Fat Acceptance

High-Tech Japanese, Running Out of Engineers (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

17 May 2008

Engineering skill made Japan an economic superpower, but its young people are now choosing other careers.

FONT SIZE (Las Vegas CityLife)

17 May 2008

IT TAKES 13 HOURS to drive from Athens, Ga., to New York City. Julian Dorio clocked it -- numerous times. He was always worried about getting back home. He had to study. So did Parker Gispert, the guitarist and singer of The Whigs.

Up close with Lady Saw (The Jamaica Observer)

16 May 2008

Lady Saw turns up for her interview with Splash in a cutesy, little-girl-looking sunflower yellow top, complete with ruffles on the sleeve, form-fitting pants, a sleek bob and an attitude that just charms you into totally forgetting the purpose of her visit - she wasn't here for 'girl talk', she was actually here for work.