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Finding Thinspiration in a New French Lawnew

Only a country that has sex objects as old as Catherine Deneuve and Isabelle Huppert could pass a bill against glamorizing excessive thinness, as France's National Assembly did last week.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  04-28-2008  |  Commentary

PETA's Misguided Attack on Michael Moorenew

By attacking Moore in a predictable, mean-spirited fashion, PETA once again makes itself seem childish and ridiculous -- and less relevant than ever.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  07-16-2007  |  Commentary

Paris Isn't Like Most People in Prison ... Lucky for Hernew

Paris Hilton wept a few cranky tears and received immediate help, while the truly mentally ill languish in prison.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  07-02-2007  |  Commentary

Age Marks the Spotnew

In the last couple years I've gone from not aging at all to being like an adult with progeria -- aging 10 years for every one that passes.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  06-19-2007  |  Commentary

Guns & Mental Illness Are a Lethal Combonew

I could get a gun more easily than I could adopt a dog from most animal shelters; so could a lot of people like me -- sad, angry, desperate, but smiling and going out to dinner and seeing a movie and talking to friends.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  05-07-2007  |  Commentary

Fly Like an Eagletonnew

Remembering Sen. Thomas Eagleton, whose vice presidential aspirations were dashed by shock treatments.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  03-19-2007  |  Commentary

Jayne Addictionnew

Members of Jayne Mansfield's fan club get together in her family hometown to chase the pin-up's legacy.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  Liz Spikol  |  05-01-2006  |  Culture

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