BlogHer, RealityCheck: Women in Blogging Virginia DeBolt writes about women bloggers and their rising presence and willingness to speak out. That means us!

Jezebel, Fat & Smart? Or Skinny & Stupid? & Botox on the Brain Seems like most people want to be chubby and smart. What about you? Also, we hope Virginia Madsen is thick-skinned (hah) enough to be Botox’s spokeswoman, since apparently it has, uh, some side effects.

Women’s E-News, Bill Puts Brakes on ‘Drive-Through’ Masctectomies Something to keep an eye on: activists are rallying for health insurance companies to pay for women’s post-mastectomy care, instead of just sending them home. It’s called the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act and R. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. and Marcia Cross (you know, Bree on Desperate Housewives) are advocates.

NBC News, Plastic Surgery Congrats Cards Some of these are sickening and some seem like backhanded compliments. What’s next? Implant rupture I’m Sorry cards? “Hope this doesn’t burst your bubble!” Give us a break.