Jezebel: Good News

Woman Trapped In Lawn Chair Saved By Paper Boy

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:41:00 EDT

A freak accident that left a 75-year-old woman trapped outside in a canvas chair overnight has a happy ending thanks to the newspaper carrier). Last month Evelyn Rogers of Liberty Hill, Texas pulled a piece of plastic on the chair she was sitting in on her patio and it collapsed, trapping her in the aluminum frame. Her family had just gone on vacation, and there were no neighbors nearby, so she decided her only chance was to stay awake and wait for the paper delivery at 5 a.m. Ethan Mueller, 30, says he almost drove away after throwing the paper, but then he heard Rogers' Chihuahua barking "pretty furiously." He found Rogers, but couldn't free her, so he called 911 and held her hand until the ambulance arrived. Doctors later discovered that Rogers' kidneys had failed and she had a slight heart attack while in the chair. She's recovered and says of Mueller, "Little Ethan is my hero ... He saved my life, and he is part of my family now." More »

Lost Penguin Returns Home

Anna North — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Remember Happy Feet, the Emperor penguin who was found sick and lost after eating sand on a New Zealand beach? Good news: after surgery and rehabilitation, he's been released back into the wild and is headed home to Antarctica. Scientists don't know much about releasing Emperor penguins into the wild, but they do know that black-footed penguins who are set free tend to do just fine. Fingers crossed for our friend Feet! More »

Connecticut Gives Service Workers Paid Sick Leave

Lane Moore — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 18:30:00 EDT

"Governor Malloy said, "This is good public policy and specifically, good public health." He added: "Why would you want to eat food from a sick restaurant cook? Or have your children taken care of by a sick day care worker? The simple answer is - you wouldn't. And now, you won't have to." More »

Jezebel Design Updates Will Make Life A Little Easier

Jessica Coen — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:05:00 EDT

This morning Jezebel pushed live a little (but very hard-won) update to our code that most folks probably won't even notice. But for more dedicated readers and those with older web browsers, these changes should help to soothe at least some of the wounds inflicted by the redesign. More »

Los Angeles Eliminates Its Rape Kit Backlog

Irin Carmon — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:30:00 EDT

Thanks to to activists, private donors, and public grants, the LAPD has tested all 6,132 unexamined rape kits in its storage freezers. So far, new identifications number in "the dozens"; some of the 1,000 matches were already convicted. More »

Gabrielle Giffords Seen Walking To Airplane For Shuttle Launch

Anna North — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:17:00 EDT

A Houston TV station purports to have footage of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords walking, with help, up the boarding stairs and into a waiting airplane so she can travel to Florida for her husband's launch. You can watch below, but be warned, it's a little difficult to make out anything. Nevertheless! More »

Lesbian Teens Win Fight To Walk Together In Royalty Court

Anna North — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 09:35:00 EST

A Minneapolis school district tried to prevent two female students from walking hand in hand in a pep rally's royalty court — but then they changed their minds. Result: cheers and standing ovations for the pair. More »

Woman Googles, Solves Own Kidnapping

Irin Carmon — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:12:30 EST

Nedjra Nance always had doubts about the abusive, drug-addicted woman she knew as her mother, and she was right. It turns out the woman, dressed as a nurse in a hospital, had kidnapped her from her parents as an infant. More »

Gabrielle Giffords Stands Up, May Leave Hospital Tomorrow

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:23:00 EST

Gabrielle Giffords is expected to be released to a rehab in Texas tomorrow, just 13 days after being shot. She still isn't speaking, but she stood up yesterday and her husband Mark Kelly says she'll be walking in two weeks. More »

What We Can Learn From Gay Parents In The South

Irin Carmon — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 15:25:00 EST

The takeaway from the Times story on the prevalence of gay parenting in the South is not that a gay utopia blossoms south of the Mason-Dixon line. It's how important it is for people to create institutions that reflect them. More »

Illinois Sensibly Headed Towards Civil Unions

Irin Carmon — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:04:00 EST

Good news: Civil unions — including for same-sex couples — could be performed in Illinois as early as next summer, having cleared both the state's House and Senate as of yesterday despite fierce Catholic lobbying against it. More »

Fox News Interviews 7-Year-Old Boy Who Met Jesus

Margaret Hartmann — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:32:00 EST

This week Fox News' Gretchen Carlson broke the story that heaven definitely exists. Colton Burpo reports that there are no stinky old people in the hereafter, and Jesus has "sea-blue eyes, and a smile that lit up the heavens." More »

Study: Not All Footballers Are Misogynistic, Homophobic Asshats

Rachel Hills — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:52:00 EDT

When it comes to stereotypical icons of sexism, football players are up there with frat boys and Christina Hoff Summers. But new research published in the Journal of Gender Studies suggests their womanizing, homophobic reputation may not be wholly deserved. More »

Emma Stone Is Your New Mary Jane Watson

Hortense Smith — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EDT

According to Deadline Hollywood, Emma Stone has locked down the coveted part of Mary Jane Watson in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. The role of Gwen Stacy is still up for grabs. [Deadline via Movieline] More »

Teen Sailor Abby Sunderland Found Alive In Indian Ocean

Anna North — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:30:00 EDT

Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland, who lost contact with her family yesterday during her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, has been found alive and in her boat after a tense search effort during which some feared the worst. More »

Kings Of New York: Newsies May Hit Broadway

Hortense Smith — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 16:00:00 EDT

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Get your ticket money ready: Newsies: The Musical is rumored to be hitting Broadway "in the near future." [ONTD] More »

Cervical Cancer Could Be Eradicated

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:40:00 EDT

According to a leading expert, cervical cancer may be completely wiped out in the next fifty years. Several new vaccines in development, along with advanced screening techniques, will hopefully make the disease a thing of the past. [Independent] More »

Detained Journalists Still In Guesthouse, Not Labor Camp

Anna North — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Laura Ling and Euna Lee have not been sent to a North Korean labor camp, as their sentence dictates. Instead, they're being held at a guesthouse in Pyongyang, which may bode well for their early release. [AP, via NYT] More »

Anorexia May Be Caused By Fetal Brain Abnormality

Hortense Smith — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:30:00 EDT

In yet another important step for the treatment of eating disorders, scientists now believe they've pinpointed a brain abnormality that develops in the womb that contributes to the development of anorexia nervosa later in life. More »

The Cat Lady of Baghdad

maria — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Louise, a British security consultant in Baghdad, is the self-proclaimed "Cat Lady of Baghdad," where she rescues stray cats and dogs and spends thousands to send them to England. Louise covers the costs (up to $3,500 per animal) with donations and selling her "old stuff" on EBay and has so far rescued five cats and two dogs, in addition to helping other Westerners rescue strays. While there is no established group working to rescue animals in Iraq, many soldiers and foreigners pick up abandoned cats and dogs, something that is amusing to native Iraqis who are said to view see as unclean. Unclean or clean, we proclaim Louise as an honorary Jezebel for going to such great lengths to protect these animals. [Tucson Citizen] More »

This Just In!

dodai — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:40:00 EST

Amy Winehouse will indeed attend the Grammys! She left rehab this morning, but just to renew her visa. She went right back into the clinic after visiting the US embassy and should be all set to perform at the show this Sunday, February 10. Fingers crossed! Who doesn't love a comeback? [Us Magazine] More »

Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is "out of...

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:20:00 EDT

Actress Charlotte Gainsbourg is "out of danger" and listed in excellent condition after her operation on Wednesday. Doctors removed a blood clot from Gainsbourg's brain and she is currently recovering in a Paris hospital. [BBC] More »