since "M:I 2," one of the unintentionally funniest movies ever made. (Forgive us for having blocked out her presence there, as well.) We did manage to arouse a little interest in her during "Crash" in 2005, although admittedly she was only a few pizza burgers beyond an exoskeleton.

What do we think? Are these chicks still hot, even without some curves to keep things interesting?

Check out the full list, which includes Angelina Jolie, Kate Bosworth, and Victoria Beckham, at Ten Skinny-Ass Ladies Who Used To Be Hot and report your observations in the comments.

Mean Girls: Dietician Monica Grenfell

Emily Farris — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:38:00 GMT

Across the pond, a beautiful size 16 teenager is still in the running toward becoming the U.K.'s next top Miss England. But the editors of The Daily Mail have had a heyday with 17-year-old Chloe Marshall, printing articles mocking her size, and last week the paper brought on a "dietician" to pen an op-ed calling Marshall "fat, lazy and a poster girl for ill health."

In the piece, Monica Grenfell doesn't laud the teenager for being brave and self confident (like we do), but instead says Chloe is sending the wrong message to young girls:

"In my view, Chloe is a terrible role model. I hope she doesn't win the Miss England title. It would send an appalling - and very dangerous - message to other young women that it's OK to be fat. Chloe is a stark reminder that obesity is now virtually normal in our society - and we should all be hanging our heads in shame.

She is an ambassador not for the beautiful larger lady as she'd have us believe but a poster girl for diabetes, strokes, heart attacks, cancers and all the other devastating and potentially fatal health problems that are caused or exacerbated by obesity...

As a judge on last year's Miss England contest, I was hugely impressed, not just by the beauty but by the skills dedication and determination of the contestants. For example, most had raised huge sums of money for their favourite charities. They shone out as young women to be admired. But can the same really be said of Chloe?
At 5ft 10in, Chloe should have a body mass index, or BMI, (indicating her levels of fat) of 20. Hers is 26.03... It's a total fallacy that young girls are being pressured into near-starving themselves into being too thin...
If Chloe chooses to be curvy, that's fine. It is, after all, her personal choice. But it's time she stopped telling the rest of us that being fat is great and that the only way to be a healthy weight is by starving yourself. It's dangerous nonsense."

Uh, okay. We disagree and our size 10/12 would like to challenge Ms. Grenfell to an op-ed writing contest. Then to a brawl. Then to a hot dog eating contest. Then to another brawl. Who's with us?

P.S. It should be noted that we think beauty pageants are stupid. Really fucking stupid.

[The Daily Mail via Jezebel]

"You all have got to stop calling each other sluts and whores. It just makes it okay for guys to call you sluts and whores."

-Tina Fey/ Ms. Norbury, "Mean Girls"

[Previously: Mean Girls: Dr. Laura Schlessinger]