Jezebel: Girl Crush

Helen Thomas On The Role Of The Reporter:

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 09:40:00 EST

"[Presidents] hate the press really...Everything they do is accountable to the American people and that's why we're there. We're the watchdogs. And I think everything belongs to the public domain practically, except for where the atomic arsenal is." [NPR] More »

You Can't Touch This (Or Sophia Loren)

Megan Carpentier — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST

[Los Angeles, January 23. Image via Getty]

The French On Julia Child: Elle Est Okay.

Sadie Stein — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 15:00:00 EDT

Call it the anti-Jerry Lewis phenomenon. Sniffs one Gallic critic of America's French Chef: "It's the vision of a revisited France, adapted to the American taste, at a time when tastes were lifeless." More »

Who's Your Girl Crush?

Anna North — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Today in The Daily Beast, writer Doree Shafrir examines the phenomenon of the "fantasy girl crush," the woman who's slightly cooler or more successful than you, and who you kind of want to be. More »

Following Criticism, "Mom In Chief" Michelle Obama Charms Americans

Maria — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 14:40:00 EDT

An article in today's New York Times describes how Michelle Obama has come into her own after facing criticism earlier in the campaign, and her ability to market herself to the American public without sacrificing her personality. Where she first presented herself as a smart, tough lawyer, these days, she sticks to telling anecdotes about Barack and her daughters. At a recent rally she said: "I also come here as a mother; that is my primary title, mom in chief. My girls are the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning and the last thing I think about when I go to bed. When people ask me how I'm doing, I say, 'I'm only as good as my most sad child.'" She also told humorous story about her oldest daughter, Malia, last night on The Tonight Show (clip after the jump). More »

Sarah Haskins Takes On The Disney Princesses

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:20:00 EDT

This week, Sarah Haskins talks about "The most special, revenue-generating women in the whole world." You know, the Disney Princesses. Haskins claims that these ladies have taught us that "the only way to happiness is true love," which can solve all kinds of problems, including the pain of having an absent father! You've gotta find a Prince, Sarah declares, because, "You know what single ladies are like…" See: Maleficent and Ursula The Sea Witch. Clip at left. More »

Sarah Haskins On Sarah Palin: Proud Americans Need Token Hillary Estrogen Replacement

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:20:00 EDT

Sarah Haskins is back! P.U.M.A.s are for Hillary, cougars bang young dudes, and P.A.N.T.H.E.Rs are for Palin. Learn all about P.A.N.T.H.E.R. pride in the clip above. You may chuckle when Haskins says: "Can she answer that 3 AM phone call? Of course she can! She's already up feeding her baby. And her daughter's baby. Oh yes. I went there." More »

Rachel Maddow For President (Of Cable News, That Is)

Megan Carpentier — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:00:00 EDT

There was a time that I didn't like Rachel Maddow. That time was January, and she was on a panel on MSNBC's election night coverage and she was going off on something about Hillary Clinton that I disagreed with. Then she ripped Pat Buchanan a new one about something else and my cold, cold heart melted, just a little. And then she made Pat Buchanan look really stupid, and said some stuff that made Chris Matthews grudgingly agree that he had been wrong and I was totally hooked. If the New York Times profile of her today is anything to go by, I'm not the only one who fell for her hard, and fast. More »

Awesome Human Being: Kathreya From Big Brother UK 9

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EDT

I've never been one to watch Big Brother, and certainly not any of the versions from other countries, but today I met Kathreya, a housemate in the current season of Big Brother UK 9. Between her love of cookies, her fashion sense and her general, giddy ridiculousness, she's like a living cartoon character. I could watch this woman all day and night. Truly wonderful casting. Oh, and when I said her "love of cookies," I mean she really loves them. (She simulates an orgasm when talking about them.) Try watching this and not get the urge to scream, "Cookies!" at people. More »

Daria Takes Aim At Jane Magazine

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDT

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It sucks big time that Daria isn't available on DVD (only the two made-for-TV movies are). Apparently, it has something to do with music licensing problems. But there are some bootleg torrents available online, and we recently watched some episodes from the third season. One that totally escaped us at the time (we don't know how) is the episode based on Jane magazine, fictionalized as Val. Editor-in-chief Val visits Lawndale and goes undercover as a student to follow Daria around for the day for an expose she was working on about "cool, smart" teens. Jane Pratt must've rubbed some people at MTV the wrong way at some point because the thinly veiled portrayal-with constant references to Val's friend Drew-is kinda vicious. Clip above. More »

Annie: "I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:00:00 EDT

Latest obsession: Norwegian singer Annie's new single "I Know UR Girlfriend Hates Me." Annie's brand of hip-switchin', gum-snappin', tit-perkin' dance-y pop music is so infectious and fun, and makes her—as Tyra Banks would put it—the kind of girl other girls want to be and that guys want to be with. Her second album, Don't Stop, comes out this September. More »

Lisa Simpson: Feminist Hero

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:00:00 EDT

I've always sort of thought of Lisa Simpson as a Jezebel-in-training, what with her activism, enthusiasm for hobbies and books, love of cartoons and animals, and regard for feelings and unicorns, but it recently dawned on me that Lisa might just be the most visible, mainstream feminist of our time. I never thought I could worship a fictional 8-year-old so much. So here's a compilation of the best of Lisa's most Jezebelian moments. Enjoy! More »

Thandie Newton: Ruffles & Ribbons & Layers, Oh My

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:15:00 EDT

Thandie Newton's Sheer Sleeves & Short Shorts

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:15:00 EDT

"Oh Regret... It Doesn't Bring Back A Life"

Anna — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 10:45:00 EST

UPI reporter and longtime White House correspondent Helen Thomas got into it the other day with WH spokeswoman Dana Perino. As you'll see in the clip here, Ms. Thomas hammered Perino over the situation in Iraq, and Dana dealt with Thomas the only way an Administration-funded, icy blonde knows how: With curt condescension. Regardless: Helen wins! [Crooks And Liars] More »

Actor and stuntwoman Zoë Bell (whom you...

dodai — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:40:00 EST

Actor and stuntwoman Zoë Bell (whom you may have seen doing her own awesomely kick-ass stunts in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof) will reportedly appear in an upcoming episode of Lost. Here's to hoping she's not in a hooker/victim/doormat role. [Variety] More »

Natasha Khan Bats Her Eyelashes

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 18:45:11 EDT

Kind of like how Chan Marshall is Cat Power, Natasha Kahn is Bat for Lashes, a British singer/songwriter and visual artist whose album Fur and Gold made the short list for the 2007 Mercury Prize (but will most likely lose to Amy Winehouse's Back to Black). Kahn is beginning to make waves on this side of the pond. She's touring the U.S. right now with her all-girl live show lineup. (I'm going to see her in NYC tonight!) Above is the creepy-cool new video for her latest single "What's A Girl To Do." It's sort of like E.T. meets Donnie Darko, with a splash of House of a Thousand Corpses. More »

Kate Winslet Wears It Well

Anna Holmes — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:02:39 EDT

We'd been waiting for an excuse to run this picture and here it is: One of our favorite actresses, Kate Winslet, may be the next face of L'Oreal. Click through to see Kate in all her white-gloved glory. More »

Katherine Heigl: Pure Peaches And Cream

Jennifer — Wed, 23 May 2007 13:31:56 EDT

We've said it before but we've got a total girl crush on Katherine Heigl. After all, she's got the looks of an old-time beauty, a finely-tuned funny-bone (take that, Hitchens) and a set of cojones like few others. So we were totally thrilled to see her looking so radiant at the premiere of Knocked Up. Which, we hear, might be kinda mean-spirited? And sexist? Sigh. More »

Snap Judgment: Jezebel Girl-Crush Kate Winslet Looking Alarmingly Petite, Not Wearing Wedding Ring

Anna Holmes — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:20:02 EDT

(Paris; April 16, 2007) More »

Girl Crush: Erica Hill

Anna Holmes — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:33:27 EDT

Although CNN's Paula Zahn is grabbing all the headlines today due to her divorce from gazillionaire, nature-hating financier Richard Cohen, we'd like to shift the attention to a much-less-famous but just as smart (and infinitely more charming) CNN anchor: Headline News' Erica Hill. More »

Girl Crush: (Newly Single??) Maria Bartiromo

Moe — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:25:00 EDT

We are gay for Maria Bartiromo. Always have been. Even after she took that corporate jet to Shanghai and left all those poor bankers there so she could fly back with Todd alone. Even after we heard that someone else heard in Davos — haha, yeah, we actually know someone who goes to Davos! — that she was prego with Todd's baby. Even before we read what a great kisser she was as Jordached Catholic schoolgirl in Dyker Heights. And so it is with only the faintest twinge of our usual moral uprightness that we bid good fucking riddance to Jonathan Steinberg, the schlumpy spawn of some famous corporate raider from the eightiees that became Mr. Bartiromo in 2000. Steinberg apparently got so wracked with suspicion that his wife was cheating on him that he hired a detective. Who apparently had a January 23 issue of the Wall Street Journal couriered over pronto to Oblivious H!. More »

Girl Crush: Katherine Heigl

Anna Holmes — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 23:27:35 EST

Once, we were worried that Katherine Heigl. We were worried she would turn out to be the sad, selling-her-sexuality type of former child star exhibited by the likes Dominique Swain and Michelle Tractenberg. You know, the girl who decides (or whose minders decide) that the way for casting agents and directors to take her "seriously" as an adult actress is to sex it up. (See also: Chabert, Lacey). More »

Girl Crush: Sarah Paulson

Anna Holmes — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:26:00 EST

We're kind of obsessed with Studio 60's Sarah Paulson. Although Paulson has been working steadily since the mid-90s, the 32-year old actress has created a major blip on our cultural radar thanks to her awe-inspiring portrayal of born-again comedienne Harriet Hayes. It's actresses like Paulson - equally and enviably adept at both comedy and drama, stunningly beautiful in a way that is neither over-stylized nor surgically-enhanced — that make us able to withstand the horrors of younger turks like Lindsay Lohan and Mischa Barton. More »