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Science

“You’re Going to be Fat!”: Genetics & Weight

Over the holidays, I told someone a story about how I was such an obese little baby that my parents called me “the beached whale” (they weren’t being dramatic, either; old Christmas photos show a tiny baby head atop a massive expanse of velour-swathed body). She replied, “Really? Did you know that the fat cells […]

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Pop Culture

Kardashian Christmas Photos Through The Ages–Starring Leather + Hair!

The  2010 Kardashian Christmas photo was released this week, and it features America’s favorite family (if the Obamas want to compete, they better get Malia and Sasha modeling contracts, stat!) in a pose that combines Addams Family gloominess with Boardwalk Empire-style gangster-cred (little Mason is in a pinstriped suit for crying over easy) with what […]