Jezebel: Asia

Plastic Surgery Booms In China

Sadie Stein — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 13:12:00 EDT

In China, plastic surgery shows you've made it. And more and more people are making it. More »

Political Pooch Looks Pooped

Lauri Apple — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 18:00:11 EST

[Taipei, Taiwan, January 8: A dog bends over to a poster that calls on the judiciary to better enforce a law banning animal abuse. Image via AP.]

All the Kardashians Plus the Lohans Could Fit Under This Woman's Skirt

Lauri Apple — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 14:10:36 EST

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[Taipei, Taiwan, December 31: A singer performs during a New Year's Eve ceremony, which also served as a 100th anniversary celebration for the Republic of China. How does she squeeze through doorways in that thing? Image via AP.]

"Eyelid Slicing" And Tummy Tucks On The Rise In China

Sadie Stein — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:30:00 EST

A "higher standard of beauty" — read: "the leggy, skinny, busty Western ideal that has become increasingly universal" — is leading to a dangerous plastic surgery boom in China. More »

Waiting For Democracy

Lauri Apple — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:20:00 EDT

[Yangon, Burma, November 5: A woman sits by a campaign poster hung for the upcoming election in Myanmar, which many say is a "sham" because of Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi's ongoing house arrest. Image via Getty.]

The Magazine For Fun, Fearless (Muslim) Females

Sadie Stein — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:00:00 EDT

The name translates to "sensible and intelligent." The motto is "Modest and Fabulous." The first issue features the headline "women on top." And a model appears to be doing a sexyface. Muslim ladies, meet your new fashion mag. More »

I Believe I Can Fly

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:10:00 EST

[Candaba, February 5. Image via Getty.]

Owen Wilson & Kate Hudson Rendez-Vous In France

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST

Shh! Owen Wilson and Kate Hudson went on some kind of super secret date in Paris. Don't tell!

Ads In Hong Kong Pressure Women To Have Lighter Skin

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 10:30:00 EST

Women in Hong Kong are being pressured to "whiten up" by advertisements that feature Caucasian models and promote skin lightening products. More »

Courtney Love Tells PETA To F**k Off

Sadie Stein — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:30:00 EST

Courtney Love vs. PETA: "Yep, I'm a fur whore... I've been very, very good for a very, very long time, and this ermine is ancient and tattered and feels like it belonged to a Queen." [Daily Express]

Meet Karenna, Martha Stewart's Wardrobe Mistress

Moe — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Martha Stewart has a wardrobe mistress paint the soles of her Christian Louboutins black. We would endorse this, as we take most of our fashion cues from the fictional character Cayce Pollard in William Gibson's Pattern Recognition and think that conspicuous logos are the scourge of the universe, but blogging about the fact that you not only remove said logos but have a "wardrobe mistress" to do it for you is not exactly inconspicuous. And yet...I love her? [The Martha Blog]

Planet In Peril

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:30:00 EST

Charity network ActionAid has published a report stating that women and girls are more likely to be poor, hungry, illiterate or sick than boys and men. In South Asia, while the economy grows, women are getting a shrinking share of the income. African women accounted for 75% of all young people living with HIV/AIDS. Also in Africa, the focus on primary education is hampered because women and children spend 40 billion hours collecting water each year. The report adds: "The disproportionate impact of poverty on girls is not an accident, but the result of systematic discrimination." [Guardian] More »