Jezebel: Cougar Town

Courteney Cox & Co-Star Hang Down By The Riverside

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 17:45:00 EST

[Los Angeles, November 10. Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

Hayden Panettiere Not Allowed To Meet Amanda Knox

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Hayden Panettiere has been barred from meeting Amanda Knox.

Lindsay Might Tell Her Story On The Today Show

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:00 EDT

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Lindsay Lohan's first post-jail and post-rehab interview may be aired on the Today show.

Jen & Courteney Reuniting On TV: Who Cares?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:55:00 EDT

The friends from Friends acted together on Dirt in 2007, and they'll do it for Cougar Town's second-season premiere in September. There are lots of exclusive details and what not, but seriously: What is the fascination? It's so 1996. More »

Dear Hollywood: We Notice When You Change A Major Element Of A Show

Sadie Stein — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Y'know, they don't call us "viewers" for nothing. When you change a major element of a show, we notice. The latest: Cougar Town's creator has reportedly said that he might change that show's awful title. Okay, now it's getting insulting. More »

A Wedding For Renée? A Reality Show For Lindsay?

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Renée Zellweger was photographed at the Carolina Herrera boutique in West Hollywood — as a huge rack of wedding dresses went by.

Psychic Predicted Barbara's Heart Trouble; Son Of Dana Plato Commits Suicide

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 12 May 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Last summer, psychic James Van Praagh appeared on The View, and reportedly told Barbara Walters there was an issue with her blood. Barbara said later, "I'm skeptical and Mr. Van Praagh knows it," but now she's having heart surgery.

Little Red _____-Vette

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:50:00 EST

[Los Angeles, February 11. Image via Flynet.]

Madonna Finds A New Man, Sandra Says She's Not Winning An Oscar, And Jessica Alba Thinks Your Princess Mentality Is "Crap"

Hortense Smith — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:30:00 EST

Madonna is reportedly already moving on from Jesus Luz, "flirting outrageously" with 24-year-old model Jon Kortajarena at the premiere of A Single Man. Says a source: "She is going to invite him to some social events in New York." [DailyMail]

Hello, Dolly

Anna Holmes — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:50:00 EST

[Culver City, January 27. Image via INF]

So Much For The Cougar Meme Dying With The Decade...

Sadie Stein — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:30:00 EST

Although according to Time's "brief history of the cougar," they're as old as human history itself. That's right, not "older woman and younger men," but "cougars." Including, wait for it, "Cougar the Great" (pictured.) [Time] More »

Men Still Control Depictions Of Female Sexuality On The Screen And Beyond

Hortense Smith — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:30:00 EST

There is no shortage of in-your-face sexuality in American culture. Yet as Patricia Cohen notes in a piece for the New York Times, much of that sexual culture, including the marketing of female sexuality, is still driven by men. More »

Jennifer Hudson To Sing At White House; Carla Bruni To Act In Woody Allen Flick

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST

Jennifer Hudson will sing for President Obama, Michelle Obama and their guests at a state dinner tonight.

The Cougar Cough-Drop: Surprisingly Icky

Sadie Stein — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST

A bizarre, cougar-themed Halls ad is pissing people off and weirding others out: More »

On TV, Single, Middle-Aged Women Are Aliens

Anna North — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:40:00 EDT

When Jon Caramanica writes about a show in which "a female alien lands largely unannounced in a predominantly male universe," he's talking about The Good Wife — because on television, single women over 35 might as well be Martians. More »

Sing It, Sister: Why I Hate Glee

Sadie Stein — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:00:00 EDT

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I know, I know, you love it. Everyone loves it. I'm a scrooge, and a party-pooper, and why can't I just enjoy the music? I get why people like Glee, I do. It's fun! It's harmless! But is it? More »

Frances Cobain Lashes Out At Ali Lohan; Brad & Jen's "Secret" Meeting

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Frances Bean Cobain has written an open letter to Ali Lohan. Would you like to know what it says? Here goes — and consider it to be [sic]-filled:

Courteney Cox Doesn't Know If "Cougar" Is A Compliment

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

While promoting her craptastically crappy new show Cougar Town, Courteney Cox was on with Jimmy Kimmel last night and said a bunch of crappy crap about older women. More »

"It Was Hard For Me At First To Find Words For Why I Hated — Simply Hated — Cougar Town"

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:40:00 EDT

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"It's girls-gone-wild feminism for 40-somethings. It's ridiculous and belittling and it stinks of another round of backlash… All the most cartoonish aspects of boorish middle-aged masculinity… [Courteney Cox's character is] so very pitiful." — Judith Warner. We suspected. [NY Times] More »

Sorry Courteney: Cougar Town Is Crude, Charmless

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

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Critics say Courteney Cox is a good actress, but even she can't make the stale, raunchy humor of Cougar Town - which premieres tonight - work. Unless, of course, viewers, like Cox's character, tend to think with their "coochie cooch." More »

Cougar Town "About As Subtle As A Kick To The Groin"

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:20:00 EDT

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From Variety's review: "OK, so maybe Cox's character, Jules, hasn't gotten laid in awhile, but the notion that she'd be off-putting to men hardly matches her trainer-toned body and proves more laughable, unfortunately, than anything in [the script]." [Variety] More »

Sad-Sack Or Cougar: The Only Choices!

Sadie Stein — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

"If it feels as if the remarriage odds are bad for a woman in her 50s, they are." So claims the Times piece "In Her 50s, Looking for Love." Clearly, these women haven't seen Cougar Town! More »

Lady Gaga's Ladyflower Speaks; Chris Brown's Career Is "Done"

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Lady Gaga on those nasty hermaphrodite rumors:

Cougar Town Ads Aim To Show Courteney Isn't "Purely A Predator"

Margaret Hartmann — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:20:00 EDT

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ABC is running fake ads for Courteney Cox's Cougar Town character's real-estate business. An ABC ad exec says the ads emphasize Cobb isn't a "predator" but a "professional woman who is a fun and likable character." Good to know! [Variety] More »

When Animals Attack

Anna Holmes — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:50:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, July 29. Image via INF]

5 Reasons Why Courteney Cox's Cougar Town Looks Awful

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 19 May 2009 15:00:00 EDT

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It'd be great to see vibrant older women with active sex lives on TV; but from the looks of two (admittedly short) clips (embedded after the jump), Cougar Town is going about it all wrong. More »

How Do We Survive The Cougar Attack?

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:00 EDT

Salon's Rebecca Traister hates the word "cougar," when it applies to older women dating younger men. She writes: More »

Courteney Cox Is On The Run

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:50:00 EDT

[Los Angeles, March 26. Image via INFDaily.]

Madonna: Goodbye Jesus, Hello New Kid

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Madonna and Jesus have broken up, if you believe that she Twitters, which this paper does. Meanwhile, she's allegedly on her way to Malawi to adopt another kid. [Daily Mail]