Jezebel: Boston

First Grader Kicks Bully In The Balls, Sparks Sexual Harassment Investigation

Margaret Hartmann — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:47:00 EST

If you want evidence of how out of control sexual harassment laws have gotten, look no further than the story of a 7-year-old Boston boy who's been accused of sexual assault for kicking a bully in the groin after he choked him and stole his gloves. This ridiculous tale provides a great opportunity to unleash a hearty online rant about the evils of liberalism — unless you stop to consider the facts. More »

Other Woman Named Kate Middleton Booted Off Facebook

Anna North — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:38:00 EDT

A Boston bicycle shop worker named Kate Middleton was kicked off Facebook when administrators assumed she was running a fake account in the princess-to-be's name. Luckily, she convinced them she was a real person and they reinstated her. But now her bike shop is mobbed with media folks. Apparently she has "steadfastly refused reporters' requests that she speak with a British accent." More »

What's The Rudest Place On Earth?

Anna North — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:28:00 EST

According to a new poll, LA is the rudest city in the country. I don't buy it — after the jump, a breakdown of rudeness across the country, and my pick for the real rudest place ever. More »

Rachel Dratch Reviews The Year In Boston Accents

Margaret Hartmann — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:42:31 EST

New York Magazine asked Rachel Dratch to share her opinion of the many Boston accents in pop culture last year, from The Town to Julianne Moore on 30 Rock. Unsurprisingly, she finds most of them "wicked pissah." More »

Harvard "Gangbanger" Incident Investigated By Massachusetts Attorney General

Irin Carmon — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:12:00 EST

The shut-down of a party for black Harvard and Yale alums — allegedly out of fear that "local gangbangers" were infiltrating — is now being investigated by the civil rights division of the Massachusetts Attorney General's office. More »

Pervy Subway Cleavage Photos Are The Latest Harrassment Trend

Anna North — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:55:00 EDT

This July, a man snapped a picture of an unsuspecting woman's cleavage while they rode the Boston subway. Now, experts are divided over whether he committed a crime. More »

The Pom Pom Club

Anna Holmes — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:10:00 EDT

[Boston, June 10. Image via Getty]

Thumb & Thumber

Anna Holmes — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:10:00 EDT

[Boston, June 8. Image via Getty]

Child Of Lesbian Couple Denied Admission To Catholic School

Katy Kelleher — Thu, 13 May 2010 09:40:00 EDT

A Roman Catholic school in Massachusetts has refused to admit an 8-year-old boy on the grounds that his parents relationship is "in discord" with church teachings. The Boston Archdiocese has not yet commented on the school's decision. [AP] More »

Wheels Of Fortune

Anna Holmes — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 10:10:00 EDT

[Boston, April 19. Image via Getty]

Who's On First?

Anna Holmes — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 09:10:00 EDT

[Boston, April 6. Image via Getty]

Season's Greetings

Anna Holmes — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 09:10:00 EDT

[Boston, April 4. Image via Getty]

Hells Bells

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:30:00 EST

Some 6,000 brides-to-be and vendors were taken in by a website advertising a fake wedding convention in Boston. Police say the thieves probably made at least $50,000 through the scam. The FBI Cyber Crime Unit is investigating. [BostonGlobe] More »

Thanks Giving Day

Anna Holmes — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:10:00 EDT

[Boston, August 27. Image via Getty]

Alleged Craigslist Killer "Just Wasn't Right In The Head"

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:30:00 EDT

Conflicting pictures of Philip Markoff, the so-called Craigslist killer, have started to appear as reporters talk to anyone - and everyone - who ever knew Markoff. More »

Fiancée Of Accused Craigslist Killer Says He's Innocent

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Yesterday, Boston police arrested a 22-year-old medical student accused of fatally shooting a woman who advertised on Craigslist. His fiancée insists, "he could not hurt a fly." More »

Ben Affleck Does Regis Philbin, Morgan Freeman

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:40:00 EDT

Today on Regis and Kelly, Regis taunted Red Sox fan Ben Affleck, who unleashed his Regis impression in retaliation. One Reeg was enough for guest co-host Joy Philbin: More »

Escaped Dog Delays Flights • FBI Rescues Sex Slaves

Maria — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:40:00 EDT

• A stray poodle delayed at least 8 flights at Boston's Logan Airport for about 20 minutes on Sunday when it frolicked on the tarmac. • A new study has found that women who take flaxseed oil in the last two trimesters of pregnancy increase their risk of giving birth prematurely. • More science: a recent study has found that breast-feeding is not a cause of sagging breasts post-pregnancy. • More »

Letterman Highlights McCain's Ayers: Domestic Terrorist G. Gordon Liddy

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:00:23 EDT

John McCain finally deigned to appear on David Letterman's little show last night, even boarding an elitist helicopter to get there when his private plane wouldn't do the trick. Sure, he expected to just make an apology and crack a bunch of jokes, but Letterman brought his A-game and asked him about how he pals around with G. Gordon Liddy, who has gleefully committed felonies, plotted violent attacks against his political enemies and called for the assassination of federal law enforcement officers. But he's a Republican, so it's apparently okay. Spencer Ackerman and I wonder why exactly that is and why ACORN is the new terrorism while voter suppression is the best new thing to ignore. More »

Bette Davis Gets Stamp'd • Rwanda Women Dominate The Parliament

Maria — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• A 42-cent commemorative stamp will be released tomorrow in Boston featuring a portrait of real-life and fictional Jezebel, Bette Davis. Think the mail her stamps are on will have a bumpy ride? • According the preliminary election results, Rwanda will be the first country where women outnumber men in parliament; females have taken 44 of the 80 seats. • The lesbian romantic comedy, I Can't Think Straight, which is written and directed by Shamim Sarif, has been picked up for North American distribution by Here! films. • A survey of 422 Midwestern gay and bisexual men revealed the internalized homonegativity (or negative attitudes towards homosexuality) predicted poorer mental and sexual health in men. • More »

Swimmers Swoon Simultaneously; Brady Bunches Are Bad For Offspring

maria — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:40:00 EDT

PR firm survey finds that people trust average-looking, well-mannered men the most. • Dorky shoes grow with kids' feet. • Three synchronized swimmers faint simultaneously while in pool practicing. • Testosterone for women will not increase sex drive. • Stereotypes can lead to success! Or, uh, failure. • Everyone can blame middle-school bullies for their adult social awkwardness. • Blended families with step- and half-siblings can cause bad behavior among the kiddies. • Black women have less trouble holding it in than white women. • Drunk Boston TV manager pulls a Naomi Campbell-slash-Alycia Lane at Logan Airport. More »

Your Period Could Save Your Life; Swedish Prisoner Gifts Guards With Wooden Willies

maria — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:30:00 EDT

• Scientists have found stem cells in menstrual blood. • And a new company, C'elle, is already offering women period blood storage starting at just $99/year! • Joan Benoit Samuelson, "the matriarch of marathons," is running Olympic trials in Boston for fun. • Amy Poehler eats Honey Nut Cheerios because of The Wire• An ex-prisoner in Sweden was fined after he gave parting gifts of wooden dicks to female guards. • More from Sweden: a Muslim woman won a discrimination case after she was told to vacate a bus for wearing a niqab scarf. • The first born are usually the smartest. • The Supreme Court will consider using the death penalty for child rape. • Media Matters calls Bill O'Reilly a big ol' homophobe. More »

"It's The Only Thing That There's Just Too Little Of" = Kind Of An Understatement!

Moe — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:40:56 EST

UPDATE: The Northern Illinois University shooter killed five people, including himself. [WSJ]

Campaign Trails

dodai — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:45:00 EST

Legislators in Massachusetts have nominated a female groundhog to be the state's official groundhog! Ms. G, pictured (!) would be the first official groundhog of the state. "What does Punxsutawney Phil know about Massachusetts?" says MA Audubon Society's Christy Foote-Smith. "We need our own groundhog." Ms. G is 4 years old and "currently running unopposed." Can you get behind her platform of hibernation? [UPI, Boston Globe] More »

Why Retail Breeds Sexual Harrassment

Moe — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:00:00 EST

Once upon the nineties, Jasmine Sola was one of those local urban chains that sells "premium denim" and Tory Burch flats and upwardly mobile casual wear like that. A story about a sexual harassment scandal facing this once-beloved chain of fashion boutiques in month's Boston Magazine, ahem, touches on a lot of the themes you'll find in the American Apparel case. Only, you know, like worse. The chain's owner, Luciano Manganella, is accused of shoving his hands down a 23-year-old employee's pants and asking her to teach him the Kama Sutra, using another female employee act as a cover to hide his mistress from his wife, and forcing the human resources director — the fucking HR director!!! — to blow him. More »

The Critics Speak: 'Georgia Rule' Is A Hot Mess

Jennifer — Fri, 11 May 2007 14:15:03 EDT

So you might've heard that Lindsay Lohan made a lil' movie with Jane Fonda and Felicity Huffman called Georgia Rule. And it totally comes out today! But what do the critics have to say? While The New York Times gets oddly sentimental about Lohan — "The surprise is that she does it with such poise and intelligence....[The film] doesn't succeed, but there is nonetheless something admirable and honest in the effort" — the rest of the country is ready to throw-down with some harsher words... More »