Rae, the protagonist in My Mad Fat Diary, struggles with her body image and mental health, but it's explored in a nuanced and meaningful way. The wider narrative never shames or belittles her, and she ...

Award-winning YA authors Crystal Maldonado, Julie Murphy, Renée Watson and Yehudi Mercado chat with Allen Zadoff on why fat and plus-size representation matters When I first wrote about being a fat ...

In the latest episode of HBO’s Euphoria, the focus of the episode was resident HBIC, Maddy Perez. It served to be an interesting one too, and one that took a deep dive into the intriguing, but ...

When E.E. Charlton-Trujillo’s Fat Angie trilogy kicked off in 2013, it put fatness at the forefront of a troubled lesbian teenager’s journey toward self-acceptance. Two years later, Julie Murphy’s ...

Centering a fat brown protagonist in a romance shouldn’t be revolutionary, but in Crystal Maldonado’s debut coming-of-age novel “Fat Chance, Charlie Vega” (out now), the author writes the ...

"I feel really proud that we gave a fat character a lot of dignity. We never saw her get on a scale and sigh." What can people expect from the final season of Shrill? It is like this character piece ...

Sarah Gonzalez: It's The Takeaway. I'm Sarah Gonzalez in for Tanzina Vega this week. The third and final season of Shrill premiered on Hulu this past Friday. Based loosely on the book by Lindy West, ...

We’re not used to reading about bigger bodies that are lovable and heroic—let alone desirable. I’ve had people tell me that a plus size character is “unrealistic.” Really? You believe in fae and ...

When Jabba the Hutt first oozed across movie screens in 1983’s Return of the Jedi, no one assumed he was anything but a villain. The slug-like Star Wars alien licked his lips and flicked his tail with ...

Dread Central (and personal) favorite Mike Flanagan is developing a limited series adaptation of Carrie for Prime Video. This marks the fifth major interpretation of Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel, ...

Think about those adorable fat cartoon characters — you know, the ones. They’re lovable, have a larger-than-life personality that brings back fond childhood memories, and generate big belly laughs.