Jezebel: Blindness

Blind Guy Demonstrates How He Cooks While Drinking Beer

Anna North — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:50:00 EST

In this video, the very charming Tommy Edison shows how he cooks himself a meal without the benefit of a sense of sight. It looks a lot like how a sighted person would cook, except with more touching — and his tip about using the palm of your hand as a guide to gauge the doneness of meat is a good idea for anyone. Also: cooking is always more fun with beer, even if you spill a little. More »

Playboy For The Blind Sounds Pretty Sexy

Anna North — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:26:00 EDT

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Sure, Playboy may be a dated publication with restrictive ideas about pubic hair. But Playboy for the blind is kind of awesome. More »

The Blond Leading The Blind

Anna Holmes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:10:00 EST

[Madrid, November 3. Image via Getty]

Paris Catch

Anna Holmes — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Vincennes, September 27. Image via Getty]

The Blind Leading The Blind

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:20:00 EDT

Two years ago, a German gynecologist began training blind women to use their heightened sense of touch to detect lumps in patients' breasts. So far, the 10 trainees have found more and smaller tumors than doctors in 450 cases. [CNN] More »

Breaking: "Blind People Find Romance" Same Way Other People Do

Sadie Stein — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:30:00 EDT

Apparently, blind folks are always being asked, "How do you fancy someone if you can't see them?" More »

Gowns Both Fabulous & Fowl Foul At The Blindness Premiere

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:30:00 EDT

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The glitzy madness that is the Cannes Film Festival is in full swing! Yesterday, at the premiere of Blindness, which stars Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett was the one who stole the show. She was luminous and resplendent in ruffles! (Ms. Moore was weighed down by black feathers.) Who else was basking in the glare of photographers' flashes? Natalie Portman, Faye Dunaway, Devon Aoki, Mischa Barton, Gillian Anderson and many more. See who wore Good, who wore Bad and who wore Ugly, after the jump. More »