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Darren Aronofsky begged ‘skinny’ Natalie Portman to ‘start eating’

Darren Aronofsky, the director of ballet thriller ”Black Swan” has revealed that he begged Natalie Portman to start eating after knowing about her dramatic weight loss for the film. ‘The Requiem For A Dream’ helmer recalled his horror at witnessing the toll that Portman”s training for the ballet thriller had taken on her body. “[Portman] [...]

The Skinny on MacBook Air

Reviewer Wilson Rothman (msnbc.com) writes that the new MacBook Air turns “a niche style statement into a mass-friendly option,” adding that: “Until last week, the MacBook Air line started at $1500. Now the base is $1000.” Citing its unibody construction, longer-lasting battery, two USB ports, and fast performance, Rothman suggets that for those “who want to replace a clunker of a laptop with something sufficiently capable but easier to tote around, the Air is the option.”

Kate Moss: “Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels”

Kate Moss is giving the skinny on her modeling tips — and critics ain’t eatin’ it up. Eating disorder experts criticized the catwalk maven on Thursday after the supermodel cited a phrase used on websites that encourage girls to avoid eating as her motto.

In an interview with the fashion website Women’s Wear Daily this [...]

Airbrushed photos of skinny models ”making girls as young as 5 depressed”

A new study has found that girls as young as five are becoming depressed after viewing airbrushed photos of skinny models and pop stars.
The study by leading doctors, psychologists and academics has sparked fresh calls for a ban on the “size zero” cult in ads.
One outraged MP declared that advertising watchdogs “now have all the [...]

Linda Bergthold: Too Fat to be a Surgeon General?

The latest idiocy to come out of the media is the accusation that President Obama’s nominee for Surgeon General is “too fat”. She may be…

Largest Skinny Dip Across North America: 317 Naked People Set Record In The Hamptons

In an attempt to help set a record, 317 people got naked and splashed in a giant swimming pool over the weekend at White Tail Resort.

The people at the nudist resort in Southampton County were part of what’s billed as “The Largest Skinny Dip …

Karen Stabiner: Small Good News: Skinny Monkeys Might Want a Second Helping

Those underfed, longer-lived skinny monkeys are the hit medical story of the moment because they eat less and live longer, and what works for them…