Jezebel: Liz Smith

Liz Smith Has More Energy Than We Do

Irin Carmon — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:45:00 EST

Gossip columnist Liz Smith, nearly 87, looks back with NPR. "I had a lot of gender confusion when I was younger," she says of her affairs with women. She still goes out at least three nights a week. [NPR] More »

Anand Jon Gets 59 Years For Rape, Cries.

Sadie Stein — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

"Designer" Anand Jon has been sentenced to 59 years in prison for multiple rapes. [Times of India]
Seems Naomi Campbell would, in fact, rather wear fur than go naked: the one-time PETA campaigner models furs for Dennis Basso. [Daily Mail]

Lindsay Lohan Off Her Rocker About Being Off The Cover

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:00:00 EST

Lindsay Lohan is reportedly pissed that Katie Holmes is on Glamour's April cover; LL was under the impression that her Madonna shot would get the cover. Insiders say that was never gonna happen. [MSNBC Scoop]

Rihanna Gets Some R&R

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:00:00 EST

Rihanna is currently on a beach in Mexico, and this picture on the cover of the NY Daily News is the first we've seen of her in a long while. [NY Daily News]

Some Of The "Sexiest Men Over 50" Are Not So Sexy

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:20:00 EDT

You guys, ageism is a terrible thing, but just stay with me here for a minute: The ladies of a certain age over at WowOwoW.com have lost their freakin minds. Or eyesight. How else to explain some of the choices on the listicle called "50 Sexiest Men Over 50"? Sean Connery? Sure. Clint Eastwood? Okay. Face-lifted Michael Douglas? Um. Chow Yun-Fat? Yes, please! Pierce Brosnan? Obviously. But some of these other gentlemen, especially in the "musicians" category, are not what one would define as "sexy." Quincy Jones gets a pass, as do Sting, Harry Belafonte and David Bowie. But seriously folks: Steven Tyler? More »

This Week We Talked About Booties, Olympian And Otherwise

Jessica G. — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:40:00 EDT

We're not gonna lie, there was some gawking at Olympic bods 'round these parts.
But there was also grinning at gymnasts, thrilling wins from Michael Phelps, controversies over the Chinese and Golden Girls all around.
Jennifer Love Hewitt wants you to kiss her ass. But only if it's skinny!
Speaking of ass masters, don't miss our interview with Margaret Cho.
Moddles got lost in teh soopermarket, kan no longer shop hapully.
We, however, can shop happily for Mad Men-inspired 60s duds.

Liz Smith Has Gin & Fruit: What's In Your Refrigerator?

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:40:00 EDT

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First of all, let it be known that we get hundreds of emails a day. And many of them contain "tips" about that site WowOWow.com. You know, the one with Liz Smith and Peggy Noonan and other ladies of a certain age? Anyway, we have a theory that the "tipsters" are not really Jezebel readers but PR people posing as Jezebel readers. They have last names like Lagerfeld, Faulkner and Broadwater. But! Today we got a WowOWow.com tip that we actually liked: A slideshow called "Our Refrigerators." And! The interior of Liz Smith's fridge! Contents: Gin and watermelon. Oh, and Snickers. Liz, I love you. The only better fridge on the list? Literary agent Joni Evans: More »

Do You "Feel" Your Age? Does Anyone?

Moe — Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 EDT

If you didn't know how old you were, how old would you feel? This is not a trick question, but one posed by WoWoWow, the website targeted at old ladies, ha ha ha. Columnist Peggy Noonan says she feels 37; gossip Liz Smith feels 28; Joan Juliet Buck says 11 — she works at Vogue so go fig — and my answer is obviously "not old enough" because for eight years now I have been unburdened by the desire to lie about my age, which is why I'm glad there are old comment-whores like Stella Lazar still on the lookout for blogger cons. "I like the age I am — in 25 days I will be 71 — NONE OF YOU WOULD ADMIT YOUR AGES — you all live in outer-space!," she wrote on the website, adding snarkily, "And, looking at your illustration with this question I think you are living in the last millenium — it looks dated and terrible as do your photographs which are so retouched and most of them look like wax figures from Tussauds." For the record, Peggy is 58, Liz Smith is 85, Joan Juliet Buck is in her sixties (I think), and I am 29 with the attention span of a four-year-old, the liver of a Korean War veteran and the musical taste of a late-blooming teenager. More »

Over-40 Women's Website Is Destined For Failure

Jessica G. — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:30:00 EST

There's a big splashy article in today's New York Times about the launch of Wowowow.com, a new website for women over 40 founded by NY Post gossip dowager Liz Smith, former presidential speechwriter Peggy Noonan, ex-Simon and Schuster president Joni Evans, 60 Minutes correspondent Leslie Stahl, and ad exec Mary Wells. The site, a sort of upscale alternative to iVillage, is described as "a virtual Le Cirque," where the aforementioned media matriarchs — along with contributors like Candice Bergen, Lily Tomlin, Whoopi Goldberg, and ex-Vogue editor Joan Juliet Buck — will "trade on their celebrity and sophistication." The thing is, this focus on the founders' celebrity and sophistication is exactly why their site will fail: These women are looking to form a community of sharp, like-minded women over forty, but they all seem to share the totally condescending attitude of Vogue-ette Buck, who tells Rosenbloom, "iVillage has always puzzled me...I love the idea but it's like Macy's or something." More »

Syndicated gossip dowager Liz Smith has...

Jessica — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:20:00 EST

Syndicated gossip dowager Liz Smith has been awarded the first annual "Ann Richards Troublemaker in Residence" honor by the organization Women's Voices for Change. WVFC is aimed at women over 40 and dedicated to making the post-menopausal feel "good about not being born yesterday." Richards (pictured), the feistiest female governor to ever hit the state of Texas, passed away last September. [Editor & Publisher] More »

Gossip Columnist Says Paris Hilton Takes It Up The Butt

Anna Holmes — Wed, 09 May 2007 11:43:31 EDT

Does Liz Smith know something we don't? According to this Q&A with New York Magazine, the answer is yes. At least Liz is tactful (or Texan!) enough to avoid the word "ass". More »