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    December Elle Knows Just What We Want For Christmas

    "Elle's Gift Guide," write those mischievous elves at the surprisingly robust women's magazine, "seeks to answer the age-old question: What do you get someone who has everything?" We sympathize; we really have everything this holiday season, what with the great economy and all. So if you'd like to thank your family or friends with a little something, how about a shoe made of solid chocolate ($62 plus the health care costs associated with a case of mouth fungus)? Or a $95 set of mustards? We'll use them to make delicious holiday sandwiches with the season's next big ingredient, root beer leaf, which Elle recommends we acquire by purchasing a $500 membership in something called Veggie U. More great ideas, after the jump. More »

    2:00 PM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Anna N.
    8,997 views, 97 comments

    Most discussed sarah.of.a.lesser.god.prepares.to.welcome.her.new.ovumlord: I can look like a cartoon character for free, thankyouverymuch. more »

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    Eye Candy: The Hottest Pictures From GQ's "Men Of The Year" Issue

    Looky here! Jon Hamm on the cover of GQ. Actually, there are a few different covers, including one with Barack Obama… So many men, so little time! Inside the magazine? Lots and lots of dapper dudes, plenty of sweet, sweet man candy. Although many "Men Of The Year" were accomplished gentlemen who deserve applause, we skipped luminaries like General David Petraeus and Senator Edward Kennedy. Instead, you'll find pictures of Barack Obama, James Franco, Michael Phelps, Leonardo DiCaprio and, yes, Jon Hamm, after the jump. Hold on to your ovaries!
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    1:20 PM on Thu Nov 20 2008
    By Dodai
    9,309 views, 189 comments

    Most discussed AthertonMerriweather: The only black man of the year they could find for this list was Obama? How about some diversity GQ? more »

  • maghag

    Former Playgirl Editor Schools Fox News On What Women Want

    Last night, Nicole Caldwell, former Playgirl editor-in-chief, was interviewed on Fox News' Red Eye about the demise of her former home away from home. In between a bunch of dick jokes, Caldwell discussed the fact that — despite Playgirl's reputation of being more for gay men than women — it was part of her job to provide content that appealed to women. (It was, after all, originally founded as a feminist response to Playboy.) Caldwell chastised host Greg Gutfeld after he insisted that Playgirl's demise was due to the fact that men are more visually stimulated than women, telling him, "I'm not going to accuse you of having no emotional component just because women are perceived as being more emotional." Video after the jump. More »

    4:40 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Megan
    4,452 views, 55 comments

    Most discussed GalSwearengen: This "women are not visually stimulated" myth annoys me big time - I spent the first 5 years of my more »

  • maghag

    Black Models: Teen Vogue Goes Where Vogue Will Not

    The new December/January issue of Teen Vogue has Twilight's Kristen Stewart on the cover, and inside, a "Night Shift" photo shoot with not one but two black models. Big sister Vogue includes two black models — and Indian model Lakshmi Menon — in a jewelry story this month, and there are black models scattered through the magazine. But everyone knows that the big "get" for a model is a multiple-page fashion spread. Plus, Vogue has a way of making everyone look haughty and bored. In Teen Vogue, the two young ladies in the "Night Shift" are psyched! Alive! Happy! For some reason, even though I can barely afford anything they're wearing, I love them. Images after the jump. More »

    4:00 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Dodai
    7,588 views, 70 comments

    Most discussed raspberryjamba: Children. These are children. At least they are being used to sell clothes to other children, guess that's more »

  • recessionistas

    Elle Writer's Solution To Poverty Is A Superiority Complex

    Bliss Broyard's rich friends used to love giving her stuff. At least that's what Broyard, author of One Drop, a memoir about her father's lifelong concealment of his black heritage, claims in this month's Elle. Elle's cover bills the piece as a guide to hanging out with people richer than you — no doubt useful in these lean times — but it's actually a weird exercise in entitlement and rationalization likely to piss off rich and poor alike. More »

    12:00 PM on Wed Nov 19 2008
    By Anna N.
    6,716 views, 198 comments

    Most discussed vamusical: The name dropping of her "public ivy" education fits perfectly with her complex of wanting it both ways. I say more »

  • cover lies

    Marie Claire: This Winter, Accessorize Your Wardrobe With Adderall

    The cover of the December Marie Claire promises a lot but delivers little. Think you're going to find out what turns Jennifer Connelly on? Her cop-out interview is merely a two-page list of her likes, most likely taken off the "Interests" and "Activities" section on her Facebook page (assuming she has one). Expecting a comprehensive review of this year's issues concerning sexism? Psych! Here's a small paragraph and lots of pictures! There's also an article about taking ADD/ADHD drugs without a prescription to increase productivity that pretty much does everything but explicitly command you to take them. (Not surprisingly, the article fails to answer the question on the cover "Can popping a pill get you promoted?" Sigh.) In this installment of Cover Lies, find out what other empty promises Marie Claire has in store for us this month. More »

    2:00 PM on Tue Nov 18 2008
    By Cheryl Campbell
    12,401 views, 181 comments

    Most discussed hortense: Can abusing ADD drugs stop being cool sometime soon, please, so that those of us who actually need the damn more »

  • maghag

    Michelle Obama In Vogue: What Should She Wear?

    The rumors are flying that Michelle Obama will grace the cover of the March 2009 issue of Vogue. What sort of ensemble will editor-in-chief Anna Wintour (and, presumably, Barack Obama supporter and editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley) choose for the First Lady? Good question. They'll certainly have to choose an American designer. It probably won't be Narciso Rodriguez; even though she wore a dress by Rodriguez on election night, people didn't love it, and the other items from his collection don't seem First Lady- or cover-worthy. Still, there are other American designers whose Spring 2009 collections could work. Some suggestions, after the jump. More »

    2:00 PM on Fri Nov 14 2008
    By Dodai
    18,803 views, 177 comments

    Most discussed Samanthrax: I love that she is tall. I have an natural affection towards fellow tall ladies. Tall ladies, UNITE. (I vote more »

  • cover lies

    December Cosmo: This Season, May All Your Motives Be Ulterior

    Are you having trouble "catching a dude's eye" and "reeling him in"? You probably have too many friends, says this month's Cosmo. Hanging out with just one or two other women will keep the focus where it's supposed to be — on men. And when you're at the bar with your one friend, don't stand too close together. Guys will think you're "engrossed in an intimate convo" — an activity that, as Cosmo has explained on numerous occasions, is actually mildly poisonous to men. The trick — and this applies equally in the bar or the bedroom — is to act like you're having fun when really, you're trying to impress guys. Because having just one motive per night is for slackers. And skanks. More »

    2:20 PM on Wed Nov 12 2008
    By Anna N.
    10,725 views, 120 comments

    Most discussed Jessica Hussein Lovejoy: BRB, getting Rahm'ed: Are you having trouble "catching a dude's eye" and "reeling him in"? Have you tried catching his taint? Or reeling him more »