What's got my attention this week

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Finally, a Disney hero who's plus-size. Or should that be a realistic size?

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• Finally Disney is tackling body image (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) in its new film Reflect, starring Bianca, a girl who wants to be a ballet dancer. It's only a short film, but it's a start.
• Conversely, I came across this piece about the return of "thin culture" (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) and a little bit of me died.
• It will come as no surprise to anyone in the "sandwich generation" (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) that they're getting squished.
• Incredibly moving interview (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) with actor Damien Lewis about life after the death of his phenomenal wife, Helen McCrory.
• Joan Didion's life in objects (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
• What it's really like sleeping in separate bedrooms. (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
• Women in the armed forces have been threatened with disciplinary action (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)if they "sleep around". Ummmm...
• A former magazine editor on her contribution to the menopause taboo (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).