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- Yeah, you read that headline pulled straight from KNBC. Extreme health food junkies have a new name disorder to classify themselves by: orthorexia.
- "Urban birds are changing their tunes. It's hard for them to communicate over the cacophony of the city, so they're adapting by ditching their 'rich mix of enchanting melodies and calls' in favor of 'a strangely depleted music – abrupt, high-pitched and sometimes ear-piercing.'"
- After 791 performances and 12 previews, Wicked at the Pantages will close on January 11, 2009. Hollywood and Vine will never be the same, weep. Okay, moving on...
- What's better? Odd emaciated looking soft-core girls or Woody Allen? American Apparel says yes to both! Woody says give me $10 million in a lawsuit.
- Changing faces at KCBS and KCAL: 10-15 people have lost their jobs including Harold Greene, Ann Martinand and reporters Jennifer Sabih and Jennifer Davis
- Attention Richard Neutra fans, there's a Silver Lake rental on the market.
- This morning, Blogdowntown relaunched with a wicked redesign while yesterday saw news of another downtown blog, Angelenic, announce a slow-down.
- Dancing with the Stars professional and partner to Shannon Elizabeth, Derek Hough, injured his neck today in rehearsal, forcing him to sit tonight's show out.
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The article about orthorexia mentioned a restaurant in SF, Cafe Gratitude. I recently had the misfortune of dining there as my hippie brother was a server at the location in Berkeley.
The healthy food wasn't what was disconcerting though. It was the look on everyone's face. Especially as they were extolling the virtues of raw vegan food. Strange glazed eyes with giant smiles attached. They spoke of how eating better makes you a better person. It's a strange mindset up there. My crazy brother described his new roommates as thus, "They're really nice people. They do alot of yoga and meditiation, and they eat vegan. You know, you would probably be a better person if you quit smoking and ate healthier, maybe took up yoga."
And they say people in LA are crazy.
There has been a recent onslaught of "-orexia" terms that aim to define behaviors associated with eating disorders. More of a cultural phenomenon than medical term, these "-orexia" words don't diagnose or treat an eating disorder, but they have brought to light issues that may otherwise be overlooked. For more glossary definitions & to stay educated about eating disorders, visit our CED Blog: http://eatingdisorder.org/blog/?cat=4 - this post provides more insight about orthorexia.