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We’ll get to Deutsch’s trippy-but-seductive first work for Pier 1 shortly. In the meantime, can we talk about Kirstie Alley?

Man, is the ex-Pier 1 spokeswoman massively cashing in on the culture’s “fat awareness” moment, while managing to have it both ways. (I believe the phrase is “having her cake and eating it, too,” but in this case it’s also got some Ben & Jerry’s on top.) When it comes to weight, she’s working every angle on the hidden-pain-and-shame vs.

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