Topic: Marie-Claire

Eating Bread Does Not Mean You Have An Eating Disorder

Eating Bread Does Not Mean You Have An Eating Disorder

Arianne Cohen, a Marie Claire writer joined Overeaters Anonymous because when she went out with people, she was distracted by the bread basket. She also started eating sprinkles as a snack with a tablespoon.

When she went there she heard stories of people bottoming out, like the one from a woman who went out to “a public dinner” and broke into the kitchen and just tossed all the desserts in her purse and ran, just ran, gobbling a glorious purse-load of tiramisu as she went, floating along on a cloud of sugar and the distant but frenzied cheers of her comrades. Oh, I’m sorry. I was confused. She went out to a public dinner and had “three glasses of wine and, oh yes, the entire bread basket.”

Now, I’m not sure whether this was the best bread basket in the world, but most restaurant bread baskets have around 4 pieces of bread in them. 5, maybe?

Look. Lady. That is not a binge. That is “a good night.” More »

This Spring 2011 Gucci Jeweltone Ensemble May Be The Cover Star of The Season

This Spring 2011 Gucci Jeweltone Ensemble May Be The Cover Star of The Season

Dolce & Gabbana and Gucci may soon be neck and neck for the cover look of the season: Dolce’s got three covers with their white eyelet frock (seen most recently on Emmanuelle Alt’s debut Vogue Paris starring Gisele) while Gucci’s eye-catching jeweltone head-to-toe runway look just landed Italian Marie Claire as seen on Regina Feoktistova. Get a better look after the jump. More »

Marie Claire, Why Did You Write A Piece About Hating Fat People?

Marie Claire, Why Did You Write A Piece About Hating Fat People?

So, hey. How are things going? Is it nice where you are? Do they still have the sushi chef? How about the Orangina? Good news, our office rat problem is almost under control, and we haven’t found rodents in any of our purses in weeks!

Anyhow, Marie Claire editors, I figure you have all those things because you’re really good about knowing what articles to run, and don’t just sit around talking to Ashley about whether or not advertisers would be cool with you making a gallery about how to shoplift effectively (We want to call it “Fuck Department Stores: A Guide To Getting What You DESERVE. By the way, no, the advertisers aren’t cool with it). So, that article of Maura Kelly’s you ran about fat people entitled “Should Fatties Get A Room” because Maura Kelly hated seeing fat people… exist, basically… that was there for a really good reason, right?

Like, see, it’s this paragraph that has me confused. More »

Link Love: The Day We Curated Links About Curating

Link Love: The Day We Curated Links About Curating

Is “curate” the most abused fashion word of 2010? -Racked

That Marie Claire blogger responds to the controversy stirred by her fat-hating post. -Fashionista

Motorcycle club (gang? syndicate?) the Hell’s Angels are suing the house of McQueen. -British Vogue

Lady Gaga wears her sunglasses at night (so she can, so she can) but other than that looks pretty normal for her. -Celebuzz More »

Best Study Results Ever For Slackers: Occasional Websurfing Actually Makes Workers More Productive

Best Study Results Ever For Slackers: Occasional Websurfing Actually Makes Workers More Productive

Marie Claire just reported that a recent University of Melbourne study found that workers who who browsed the Web in moderation were 9 percent more productive than coworkers who did not. According to the article, this is attributed to “the concentration restoration that occurs during web-surfing micro-breaks, plus the autonomy of knowing your employer trusts you to manage yourself.” Additionally, Marie Claire reports that the more enjoyable the website visited, the more efficient you will be doing actual work. More »

Marie Claire vs. The World: The Fight Against ‘The Hunger Diaries’ Article

Marie Claire vs. The World: The Fight Against 'The Hunger Diaries' Article

Six health bloggers were targeted as setting possible dangerous eating and exercising routines for their readers and themselves in the latest issue of Marie Claire. The article, “The Hunger Diaries,” has sparked a fire among the bloggers’ followings and they are now attacking the magazine on their Facebook page saying that the author, health writer Katie Drummond, was biased and the article lacked factual evidence of the bloggers actually having or inadvertently causing eating disorders. Rather than supporting Marie Claire or joining in on the fight, we’re just going to let the story unfold for you via our favorite of the Facebook comments thus far. More »