Lemondrop.com http://www.lemondrop.com Lemondrop.com http://www.lemondrop.com/media/feedlogo.gif Lemondrop.com http://www.lemondrop.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Jenifer Ringer: Why the NYTimes Thinks This Ballerina Is Too Fathttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/13/jenifer-ringer-is-this-prima-ballerina-too-fat/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/13/jenifer-ringer-is-this-prima-ballerina-too-fat/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/12/13/jenifer-ringer-is-this-prima-ballerina-too-fat/#commentsFiled under: ,


I don't have the greatest standing to gripe about unfair ballet reviews. My involvement with ballet is limited to occasionally wincing at the insipid headlines of ballet reviews in the Times. Case in point: "Voodoo, Vivid Colors and Strange Visions." ... Read more

 

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]]>balletfat ballerinaFatBallerinajenifer ringerJeniferRingerjennifer ringerJenniferRingerStephen Kosloff2010-12-13T16:10:00+00:00Lady Blog Debate -- Should Heavier People Stay Off TV?http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/26/hairpin-marie-claire/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/26/hairpin-marie-claire/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/26/hairpin-marie-claire/#commentsFiled under: ,


Oohhhhh, guys. So, over at new lady blog The Hairpin, they're sort of grossed out by an article on Marie Claire, which is, in turn, about being grossed out by fat people. Delicately titled, "Should Fatties Get a Room? (Even on TV?)," it details ... Read more

 

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]]>avoidanceitalian bmtItalianBmtmarie claireMarieClairepassive aggressionPassiveAggressionsizismthe hairpinTheHairpinUhOhJulieanne Smolinski2010-10-26T17:00:00+00:00Is 'The Social Network' Sexist? Depends Who You Askhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/14/is-the-social-network-sexist-depends-who-you-ask/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/14/is-the-social-network-sexist-depends-who-you-ask/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/14/is-the-social-network-sexist-depends-who-you-ask/#commentsFiled under: , ,


For the past two weeks, the Facebook creation-myth film "The Social Network" has topped the U.S. box office ... and generated a ton of buzz about its portrayal of women as sex objects and psychos. Many Internet-types contend that only strong ... Read more

 

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]]>facebookfacebook movieFacebookMoviemark zuckerbergMarkZuckerbergsexismthe social networkTheSocialNetworkHeather Muse2010-10-14T10:00:00+00:00Brett Favre Scandal: Pictures & Sexts He Supposedly Sent Jenn Stergerhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/11/brett-favre-scandal-jenn-sterger-photos/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/11/brett-favre-scandal-jenn-sterger-photos/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/11/brett-favre-scandal-jenn-sterger-photos/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


OK, Internet. I know you're tired of sex scandals involving beloved sports heroes and the skanky women they send their nudie pics to but -- wait, what's that? You're not? OK, good. You scared me for a minute. So. Just in case you've fallen a ... Read more

 

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]]>brett farve photosbrett farve picturesBrett Favrebrett favre jenn stergerbrett favre phone picsbrett favre picturesBrettFavreBrettFavrePicturesjenn stergersextingJulieanne Smolinski2010-10-11T18:00:00+00:00Lesbian Teen Banned From Prom to Be Subject of TV Moviehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/11/lesbian-teen-banned-from-prom-national-coming-out-day-2010/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/11/lesbian-teen-banned-from-prom-national-coming-out-day-2010/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/10/11/lesbian-teen-banned-from-prom-national-coming-out-day-2010/#commentsFiled under: , ,


In honor of National Coming Out Day 2010, we bring you this news: ABC Family is taking the gay bashing issue head on by turning one of the year's rare stories that actually had a happy ending into a made-for-TV movie. Earlier this year, we ... Read more

 

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]]>abc familyAbcFamilyConstance McMillenConstanceMcmillengay rightsGayRightsMade-for-tvMoviespromtv movieTvMovieEmily Tan2010-10-11T09:30:00+00:00Apple CEO Steve Jobs Disses College Student -- 'Leave Us Alone'http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/24/steve-jobs-vs-college-student-chelsea-kate-isaacs/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/24/steve-jobs-vs-college-student-chelsea-kate-isaacs/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/24/steve-jobs-vs-college-student-chelsea-kate-isaacs/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


UPDATE: Chelsea Isaac's response to Steve Jobs. It was the cybershot heard 'round the world. "Please leave us alone," Apple's CEO Steve Jobs fired off in an email to Chelsea Isaacs, left, a senior in the journalism department at Long Island ... Read more

 

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]]>chelsea isaacsChelseaIsaacssteve jobs commencementsteve jobs emailsteve jobs graduation speechSteveJobsCommencementSteveJobsEmailSteveJobsGraduationSpeechCarrie Sloan2010-09-24T10:30:00+00:00Woman Puts Lock of Troy Polamalu's Hair for Sale on eBayhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/02/woman-puts-lock-of-troy-polamalu-hair-for-sale-on-ebay/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/02/woman-puts-lock-of-troy-polamalu-hair-for-sale-on-ebay/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/09/02/woman-puts-lock-of-troy-polamalu-hair-for-sale-on-ebay/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


So, last week it was announced that Troy Polamalu had insured his hair to the tune of one million smackaroos, and we presented a photographic journey of his tresses. Now Shona Holagh, a TV producer by day -- born entrepreneur by night, apparently ... Read more

 

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]]>shona honaghShonaHonaghtroy polamalutroy polamalu ebaytroy polamalu hairTroyPolamaluTroyPolamaluEbayTroyPolamaluHairCarrie Sloan2010-09-02T19:15:00+00:00Video of Girl Throwing Puppies Into a River Goes Viral -- Is It a Hoax?http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/31/video-of-girl-throwing-puppies-into-river-is-it-a-hoax/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/31/video-of-girl-throwing-puppies-into-river-is-it-a-hoax/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/31/video-of-girl-throwing-puppies-into-river-is-it-a-hoax/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We sure hope the LiveLeaks video that surfaced of a girl throwing puppies into a river, hand over fist as they cry, is a hoax. Because much like misbehavior seems to be the latest way to land the cover of US Weekly, the new Internet approach to ... Read more

 

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]]>animal crueltyAnimalCrueltygirl throwing puppiesgirl-throwing-puppiesGirlThrowingPuppiesliveleakpuppy videoPuppyVideoCarrie Sloan2010-08-31T11:30:00+00:00Facebook Betrayal? Wife Discovers Husband's Second Wedding Onlinehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/03/she-found-out-her-husband-had-another-wife-via-facebook/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/03/she-found-out-her-husband-had-another-wife-via-facebook/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/08/03/she-found-out-her-husband-had-another-wife-via-facebook/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Here at Lemondrop, we know love is complicated. But you better sit down before you read the story of Lynn France, her husband's betrayal and his surprise second wedding to another woman, which she found on Facebook -- all of which she took public ... Read more

 

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]]>betrayedcheatingdouble lifeDoubleLifefacebookfacebook betrayalFacebookBetrayalhusband had another wifeHusbandHadAnotherWifeinfidelityjohn franceJohnFrancelynn franceLynnFrancesecond wifeSecondWifetoday showtoday show second weddingTodayShowTodayShowSecondWeddingCarrie Sloan2010-08-03T13:30:00+00:00Debrahlee Lorenzana -- Woman Fired for Being Too Hothttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/03/is-this-woman-too-hot-to-work-in-a-bank/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/03/is-this-woman-too-hot-to-work-in-a-bank/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/06/03/is-this-woman-too-hot-to-work-in-a-bank/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Debrahlee Lorenzana, standing at 5-foot-6, weighing 125 lbs. and with curves in all the right places, can be categorized as your quintessential hottie. However, should she have been fired for her good looks? According to Citibank, the 33-year-old ... Read more

 

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]]>Beautiful womenBeautifulWomencitibankDebrahlee LorenzanaDebrahleeLorenzanafiredhothottieslawsuitEmily Tan2010-06-03T12:00:00+00:00'Irish Car Bombs' Stir Up Controversyhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/03/17/irish-car-bombs-create-controversy/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/03/17/irish-car-bombs-create-controversy/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/03/17/irish-car-bombs-create-controversy/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Ask for an Irish Car Bomb at some bars this St. Patrick's Day and you might get turned away. The combination of Irish stout, Irish Cream liqueur and Irish whiskey (usually Guinness, Bailey's and Jameson) is considered offensive because of its name, ... Read more

 

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]]>alcoholdrinkingIRAirish car bombsIrishCarBombsSt. Patricks DaySt.PatricksDayAllison James2010-03-17T16:30:00+00:00Boutique Launches Plus-Size Model Search -- Starting at Size 18http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/02/09/boutique-launches-plus-sized-model-search-starting-at-size-18/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/02/09/boutique-launches-plus-sized-model-search-starting-at-size-18/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/02/09/boutique-launches-plus-sized-model-search-starting-at-size-18/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Finally, a modeling competition in which contestants will be required to have a little meat on their bones. Re/Dress, a boutique for plus-size women in Brooklyn, N.Y., just kicked off a modeling competition, reports the New York Daily News. The ... Read more

 

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]]>Carrie Sloan2010-02-09T17:00:00+00:00Limbaugh's Girlfriend Spills About Heart Attack Scarehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2010/01/06/limbaughs-girlfriend-spills-about-heart-attack-scare/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/01/06/limbaughs-girlfriend-spills-about-heart-attack-scare/http://www.lemondrop.com/2010/01/06/limbaughs-girlfriend-spills-about-heart-attack-scare/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, 59, and his gal pal are catching some flack for publicizing the details of his heart trouble in Hawaii last week. It was his party-planner girlfriend, Kathryn Rogers, 33, who called 911 after ... Read more

 

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]]>Lauren Fritsky2010-01-06T17:00:00+00:00Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman Gets CBS in Hot Waterhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/12/10/frosty-the-inappropriate-snowman-gets-cbs-in-hot-water/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/12/10/frosty-the-inappropriate-snowman-gets-cbs-in-hot-water/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/12/10/frosty-the-inappropriate-snowman-gets-cbs-in-hot-water/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


The folks at CBS are learning that you don't mess with Frosty. Parents are all up in arms about the two new Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman online ads that mash up classic scenes from "Frosty the Snowman" and "Frost Returns" with dialogue from the ... Read more

 

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]]>CBSfrosty the inappropriate snowmanFrostyTheInappropriateSnowmanhow i met your motherHowIMetYourMotherparodytwo and a half menTwoAndAHalfMenLemondrop Staff2009-12-10T11:30:00+00:00Have You Ever Seen a Ghost? I Have. Let's Trade Stories.http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/29/have-you-ever-seen-a-ghost-i-have-lets-trade-stories/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/29/have-you-ever-seen-a-ghost-i-have-lets-trade-stories/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/29/have-you-ever-seen-a-ghost-i-have-lets-trade-stories/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Half the fun of Halloween is ghost stories -- especially true ones. Personally, I believe in ghosts, and I honestly think I've seen one before. Call me crazy, but here's my story. But before you read, know that I expect you to leave your ghost ... Read more

 

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]]>Erin Scottberg2009-10-29T12:45:00+00:00A Warning About Your Birth Controlhttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/22/a-warning-about-your-birth-control/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/22/a-warning-about-your-birth-control/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/22/a-warning-about-your-birth-control/#commentsFiled under: , ,


Our friends at The Frisky posted this earlier this week and we think it's important enough to share with you. "Earlier this year, the FDA approved a generic low-dose birth control called Tri-Lo Sprintec. Afterward, many insurance companies -- ... Read more

 

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]]>birth controlbirth control side effectsBirthControlBirthControlSideEffectscyclen lo triCyclenLoTriortho tri-cycleneOrthoTri-cycleneorthotricyclen lo side effectsOrthotricyclenLoSideEffectssprintecsprintec side effectsSprintecSideEffectstri lo sprintectri-lo-sprintecTriLoSprintecLemondrop Staff2009-10-22T11:30:00+00:00Mags Catch Plus-Size Fever, for Better or Worsehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/12/mags-catch-plus-size-fever-for-better-or-worse/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/12/mags-catch-plus-size-fever-for-better-or-worse/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/12/mags-catch-plus-size-fever-for-better-or-worse/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,


Glamour has been getting a lot of accolades for including a spread of genetically gifted plus-size models in their November issue, and we have to admit we find it amazingly refreshing to feast our eyes on women who have winking bellies, shapely ... Read more

 

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]]>ashley falconAshleyFalconglamourmarie claireMarieClaireplus-sizeplus-size modelsPlus-sizeModelswomens magazinesWomensMagazinesEmily McCombs2009-10-12T14:00:00+00:00Woman Compares Forced C-Section to Rapehttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/05/woman-compares-forced-c-section-to-rape/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/05/woman-compares-forced-c-section-to-rape/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/10/05/woman-compares-forced-c-section-to-rape/#commentsFiled under: , , ,


Joy Szabo, 32, is about to give birth, but the only hospital in her area is insisting she undergo a C-section, even though she had informed her doctor that she would prefer not to have surgery. Szabo already has three children, two of whom she ... Read more

 

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]]>c-sectioncaesareanchildbirthjoy szaboJoySzabolaborpage hospitalPageHospitalSusan Johnston2009-10-05T17:00:00+00:00How 'Why Women Have Sex' Changeshttp://www.lemondrop.com/2009/09/24/how-why-women-have-sex-changes/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/09/24/how-why-women-have-sex-changes/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/09/24/how-why-women-have-sex-changes/#commentsFiled under: , ,


We know several reasons to have sex: It feels good, we're in love, to make babies. (We suspect that's why the Duggars do it.) But a new book, "Why Women Have Sex," claims the real reasons women get down include to avoid an argument or get gifts, not ... Read more

 

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]]>intimacyrelationshipsLauren Fritsky2009-09-24T13:00:00+00:00$25 + 1 Hour of Sunday Prep = 5 Healthy Lunches (Plus Munchies)http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/09/18/25-1-hour-of-sunday-prep-5-healthy-lunches-plus-munchies/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/09/18/25-1-hour-of-sunday-prep-5-healthy-lunches-plus-munchies/http://www.lemondrop.com/2009/09/18/25-1-hour-of-sunday-prep-5-healthy-lunches-plus-munchies/#commentsFiled under: ,


Buying your lunch every day gets expensive, and if you're trying to eat healthy the costs can skyrocket. But there are only so many times you can eat that soup/salad/sandwich combo before it gets boring. Plus, packing a week's worth of lunch takes so ... Read more

 

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]]>foodlunchmealsrecipesLaura Sullivan2009-09-18T18:00:00+00:00