About 30 aspiring actresses who responded to a casting call got the shit fooled out of them when it turned out that they were auditioning for a part that didn't actually exist. But wait! It gets fool-ier: during the fake audition, the women were asked to do unladylike things like wear blackface, impersonate Adolph…
An Open Letter to all Dog Owners
Now that the summer season is upon us, and the weather is beautiful, dog lovers everywhere start flooding the streets and local parks on walks with their four legged friends. Most of you know the rules and are very respectful, so I really didn't think this conversation (okay, rant) was going to be necessary.…
Cosmopolitan Editor Wants to Cover More Politics
On the heels of magazine editors the industry across discussing ladymags' devotion
After pictures surfaced this weekend of British mogul Charles Saatchi choking his wife Nigella Lawson during what appeared to be an argument in a restaurant, the mostly well-meaning public response has ranged from "God, that's awful" to "GET A DIVORCE!" Actually, the sort of response that makes you want to take a bunch of Xanax and go back to bed, like, say "LEAVE THEM ALONE OR THEIR MARRIAGE WILL BE RUINED!!!1" — has been refreshingly absent. Until now!
Oof: Nobody's buying the new book written by Christine Quinn, the would-be mayor of New York City. With Patience and Fortitude (in which she discusses her eating disorder) only sold 100 copies in the first week. [Insert joke here about her waiting "with patience and fortitude" for sales to pick up.]
Surprise, Surprise: The HPV Vaccine Works Wonders
The pervasiveness of cancer-causing strands of the human papillomavirus (HPV) has dropped by half among teenage girls in the last decade, thanks to the vaccine that was just introduced in 2006. Additionally: kindly fuck off, Michele Bachmann
Male Spiders Spontaneously Die After Sex Because MISANDRY
We've known for a while now that lady spiders are the animal kingdom's OG misandrists. Lady spiders hit it and quit it like it's their job (which it is, I guess—it's not like they mate, chew on bugs, and work 9-5 at the bail bonds office), and when they "quit it" they also preemptively quit it on behalf of every other…
Jenn Allen Not Backing Down on Michael Arrington Rape Claims
Newly filed court documents show Jennifer Allen won't recant: her attorneys say she's sticking with her story
