If this were true, why aren't girls starting menstruation later? There's no need to have your period at 12 anymore because we are not (for the most part) having babies at 16 and dying at 35. Regardless of endocrine disrupters and environmental issues that have girls menstruating as young as 9, why do we still have…

I think the biggest problem Vivienne Wagner has is not these girls, but her own suburbanism.

American puritanism at its best, just like the woman who wanted to ban the unedited version of Anne Frank's diary from her daughter's Michigan school. Toddlers and young children don't care about women in bikinis.

No.

Excellent article. I would venture to say that it's not about rendering the vagina a "non-essential part," but more about keeping it and knowledge of it shrouded, like under a burqa. If we never discuss it, the young men and young women at this high school won't be corrupted and tempted by it.

I've had two kids and my shoe size did not change. But, my rib cage did, so I don't have the same proportions I used to have. For the tummy area, wear a band post-partum. It did seem to help.

For 19th century Regency, I highly recommend Nicola Cornick (Scandalous Women series) and Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane series, set in 1740s). Really well-researched and well-written.

For 19th century Regency, I highly recommend Nicola Cornick (Scandalous Women series) and Elizabeth Hoyt (Maiden Lane series, set in 1740s). Really well-researched and well-written.

I second Lisa Kleypas. Her writing is on par with regular literature, and her dialogue is quite good.

Laura Beck asks a lot of good questions in this article, but how about if she, you know, does some reporting and goes and answers them? This isn't just a Gawker thing, it's a journalism thing. Does no one follow up on news stories anymore? What is happening to Rylee? Is she just out of school now? Did no one call…

Good luck! Please let me know what your tests are like after your diet change. I know tons of people who have thyroid issues, but I'm the only one I know who is hyper. Let me know how everything goes! lilsatmacdotcom

All the models have discernible breasts. Just because you don't see huge boobs, does not mean they don't have curves. Jeez, do we all have to go here and insult women who don't have noticeable, round breasts as less than? Why does every Jez article about body size and lingerie end up here?!

I think rac9680 is commenting directly to Dodai's statements about these garments not for the well-endowed. Dodai didn't have to write that or go there at all. A lot of these bras look like they are meant for solid A-B-C cups, and I'm not even in that range. When women comment and say things like "when I try on…

I know, right? Does Dodai have to mention that these garments aren't for the well-endowed? Why is it that writers always go in this direction? "Oh, woe is me, we big-breasted women are left out once again!" Really? Is this an issue, because I would not be able to fill any of these bras the models have on. Try that…

I was diagnosed in 2003. I was at my gyno's office for a routine annual exam, and mentioned from time to time, I had heart palpitations. Right off the bat, she said that I should have my thyroid checked. After having done that, it turned out I had a nodule on my thyroid and that I was indeed hyperthyroid. Looking…

Hi have Graves'. Or had. My thyroid has been pretty normal for several years now. How are you doing with it? Just curious because it's not as common has hypo, which every other person seems to have.

Agreed. I've always thought this was such a double-standard. When an Asian person dyes her hair blonde or any other color, she's perceived as trying to deny her culture, but when everyone else does it, it's all about experimenting and having fun. It's because most Asians have black hair, and therefore, one default…

So true. I actually like Shoshanna the most, but she gets the least screen time. Hopefully that will change this season.

I've sugared my bikini area for about 2 years now. It's supposedly better than waxing, but my hair grows back pretty fast because it just does. It's always grown back pretty fast. I'll see stubble in about 5 days. I go about 4 - 8 weeks depending on the season. The most sensitive part with the most pain will be…

If we're going to talk about reductivist methods of observation, I think Ann Coulter is one of the best at it. Muslims are reduced to "towelheads" and liberals are reduced to "idiots." If the argument is for an allowance of conservative voices to be heard on a university stage, Coulter doesn't allow for any broad…