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Date-rape can be confusing — for the victim, for policymakers, and apparently, for advice columnists, one of whom recently offered some none-too-compassionate tips for a woman whose friend believed she'd been raped. More »
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Hey, look! New music from Jay-Z featuring "B.I.C" (his daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.) The track's called "Glory," and the lyrics are much what you'd expect from a new dad: My kid is awesome, I am so happy. Lyrics: More »
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If a husband penetrates his wife while she's sleeping, is that rape or simply "sleep sex?" That's the question raised by a recent advice-column letter-writer, and the columnist's questionable response. More »
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With massive hordes of people flying and bad weather predicted, there's a good chance you might find yourself stuck in an airport this holiday season. Whether you're there with an extra hour to kill or you're stuck for days on end because of a weather apocalypse, the airport is a tedious, crowded, and soul-deadening place. If you're lucky, you'll have access to some sort of special Ambassador's Club, but if you are forced to spend any time among the hoi polloi, here are some fun strategies to help you enjoy your trip and keep you from totally losing your mind. More »
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The "Ask E. Jean" advice column has appeared in Elle magazine since 1993, making it "the longest, currently-running advice column in American publishing." She's known for her hilarious, matter-of-fact and slightly impatient counseling, as well as her belief that women should "never never" wrap their lives around men. A couple of months ago, E. Jean launched a coaching website, which allows her fans to get personalized attention: For $30, you get "cocktail coaching" — a 20-minute Skype, Face Time or phone call with the living legend. A half-hour tête-à-tête will cost you sixty bucks. And. For $150, E. Jean says, "I will come to your N.Y. apartment, office, garret, trailer, hut, tent, back yard, favorite park bench." Can you guess which one I picked? More »
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Have you ever felt like women's health and fitness magazines seem to be addressing an audience that consists of unfrozen cavewomen from another planet who don't know anything of the ways of the earth-people? You're not alone. Today's inaugural entry in Fitness Advice Follies— the dumping ground for obvious, confusing, or terrible diet and exercise advice— addresses a topic near and dear to all of our hearts: cake. Specifically, is cake delicious? More »
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The first time Georgia Pellegrini killed a turkey with her hands, she wanted to become a vegan. The investment banker turned chef was required to end the bird's life as part of her job at a farm-to-table restaurant in the Hudson Valley. But instead of causing her to swear off animal products altogether, killing the turkey woke a dormant instinct in her. Now she's an accomplished hunter, and she has tips to share with you. More »
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Have you ever wanted to see the cacophonous and often contradictory body of contemporary dating advice distilled into a single, ridiculous document? If so, a group of Harvard students has now made your dreams come true. More »
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Though your oven is already yawning for a twenty-seven pound steroidal turkey in a way that will grotesquely foreshadow your Uncle Jerry's reaction to the drumstick you'll wave in front of his face tomorrow, you, like the other 99 percent (and some self-loathing members of 1 percent) of Americans who will celebrate Thanksgiving this year, are paralyzed with the guilt of feasting on a bounty packaged, processed, and marketed by corporate America. Right about now, all of you conscientious consumers might be politely shaking your heads, smiling patronizing smiles, and saying, "Oh, well I bought my turkey at an organic farm where the turkeys aren't slaughtered — they're lullabied to a peaceful death by an empathetic farmer." That's not what I'm talking about. I'm going to provide you with a (mostly) fool-proof guide of ways to spend absolutely nothing on your Thanksgiving dinner and thereby wriggle out of the greasy clutches of the corporate food giants that are eating all of our jobs. More »
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We've seen offensive, annoying, and just plain ridiculous tips for professional attire before. But a missive from Duke's Women Law Students Association puts all these to shame with its insanely detailed, frequently obvious, sometimes batshit, and occasionally helpful recommendations. More »
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The relationship between girls and gay bars (male-only crowd, for our purposes) is fraught at best. While treatment of queer women at such establishments is another article entirely, a gaggle of straight women in one of "our" spaces can provoke confusion and intolerance on both sides. More »
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Are all those checklists for Thanksgiving dinner stressing you out? The ones that start weeks, even a month, in advance? Well, you are not nearly stressed out enough. Here are all the things you have already failed to do. More »
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Do you have female coworkers? Are you curious about how to behave around them? Let "Republican front-runner" Herman Cain give you some tips! More »
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Well, it was bound to happen: two online advice columns received — and published — the same letter today. Their different responses provide a window into the columnists' psyches. More »
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Catcalling is a perennial issue for many women, especially in cities, and it can be tough to know how to deal with it. Now one advice columnist is offering an unconventional tip: just wait til you're old — then you'll miss it. More »
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It's Memorial Day, which means, among other things, the start of barbecue season. Which, for the non-meat-eating among us, is sort of fraught. Herewith, a few tips on surviving a barbecue as a vegetarian. More »
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Unnamed US officials say Pakistani officials may finally let them interview Osama Bin Laden's three wives who were in the compound with him when he died. More »
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In the past few weeks I've seen two advice columns exhort men to manscaping. Granted, this "advice" came from Cosmo and Ashley Dupre, respectively. But the rationale seemed problematic. More »
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You asked, he answers. Our favorite hardcore wrestling legend isn't just handy with a steel cage — he also enthusiastically wished you a happy International Women's Day and, while he was at it, gave some handy advice to answer your questions about work, life, love, and what to do when you can't throw a chair at someone. More »
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Is Dan Savage our generation's Ann Landers? And is that a good thing? More »
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We're really liking Carol Cameron's know-it-all 1930 beauty/fitness/personality/vaseline/golf/everything advice column. Example: "The only excuse for make-up is to supply a deficiency-to make you appear to have the rosy cheeks and bright lips that you should possess." More »
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For some people, the holidays are when you play football and eat stuffing until you feel like a hot air balloon. For others, it's when you stock up on anti-anxiety meds and slip two bottles of vodka into your suitcase. More »
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This week, for their "Sex Advice From" column, Nerve turns to Bear Vasquez, the cage-fighting hippie made famous by his enthusiasm for double rainbows. He has some amazing ideas, like how bearded men can give oral sex without causing irritation. More »
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Today's "Dear Prudence" brings up an interesting modern etiquette question: that of breast-reductions. More »
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Wrestling legend, friend of the site and all-round great guy Mick Foley will answer Jezebel readers' questions about life, love, or anything you want. On video. More »
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I know, it seems obvious, right? Or at least it did until this week, when I actually had to attend one. More »
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In what is perhaps a strange homage to Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cosmopolitanis currently running a feature on their website titled "50 Great Things To Do With Your Breasts," and guess what? Most of them revolve around dudes. Sexxxay! More »
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Not after reading this letter to XX's "Friend or Foe" column, which takes birthday-party friend demands to new (literal) heights. More »
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Here's the deal, Neil: I haven't read the October issue of Cosmopolitan, but I have seen the cover, and frankly, I'm concerned. Concerned, I say! More »
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Ladies, I know it's a holiday weekend and all, but there are no vacations in the world of crappy advice, which is why the folks at Ask Men have delivered yet another Top 10 list for us to enjoy. More »
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Whatever your age, the first day of school is one of the most dangerous social minefields of all. Luckily, we have some tips for keeping your head high and your notebooks un-flushed-down-the-toilet. More »
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Oh, Men's Health. You are truly the gift that keeps on giving, and it seems as though each new seduction guide you deliver is crazier than the last. More »
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Someone writes into XX's "Friend or Foe" column with a question: why does her friend insist on bringing her "bratty and obnoxious" kids — and hubby! — everywhere? After all, "If I enjoyed having kids around, I'd have some myself:" More »
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Earlier this week we discussed how to make new friends. But what to do when an existing friend wants more than you can give — and what about when you realize you are that friend? More »
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Today in relationship advice from the animal kingdom: how to have a happy marriage by loving your partners like you love your pets: stupidly. More »
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One commencement speaker really can't provide all the wisdom today's graduates need in this crazy world. That's why our textual analysts have combined favorite lines from the 2010 speeches of sixteen luminaries into the mother of all graduation speeches! More »
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Teri Hatcher's new website, Get Hatched (a chick's guide to life) is up and running. In a video clip, she claims the site "is not the Teri Hatcher reality show." No — it's more like a self-help book on uppers. More »
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For writer Marisa Silver, advice to the lovelorn and to aspiring writers is really the same thing, since both are bound for heartache. Best words of wisdom? "Don't panic." [TheElegantVariation via NYT] More »
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I was thinking the other day about fashion advice for women with different body types, which is almost always aimed at getting women's bodies, whatever shape they might be, to conform with one ideal body type: the (skinny) hourglass figure. More »
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