Fa(t)shion Chubstr interviews Rachel Kacenjar of Re/Dress .These dresses are pure eye candy.NYC’s textile recycling program reaches the one million pound mar k .the history and meanings of dapper style .Alison brings back platform flip-flops , to which I say, YES.
Fat Acceptance –Fat dudes are hot . Yes, yes, and hell yes!body love conference that sounds awesome! Spread the word, and help them out on Kickstarter if you can.a day of bellydance, self-defense, and yoga classes .Government org photoshops a little girl to make her fat . Blehh.delves into the various issues surrounding professor Geoffrey Miller’s douchey tweet.the way class colors people’s reactions to the fatphobic statements of both Dr. Miller and Abercrombie & Fitch’s CEO . adorable fat couples on wedding blogs!Ragen Chastain’s dance classes are now available to download for $5 each.
Climate and Sustainability –This DIY kids’ playhouse stays naturally cool during the summer . I may be an adult, but I want a playhouse like that. It looks so fun!Cutting carbon dioxide isn’t enough: we have to invest in technology to remove the CO2 already in the atmopshere .Is Australia the face of climate change to come ?scientists print flexible solar panels .Corporate “sustainability” is not sustainable .An interview with one of my favorite climate change journalists, David Roberts.How two plant geeks grew a permaculture oasis in an ordinary backyard . I just started reading their book , and it’s really good. I like that they focus both on social justice and on repairing, rather than just sustaining, the natural world.
Everything Else Pantone-themed dessert table , and this projec t in which a photographer matches Pantone colors to real world things.Why it’s time to genderflip Doctor Who . I doubt it’ll happen, but I’d love to see it. (My personal vote? Gina Torres .)I’m biracial, and that Cheerios ad is a big fucking deal . As someone whose future family may well look like the one in the Cheerios ad, I second this so much. Also, the ad is just ridiculously adorable…and now I have the burning urge to dump cereal on my dad.These two posts have good explanations of what’s going on in Turkey this week. Here is a list of ways you can take action. And check out these 36 surreal and defiant pictures from Occupy Gez i, this awesomely gutsy act of civil disobedience by a game show host, and this first-person account of practicing yoga at the protests.
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–Fuck purple, I want to be a footballin’ granny – YES!Dating from the margins: “She’s kind of insecure,” or the Catch-22 of marginalization .Elodie’s latest guest post at Captain Awkward is wonderful. And there’s a plush herpes virus involved. Go read!Why Tumblr is perfect for the trans community .My dentist was made to believe I was dead, and it made me realize why I shouldn’t kill myself and you shouldn’t either .
Best response ever to the question, “If you like girls, why don’t you dress like one?”VIDEO
