Strollerderby : cocktails

New Mom Jessica Alba Poses in Campari Calendar

Hannah Tennant-Moore — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:30:00 GMT

To the right we have a skimpily clad Jessica Alba, posing with a cocktail just six months after the birth of her baby. You might be thinking, “What’s the big deal? Yet another celebrity with a personal trainer and a personal stylist looks like a model mere months after giving birth. Who cares?” You may have a point.

Or this photo shoot may be a little different—because when Campari’s photographer chose Alba for their 2009 calendar, he was not thinking about showing off her “post-baby bod.” He was simply looking for someone who could best, ah, embody Campari’s mission of bringing its customers “twelve months of pure Red Passion.”

Putting aside my personal feelings about Jessica Alba (and the absurdly liberal use of photoshop in these pictures), I found myself interested in the 2009 Campari calendar for its blatant sexualization of a new mother. I’m certainly no proponent of sexualizing new moms (or any young women) to sell a product, but I found myself wondering if there was something a tiny bit cool about the media’s willingness to view sexiness as independent of motherhood (inasmuch as any impossible-standards-of-beauty marketing can be cool).

Then again, no media outlet that has covered the story so far has refrained from oohing and ahhing over Alba’s amazingly slender, yet curvaceous “post-baby bod.”

What do you think: yet another example of making women feel that they should be both devoted mothers and fit, sexy women, or an example of a decidedly sleazy campaign widening, ever so slightly, the definitions of sexiness and motherhood?

Photo: Jezebel

Kitchenista: 20 Easy Dishes

Adrienne Martini — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:31:00 GMT

I might be about to put myself out of a gig; however, I do so in the service of the Strollerderby reader. I'm a martyr like that. No, no need to thank me. I do it for your benefit.

Every parent can toss together something food-like for the family to eat. But for special occasions, when you want to shake things up or, god forbid, have people over to dinner, this list of 20 easy recipes from Glamour magazine are the only 20 you'll need.

So go design your signature cocktail, your fresh salsa and your perfect roast chicken. I'll be here, waiting for you to call. Would it kill you to write?

Photo credit: Glamour

Best of FameCrawler: Week of July 4th

Whit Honea — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT

Jennifer Aniston-Mama To Be?

A-Rod's Wife Cynthia Rodriguez Dating Madonna's Ex Lenny Kravitz

Christina Aguilera Keeps Marriage Alive With Cocktails

Remember When Entertainment Tonight Insisted That The Brangelina Twins Were Already Born...?

Nicole Kidman's Heartbreak

Birth for Angelina Jolie? They Say it Happened!

Cindy Brady Gone Wild!

OMG! Britney Has A Boyfriend - You'll Never Guess!

Gwyneth Paltrow, Without Pants

Guy Ritchie's Mother Is Fuming Over Madonna Divorce Talk

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber Expecting Baby #2

Maggie Gyllenhaal Makes Choices With Ramona In Mind

Hitting the Bottle: The Boob Biter

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 20:44:00 GMT

It's been the week of the Boob here at Babble. We've discussed babies who bite, the hospital formula ban, and celebrities who favor bottle over (fake) breast. So it's seems quite fitting to begin the lovely weekend with a drink we like to call The Boob Biter.

The Boob Biter is a spicy milky concoction that will leave you swooning for more. Light it, shoot it, and pray your kid doesn't wake up until morning.

Mix Up:

1 part butterscotch schnapps
1 part Bailey's® Irish cream
1 part Goldschlager® cinnamon schnapps
1 dash 151 proof rum

Float each ingredient over the previous, serve in shot glass and fasten your seat belts!

Hitting The Bottle: The "School's Out"

Patti — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:36:00 GMT

This drink was invented by my mother, a teacher, and her colleagues to celebrate the end of the work year. You can drink it to forget that you have three months of "Mom, I'm bored" to which you can look forward. Just imagine yourself on a tropical island with nothing to worry about—that's what my mom and her friends did, since you can't travel to exotic places on a teacher's salary.

The "School's Out"

1 shot Malibu rum
Pineapple juice
1 dash blue Curaçao

Serve it up or on ice, and wake me up when September comes.

B is for Beer that's Good Enough for Me

Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:14:00 GMT

A lot of my good friends are either currently pregnant or just had a baby. Most of the time I think I am so glad I will never have to be pregnant again, but every once in a while I will see something that makes me want another baby. Here is one of those things. It's a B is for Beer t-shirt! It is as if it was made just for my children. Sadly, the largest size is 24-36 months, so while my kids must go without, if you are one of my pregnant friends you know what to expect for your shower gift.

She Twisted Twee stuff they sell at Baby Dagny is pricey, but really cool. If you are on a tighter budget, but you still want all of the other parents on the playground to know about your love for alcoholic beverages, you can get this great martini onesie from Etsy. This one is only $10.

Buy this stuff while your kids are little people. Once they get to be two or so they fight you and they get to decide what to wear. It is much tougher to be subtly ironic when your kid is wearing something with Dora on it.