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We're not the typical demo for the Maxim Hot 100 list, because if we had penises we'd be men enough to buy a magazine with actual nudity to jerk off to. But since there must be clothing, and we must be ladies, we must judge what everyone is wearing. What lies ahead is not good, and we're not going to pretend it is. More »
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In their admittedly unscientific study, Nina Orezzoli and Mark Robinson compared the ads in the March issues of Maxim, Cosmo and Essence that featured women's breasts, butts, and legs, as well as the amount of times that "T&A were used to sell T&A," like porn or phone sex ads. Essence featured 5% gratuitous body parts as compared to Maxim's 15% and Cosmo's 33%. (Click image to enlarge.) More »
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Blogger Darren Barefoot analyzed dozens of Cosmo and Maxim issues and generated word clouds that show what the lad and ladymag are selling you. Not surprisingly, it's sex. More »
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Maxim cover models aren't known for their modesty, but it seems Olivia Munn has gone too far with a pair of see-through underwear on the February cover. Luckily, Fox News is here to wail, "Won't someone think of the children?" More »
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These 2003 tips for "curing" a feminist are surprisingly tame — maybe because Maxim quoted actual feminist Jennifer Baumgardner. They're also supposed to help you "get your chin buttered," something we thought dudebros were supposed to hate. More »
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It's not that Ms. Lavigne's arms are too wide for the mag — it's that her torso is not curvy enough. So they scooped out some vital organs over there on the left and created a tiny waist. More »
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Magazines aimed at twentysomething guys lean heavily toward boobs, beer, and boorishness — will young men pick up a title about "career advancement, finances and family life" instead? More »
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So now we know Katy Perry tops Maxim's Hot 100 list. The wacky singer is an interesting choice, considering past "hotties" include swimsuit models and smoldering actresses — none of whom would wear a light-up dress on the red carpet. More »
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It's the story… of a lovely lady… who "flashed" a bunch of magazine editors in their place of business. [Maxim] More »
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Diablo Cody says Jennifer's Body features a boy awkwardly losing his virginity because, "I just wanted to hear someone in a movie say 'put it in'... we all know in real life you have to take a few pokes." [Maxim] More »
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• Oh, snap: Paulina Porizkova has been given the pink slip by Tyra and America's Next Top Model! The '80s supermodel told Craig Ferguson on the Late, Late Show:

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Want to know about women, but don't know who to ask? Why bother to find an actual woman, when you can get the scoop from none other than the former editor of Maxim? More »
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MP Claire Curtis-Thomas in England wants lad mags like Maxim and Nuts to carry film-style ratings. In a report released this week, Curtis-Thomas said that these lad mags are not rated and treated the same way as porn even though she sees the magazines as being "little more than pornography." She also wants downmarket English newspapers like the Daily Sport to carry age-appropriateness ratings. Ben Todd, an editor at lad mag Zoo thinks of his magazines as a "cheeky seaside postcard" and says that if they are restricted by age because of topless photos then newspapers like the Sun that print photos of topless models should be restricted as well. [Daily Mail] More »
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Michael Grove, the shadow education secretary and a prominent Conservative in England, gave a speech today at a meeting organized by the think tank IPPR condemning lad mags (like Nuts, Zoo, and Maxim) for promoting "instant-hit hedonism" and presenting women as "permanently, lasciviously, uncomplicatedly available." The result, according to Grove, is that the magazines promote a deterioration of responsibility in young men towards women, leaving British communities with apparently the worst social situation that could ever occur: single-parent families. Yes, lad mags may present a sexist image of women, but is focusing on the importance of "male responsibility" towards women reinforcing sexist and misogynist attitudes towards women or destroying them? (A poll on the website of the Guardian reveals that, as of this morning, 54% of respondents think that lad mags do not "make men feckless".) More »
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Israeli photographer Rachel Papo has a book coming out, featuring her series on female soldiers called Serial No. 3817131. Papo was in the Israeli Air Force in the late 80s, and, according to a blurb on her publisher's website, her photos reveal "these young girls caught in transient moments of self-reflection and uncertainty, as if stuck in a state of contradiction. Rather than portraying the soldier as heroic, confident, or proud, Papo’s photographs reveal the soldier and the teenage girl in constant negotiation, caught between two extremes: a soldier who lives on an army base surrounded by hundreds just like her, but underneath her uniform, there is an individual who wishes to be noticed." Somehow, these women manage to explore their individuality without taking their clothes off, unlike the Israeli soldiers featured in Maxim this month. [Rachel Papo Official Site, Powerhouse Books via Jewcy] More »
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You'd think that the occasion of Israel's 60th birthday would be enough to boost tourism, but you'd be wrong. In fact, the little country that could has taken to less-traditional means to raise awareness about how vacation-worthy it is: Participating in a sexy spread in American Maxim featuring women currently serving in the Israeli military. Women! Guns! Bikinis! (Is this why lobbyist groups are harping on Victoria's Secret model Bar Rafaeli to come back and fulfill her military service already?) Click on the picture to view a video about the story. [Reason] More »
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• Nelson Mandela personally called Amy Winehouse and asked her to sing at his birthday party on June 27! The former president of South Africa phoned her! Bono, Elton John and Annie Lennox are expected to perform as well. This UK paper says,"Let's hope [Amy] bee-hives herself!" Yuk, yuk. [Mirror]

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So last year, Maxim named Sarah Jessica Parker the unsexiest woman alive. Recently, SJP responded to the unfortunate accolade, saying "It's so brutal in a way, so filled with rage and anger. It upset him [Matthew], because it has to do with his judgment too...Am I really the unsexiest women in the world? Wow! It's kind of shocking...It's condemnation, it's insane." Today, Guardian columnist Ariel Leve wonders why Parker let it bother her in the first place. "What makes no sense," Leve writes, "is how someone like Sarah Jessica Parker - such a sensible person - could take this Maxim list to heart? Why would she expect to fit the ideals of its audience?" More »
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Sarah Jessica Parker had this to say about being voted Maxim's Unsexiest Woman in the world: "It's so brutal in a way, so filled with rage and anger. It upset him [Matthew], because it has to do with his judgment too. Do I have big fake boobs, Botox and big lips? No. Do I fit some ideals and standards of some men writing in a men's magazine? Maybe not. Am I really the unsexiest women in the world? Wow! It's kind of shocking...It's condemnation, it's insane. What can I do? I guess you can't please all people." • Seal went off on the paparazzi last night outside Madeo restaurant, calling them "cockroaches" who "ruin people's lives." • Madonna and Guy Richie were spotted out on a very public dinner date, perhaps to rebut recent rumors about an imminent split between the couple? [DListed, TMZ, Page Six] More »
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Famously fake-breasted Maxim cover girl Heidi Montag from The Hills was on Jimmy Kimmel last night to promote the magazine's February issue, as well as her single, which drops on iTunes on February 5. Apparently she co-wrote the song, which she describes as "really a piece of me", adding "it's about how you can't hold grudges. You can't waste your time looking back on the past and dwelling over things." Riiiiight. Because writing a thinly veiled song about your former best friend whom you love talking about in magazines, and on radio late night talk show interviews is really looking toward the future! Anyway, we're sure Lauren will be happy to hear that Heidi prays for her regularly. (What does that even mean? And do reality television fame whores living L.A. really pray for people? That shit's about as fake as her show!) More »
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Sarah Jessica Parker, proclaimed ugly by every man I have ever known, was, as you all know, recently called downright "unsexy" by Maxim. But that feisty Carrie Bradshaw claims that she just don't give a fuck! Parker says that it doesn't matter if you're pretty or not, because we'll all be ugly eventually: "What they don't know is that one day I'll wake up fat. But I'll still be happy, just like I am now." Aw, how nice. Plus, there's the added bonus of cash! After all, as Parker also mentions, "I consider myself a working woman with a family, who is blessed enough to have the sort of job others would die for. How many women wouldn't want to step into the Manolos that are waiting for me... every morning?" SJP: We try really hard to like you. But we just can't. [Vogue UK] More »
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Collagen-and-silicone championing Maxim magazine has just named the world's five unsexiest women alive and according to the boy-mag brain trusts, the two most unfortunate looking ladies around are Sarah Jessica Parker and Amy Winehouse. Aside from shockingly-low BMIs, what do these women have in common? That's right, pronounced noses and Jewish heritage! (Although Parker is only a four-candler.) But Maxim isn't the only mass-market magazine with seemingly anti-ethnic standards of beauty: Entertainment Weekly just released its list of Ultimate Female Hotties and there's nary a chosen person to be seen (save bleach-blond halfsie Scarlett Johansson ). Not only that, but the magazine's list doesn't feature a single black or Asian woman. More »
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Maxim Online's resident sexpert Lindsay has received an interesting and pretty disturbing query from reader "Tra", who complains that "there are times during sex when, if I get it just right, I can feel something in my girlfriend sorta pop when I jam it all the way." More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=253161&view=rss&microfeed=true Over at Fishbowl they've got a sneak preview of Shock magazine. More »
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