All stories published by The Hairpin on August 05, 2011

All Stories published by The Hairpin on August 05, 2011

Aug 5, 2011

The My Body Gallery: “What Real Women Look Like”

Here is a website where you can see photos of women the same height, weight, and body type as you. (It’s still pretty new, so leaving the clothing-size fields blank can help in finding matches.) [Via]

The Hairpin

Aug 5, 2011

Single Dads, Aging, and Acquaintansex

by A Lady

Katie Heaney in The Hairpin

Aug 5, 2011

Shark Week and Friendly Family Rivalry

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week brings up a lot of feelings for me: Fear. Awe. Happiness. Sadness. Regret. Hunger. Nausea. Then a little more hunger again.

Shark Week also makes me think fondly about my family, because I was raised by…

Nicole Cliffe in The Hairpin

Aug 5, 2011

As I Am, Patricia Neal

Pat Neal’s lurid-and-fascinating autobiography is out of print, but there are mega-cheap used copies all over Amazon…

Nicole Cliffe in The Hairpin

Aug 5, 2011

Things You Could Have Bought From Sears in 1973

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Aug 5, 2011

Cheeto Aliens Slide Onto Alaska

A mysterious orange goo has washed up on the shores of a remote, northwest Alaskan village, the Associated Press reports. Authorities say that tests conducted on the surface of the water are inconclusive.