Jezebel: Hairspray

Children's Theater Production of Hairspray Obliviously Features Skinny White Kids

Erin Gloria Ryan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST

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Dear John Waters, I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but figured that if you didn't hear it from me, someone else would tell you the tragedy that has befallen your beloved civil rights/self acceptance/ dancing musical masterpiece Hairspray. Are you sitting down? Good. More »

Pregnant Shoplifter Attacks Store Employee With Hairspray She Was Trying to Steal

Cassie Murdoch — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:05:00 EST

A pregnant woman in South Carolina was trying to lift a few things from a beauty supply store when one of the store's employees caught her red-handed. Rather than admit she was wrong and return the goods, Alexis Sade Hayes went on the attack. She hit the employee in the head with a can of hairspray she'd been intending to shoplift and then took off running, but not before dropping the purse that contained the stolen items. She was later caught and arrested—and also taken to the hospital for abdominal pain. She claims she was defending herself, but it's clear she was the aggressor. She could face assault charges. More »

Take A Bow

Anna Holmes — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:10:00 EST

[London, November 3. Image via Getty]

Woman Gets Entire Can Of Hairspray Lodged Up Her Butt

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:20:00 EST

Mirela Gradinaru, 37, would not tell doctors how the hairspray got into her rectum, which, apparently had a lot of hold (no word on shine, though). Surgery was required to remove the object. [The Sun] More »

Big Hair Is Sexy, Cigarettes Whiten Teeth, Not Having Cellulite Is Awesome

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Sometimes you can't even get to the heart of the editorial content of a magazine because there are so many ads. And while a few ads are innocuous, pretty or straightforward, many are just bad. Hence, Badvertising! After the jump, some of the worst advertisements from recent issues of Elle, Allure and Glamour. More »

Queen Latifah Is One (Admittedly Happy) Hot Mess

Anna Holmes — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 08:50:44 EDT