It Happened to Her: xoJane Lied and Said She Was Raped at Disney World

I've long hesitated to write much criticism about fellow ladyblogs. It's not a matter of camaraderie or believing that our peers are immune to criticism. It's more like: We're all trying to do our own thing and do it in our own ways, as best we can and, yes, I am aware, it's not like Jezebel is perfect. What's the…

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Elle Editor: Hell Yeah Women Produce 'Serious Journalism'

On this day, the hearts of women in journalism grew three sizes. Despite the fact that some people question whether or not women's magazines produce any"serious journalism", numerous female editors are coming out of that hole in the ground where they belong to sing the praises of their vagina-bearing employees.

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Racist Panic Means We Get to Pretend Sarah Palin Matters Again

Fire up the Leona Lewis MP3's and scathing Indiana Jones: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull reviews — it's about to be a 2008 party in this joint. Thanks to a swelling chorus of Concerned White Voices, SARAH PALIN IS BACK Y'ALL.

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Dear Penises: You're Great, Really. Don't Be So Self-Conscious.

Cock-carrying members of the world: your penis is your penis! It is yours to keep for the rest of your life (I hope), and nothing should make you feel less of a penis-bearing man, including other men and their attachés. I know MEN don't like talking about their penises, so I'm going to do it for them, to them.

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Serena Williams Thinks the Steubenville Rape Victim Was Asking For It

Because you were waiting with bated breath for Serena Williams' thoughts on the Steubenville rape case: she thinks the 16-year-old who was raped by two high school football players who "did something stupid" shouldn't have gotten so drunk. She's also concerned about the girl's virginity.

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Vogue Writer Tries to Go Vegan, Has Chickpea-Induced Nervous Breakdown

The June issue of Vogue includes the Features Director's struggle to cook a few outrageously expensive vegan meals for her affably useless husband. It includes the line: "It was all down to me, it seemed, and pretty soon I was having a chickpea-induced nervous breakdown." Oh, honey.

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