Jezebel: Doctor Who

Helen Mirren Wants To Be Doctor Who

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:15:00 EST

Helen Mirren says: "I would like to play the new female Doctor Who. I don't want to just be his sidekick." I don't even watch and I can tell this is an excellent idea. More »

The Night Belongs To The Doctor

Anna North — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:05:00 EDT

That's right folks, today is Doctor Who star Matt Smith's twenty-ninth birthday! Fans of the show will know that he's the youngest actor ever to play the role of the Doctor — I now know that he is a mere four months older than I am, meaning the next Doctor will probably be younger than me, meaning I am old (really old, if you go by the Doctor's stated age of around 900). More »

The Night Belongs To Katy Manning

Anna North — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:00:00 EDT

Katy Manning played Jo Grant, the Doctor's companion, on Doctor Who from 1971 to 1973. And today's her birthday! More »

Awesome Family Builds TARDIS For Son's Birthday

Anna North — Mon, 30 May 2011 12:30:00 EDT

An extremely lucky little boy named Zachary recently received a full-sized TARDIS for his birthday, hand-built by his father and grandfather. Confusingly, FirstNews refers to the Doctor Who fan and birthday boy as both five and eleven. Guess he must be a time traveler. More »

Dr. Who's Sci-Fi Girl Power

Anna North — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:20:00 EDT

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Yesterday, actress Elisabeth Sladen died. She played Doctor Who regular Sarah Jane Smith, one of sci-fi's first feminists, and a character dear to my heart. More »

The Doctor Is In

Hortense Smith — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:20:00 EDT

[Sussex, August 15. Image via INFDaily.]

The Intense Madness Of Your Pop-Culture Devotion

Hortense Smith — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:00:00 EDT

A few weeks ago, I asked our readers to send in pictures of themselves showing their obsessive devotion to everything from bands to books, and naturally, they delivered. Inside, a roundup of your fellow readers amazing and often hilarious contributions: More »

Betty White's Sex Photo Scandal; Chris Klein Arrested For DUI... With His Dog

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:30:00 EDT

Hot In Cleveland indeed: Old photos of Betty White and her late husband, TV host Allen Ludden, "engaging in sexual activities" are reportedly being shopped to media outlets.

Supermodel In Abusive Relationship; Leona Lewis Doing A Clothing Line

Jenna Sauers — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

A friend of Daul Kim who IM'd with the model the night before Kim was found dead in her Paris apartment says that Kim complained of feeling depressed, and was in an abusive relationship. But she was scared to leave:

"Modern Love" May Lead To Rash Of Armchair Diagnoses

Sadie Stein — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:00:00 EDT

In a year when three of my friends have declared that their boyfriends have Asperger's Syndrome, I'm worried this heartfelt account may fan the flames. (Please don't let "Aspergers" be the new "Bipolar.") More »

Beyoncé Cries Foul On Her Screeching

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Beyoncé on her fake "screeching" recording:

Pete Wentz Probably Isn't Reading This Right Now

Hortense Smith — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 10:30:00 EST

Pete Wentz, still on his anti-douchebag campaign, is done with online media: "I was letting the blogs get to me," Wentz says, "It's semi-frustrating when your name actually becomes a synonym for douche bag."[PageSix]