Culture Buzz Here is the biography/mission statement of Susanne Eman, the bride-to-be who wants to be the fattest woman in the world. In her own words, from her own website.
Culture Buzz The bride wore lots and lots and lots of white. Susanne Eman is an 800-pound Arizona woman who hopes to eventually be the world's fattest, at 1,600 pounds.
Shift Buzz Novelist Alice Randall writes in the New York Times that black women who decide to diet can run afoul of their partners' and their community's standard of beauty: “I know many black women whose sane, handsome, successful husbands worry when their women start losing weight. My lawyer husband is one.”
Celebrity Buzz I've just seen a face, or four. And Something tells me these Walruses had too many Honey Pies.
Culture Buzz Sure…seems perfectly safe and reasonable. The K-E Diet will help you lose an obscene amount of weight in an even more obscene amount of time. The catch? You have to walk around with a tube up your nose — a tube that feeds you a constant drip of protein and fat — for the entire 10 days. Also, it gives you bad breath and constipation.
Celebrity Buzz Suck it, Karl Lagerfeld. Here's Adele speaking with People Magazine about her body image. While this wasn't a response to a specific question about Lagerfeld's comments, it serves as an indirect and badass rebuke.
Style Buzz The Fashion world's quote master shares his thoughts on Russian women too. (via styleite.com)
Culture Buzz Don't worry, this is just the set for the remake of “Se7en” with an all squirrel cast. (via reddit.com)
Culture Buzz Seriously, guys, enough is enough. Is this what we want America's cats to represent?
Celebrity Buzz Thank you, FatBooth. See the rest at MTV Fora.
Celebrity Buzz John Travolta phoned up a KFC in England and asked to reserve a table. Here is an awesome quote from the employee who turned him down. Why is John Travolta eating at KFC? What kind of human being calls to reserve a table at KFC? Why does England have KFC? I don't care. This anonymous employee is now a folk hero who is a much better spokesperson for the 99% than Occupy Wall Street.
Celebrity Buzz Or is that Dog the Bounty Hunter cleverly disguised as an inflatable banana? From a recent show in Brazil. Sorry, those of you who came of age in the late '80s and early '90s…your icons are now human wreckage who rub your nose in mortality.
Politics Buzz Sure, he announced today that he's definitely not running for president, but that still hasn't stopped desperate Republicans from pining for the candidacy of Chris Christie. Should he ultimately change his mind, here's a foolproof campaign strategy that turns one of his weightiest liabilities into a political asset.
Culture Buzz Susanne Eman of Casa Grande, Arizona—currently weighing in at 720 pounds—hopes to become the fattest woman of all time and surpass the standing record of 1,600 pounds. Here is what she eats EVERY DAY to try and shatter that record. It's a 21,962 calorie menu of sadness. Why is she doing this? Because she's considered hot by the SSBBW community.
I think this demonstrates a remarkable sense of humor from both parties. Turnabout is fat play! What?
Culture Buzz Another in our Pulitzer-winning series, Hilariously Understated Police Report Theater. Meet Gloria Perez. Gloria and her friend were arrested in Florida for possession of a controlled substance without a prescription (among many other charges). Police found a Walgreens' worth of pain killers on the duo after they were pulled over by Deputy John Poole. Now take it away, police report!
Sports Buzz It was revealed recently, in the least shocking news of the year, that Paula Deen has Type 2 Diabetes. Here are but a few of her own recipes that might explain the delicious diagnosis. Diabetes is, of course, no laughing matter. But come on.
What's more offensive in this Indian weight loss ad, the sexism or the mutilated English? You're right…both. Oh, who am I kidding? I can't stay mad at you, Dr. Honey Saji. You're so deliciously malpracticed, you dirty tummy!
Food Buzz Illustrations from The New York Times that throw into nauseating relief the average amount of sugar and high-fructose corn syrup we ingest as Americans. I can imagine Snooki caramelizing herself every night in that hot tub.
Celebrity Buzz At least, that's the prediction of a majority of respondents in a new Vanity Fair/60 Minutes poll. “Fat and bald” was another popular choice. We are a pessimistic people. And why is 60 Minutes polling this?
A young man who leaves it all on the Carnival Cruise dance floor. Michael Jackson, wherever he may be, is smiling. Go hard, Lil Dude. Go hard.
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The Federal Transit Administration says bus regulations need to be beefed up because Americans are fatter.
Culture Buzz As an experiment, I ran a friend's image though the FatBooth app over and over. These are the results.
No more awkwardly fumbling with the clasp! The latest innovation from F.A.T. looks like a ton of fun, but hold the applause, please.
Paul Mason, formerly the world's fattest man, is still quite upset about having his government benefits cut. The sobbing seems a bit overweight…I mean overwrought. Sorry.
Culture Buzz Paul Mason, formerly the world's fattest man, is suing the British government for not helping him lose enough weight. Here's a gallery of why he's so upset. What's that thing in between his legs?
Culture Buzz Part of the Houston Ship Channel was closed Tuesday after 15,000 gallons of animal fat leaked into it. Is the world ending, the apocalypse coming? First birds, then fish and now a massive beef fat spill! What's next?