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annals of anorexia
More Males β Young & Old β Falling Victim To Eating Disorders
Today's episode of Dr. Phil focused on "Body Obsessed Boys," and one 15-year-old, eating-disordered teen male in particular. More » -
Lolcats (and dogs)
Nutro "Max"
Veterinary Pet Insurance compiled a list of the most popular names for dogs and cats in 2008 from its database of 466,000 pets and found the most unusual names while they were at it. More » -
Dirt Bag (After Dark)
Tom Cruise Calls Jett Travolta's Death "Horrific," Defends Scientology
- Video has leaked from tomorrow's episode of The View in which Barbara Walters asks Tom Cruise, a friend of John Travolta, about Jett's death. Tom gets emotional and insists Scientology is not to blame. [TMZ]
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Ivonne Thein
Thinspiration
Ivonne Thein's photographs take on anorexia by digitally manipulating images of models to make them appear dangerously emaciated. Disturbed by spending time on "pro-ana" web sites, Thein responded with the "Thirty-Two Kilos" project. [Washington Post] -
Snap Judgment
English Leona Lewis Goes On American (Apparel) Shopping Spree
[Los Angeles, January 8. Image via Bauer-Griffin]
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Clips
Chris Meloni Beautifies, Bores Late Night With Conan O'Brien
Law & Order SVU's Christopher Meloni was on Conan last night discussing the ubiquity of his show in an incredibly dull, seemingly pointless interview that we just had to post. More » -
oldies but goodies
Etiquette For The Recently Deflowered Girl
Have you ever wondered about the proper thing to say after you've been deflowered during a trans-Pacific flight? Just follow the late, great Edward Gorey's advice for "girls over the threshold to womanhood." More » -
model behaviors
Can This Model Really Sue Someone For Calling Her A Ho?
Look, we wouldn't fancy being called "Horsey Face," "ho," "skank bitch," "#1 skanky superstar," "old hag," and "psychotic, lying, whoring, still going to clubs at her age, skank," either. But grounds for a lawsuit? More » -
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JezeFilms
All About Awesome
As we prepare to award various mediocre films, critic A.O. Scott draws our attention to an amazing one: Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 masterpiece All About Eve, probably top 5 in the Jezebel Film Canon. More » -
Money
Money Can't Buy Me Love, But Love Can't Buy Me Health Insurance
If you're a writer, or engaged in a similarly underpaid profession, love and money probably have some uncomfortable resonances for you. In Hilary Black's new book, female writers discuss how these issues affect their lives. More » -
Leftovers
Study Finds Less Curvy Career Women β’ Cosmetics Industry Faces Reform
β’ An increase in testosterone has been blamed for the decline of the hourglass figure among working women. β’ New study finds that playing Tetris may help ease post-traumatic stress. β’ More » -
do not want
Kittens Are For Cuddling, Not Crushing
More than a decade ago, it came to the attention of our government and others that there are sick fucks in the world who wank to depictions of animal torture, so Congress made it illegal. More » -
i thee dread
Why Do Audiences Love "Here Comes The Crazy Bride" Movies?
Monica Hesse's story in today's Washington Post reminds me why I won't be seeing Bride Wars. The Hollywood Wedding Movie is a painful, embarrassing, horrifying, insulting and predictable spectacle. More » -
date rape
Hong Kong Women Use Date-Rape Drugs On Men
According to a story in January's Marie Claire (posted online yesterday), Hong Kong prostitutes are slipping roofies to businessmen in order to rob them. Some say it's a way to turn the tables on men. More » -
Sin is in
For The Love Of God
Holy hotties! If lusting after these Italian priests (from a Vatican-approved calendar!) is wrong, we don't want to be right. Click to enlarge, it's worth it. [Refinery 29, via Danny Daily] -
Pill to swallow
Plan B's Advertising Pleases Us, Pisses Off Conservatives
We're liking this Plan B commercial currently in heavy rotation on cable television because it's realistic β depicting women waking up alone and having to deal with morning-after bullshit on their own. More » -
close encounters
When The Nice Guy Down The Street Makes You Uncomfortable
"Real" harassment against women is, of course, awful, unwanted, and, for some, traumatic. But for a woman, every day can present a hundred smaller, less obvious violations to her comfort zone that keep her on guard.
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Snap Judgment
Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell: Caribbean Queens
[Caribbean, January 7. Image via Bauer-Griffin]
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Clips
Jon Stewart Perplexed By Obama/School Media Frenzy
We previously discussed the obsessive way in which the news outlets covered the Obama girls' first day of school. Last night, The Daily Show joined in with a compendium of clips: More » -
Panda-monium
Cute, But Not Cuddly
"A Beijing Zoo panda known for his bad temper has tasted human blood for the third timeβ¦" [Yahoo News via Time] -
Government pimps
South Korea, U.S. Military Accused Of Encouraging Prostitution
A group of former sex workers in South Korea have accused the South Korean government and the United States military of encouraging the sex trade near military bases from the 1960s through the 1980s. More »






























