Last week I blasted through a cultural norm; it felt enlivening, even exciting. What happened is this: I got a bad cold: low grade fever, runny nose, headache, a cough that bent me double and, instead ...

It’s no secret that public body shaming as well as personal forms of bad body talk are rampant in our culture, especially involving the f-word (fat, in this case). Now, there’s a new wrinkle: “old ...

Teen pop star and actress Miley Cyrus recently joked on Twitter that she should avoid late-night snacks of sugary food because of her "jiggling thighs." Some people responded to the post by calling ...