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testing, testing…is this thing on?

Let me clear something up. Those of us who are against excessive, high-stakes testing in schools are NOT opposed to [...]

By marjorieingall|2009-10-05T18:33:00-04:00October 5, 2009|Categories: Uncategorized|

Sukkot column for Tablet is here. Update: Yesterday we further decorated the sukkah by hanging up all the kids' plastic [...]

By marjorieingall|2009-10-05T20:41:30-04:00October 3, 2009|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: popcult|

THIS GUY.

By marjorieingall|2009-10-03T09:29:06-04:00October 3, 2009|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Crystal Renn, Hungry|

Here's last night's Nightline piece about Crystal and the fat acceptance movement. (I love how the voiceover intones that Crystal [...]

By marjorieingall|2009-10-02T12:00:28-04:00October 2, 2009|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: body image, Crystal Renn, media|

Crystal was on Ellen DeGeneres yesterday, along with other plus models (including the amazing Kate Dillon, my favorite model from [...]

By marjorieingall|2009-10-07T13:38:25-04:00October 2, 2009|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: politics, popcult|

The mind reels. Steiff, the venerable toy company, sells a stuffed golliwog doll. (Golliwog: a 19th century storybook character based [...]