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Removable tattoo ink makes it easy to erase romantic failings and youthful indiscretions. Why would I want to do that?
By Jessanne Collins
February 13, 2008
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It's a vegan manifesto masquerading as a diet fad. But the only thing this weight-loss book will help you lose is self-esteem.
By Julie Klausner
February 11, 2008
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An interview with Leonard Nimoy, whose new photography book, "The Full Body Project," brings Rubenesque nudes back into contemporary art.
By Nicole Pasulka
December 12, 2007
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Women pay good money for big boobs, but I never felt comfortable with my breasts. Now it's finally time to face down my fears and find a bra that fits.
By Sarah Hepola
December 10, 2007
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In Mauritania, fat is in. And the government wants women to go on a diet.
By Catherine Price
April 17, 2007
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The American Psychological Association says pop products like the Pussycat Dolls harm girls' development.
By Catherine Price
February 20, 2007
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Super-skinniest are banned from Fashion Week catwalk.
By Lynn Harris
September 13, 2006
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A new blog asks mothers to share photos of their bodies during and after pregnancy in hopes that the female form will be demystified -- and honored.
By Lori Leibovich
July 23, 2006
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Andrew Martinez led an amusing crusade to be nude that taught me about body acceptance.
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards
May 22, 2006
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No surprise here! Women love Lands' End swimsuit designs that fit real-world bodies.
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards
May 22, 2006
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"Mirror exposure" therapy may help women's bad body image.
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards
February 24, 2006
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Thanksgiving yams, Chanukah latkes, Christmas cookies ... for me, they all add up to a holiday-size serving of self-hatred.
By Ayelet Waldman
December 12, 2005
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I ate nothing but cottage cheese and rice cakes. I was a set of bones hunkered over a tiny saucer. What was I feeling? What was I trying, so desperately, not to feel?
By Caroline Knapp
May 22, 2003
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A new book says men have become obsessed with their bodies, but does the rise of hair grafts and penis-enlargement surgery really spell the end of civilization?
By Suzy Hansen
March 5, 2001
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The boys talk about their women.
By Amy Benfer
February 20, 2001
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They may be massive, but I'm not lopping off these babies.
By Alicia Rebensdorf
December 11, 2000
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I'm not anorexic, I don't diet and I don't spend hours at the gym. I'm just naturally slim; deal with it.
By Tammie Hall
December 5, 2000
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My mother always told me I was fat. Then I realized that she was afraid she was.
By Anne Burt
December 5, 2000
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The British government plans to take on heroin chic in a Body Image Summit this month.
By William Underhill
June 7, 2000
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New study offers hope for sufferers of body dysmorphic disorder.
By Dawn MacKeen
October 29, 1999
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In her engaging memoir "Wake Up, I'm Fat!" Camryn Manheim of "The Practice" reveals how she learned to throw her weight around.
By Joyce Millman
May 17, 1999
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By Jenn Shreve
November 30, 1998
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Gloria Steinem unleashes exciting news about young feminism -- not!
By Lori Leibovich
March 27, 1998
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Word by Word. By Anne Lamott. Conversations with my body.
By Anne Lamott
April 23, 1997
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By Anne Lamott
April 10, 1997
A mistake that should last a lifetime
Hey, skinny bitch!
Live large and prosper
Busting out
Do these jeans make me look too skinny?
'Tis the season to obsess about food
Wasting disease
"Looking Good: Male Body Image in Modern America" by Lynne Luciano
In defense of a double D
Thin like me
Weighty matters
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