<![CDATA[Jezebel: Ben Stein]]> http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: Ben Stein]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/ben stein http://jezebel.com/tag/ben stein <![CDATA[Ben Stein Offers Worst Possible Reaction To IMF Chief Accusations]]> Economist/gameshow host/Ferris Bueller actor Ben Stein has issued a blisteringly offensive, eight-point defense of Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Yes, defense. Let's break it down, shall we? More »
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]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5335641&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Ben Stein is an "economist," "comedian"...]]> Ben Stein is an "economist," "comedian" and former Nixon speech-writer married to Alexandra Denman. He's also an incredible sap, if Sunday's New York Times column on love and economics was anything to go by. Among the gag-reflex-inducing pieces of advice Ben had to offer in between his many, many overwrought economic metaphors: don't love assholes; look beyond the surface; love for the long haul; and don't let someone you love yank your chain. Question: Did Mr. Stein forget a wedding anniversary or something? [NY Times] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5024794&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ A VH1 reality show debuting in November...]]> A VH1 reality show debuting in November called "America's Most Smartest Model" will confirm everything you already knew about the younger generation being stupider than you thought possible. Says co-host and former Harper's Bazaar fashion editor Mary Alice Stephenson: "[When] we did the spelling bee, I have to say, I was not impressed with [the models'] knowledge of how to spell certain words like Balenciaga or Yves Saint Laurent. They could barely spell DKNY." And yeah: Cindy Crawford was valedictorian and Carmen Kass is president of the Estonian National Chess League, so there really hasn't always been a correlation between "pretty" and "brain dead." Also, Ben Stein is set to co-host alongside Stephenson. Which somehow seems to make the whole thing that much worse, though we're not sure why. [WWD, sub req'd] More »
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