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Today we learned an awesome new word: Menarchy, or menstrual anarchy. This is just one name for the growing movement to make "the curse" something a little more bearable. Or, as the case may be, wearable. More »
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Remember the boyfriend pillow? Well, there's a whole subculture in Japan devoted to pillows with young girls on them — and it's about more than just sleep. More »
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Today, as many of you know, is Moe's last day. What to say? Well, for starters, it's the end of an era. As my first hire, I have worked alongside Moe longer than anyone else, and the two of us have seen one another through every stage of the site's evolution: planning, plotting and brainstorming (God, that was fun, wasn't it?); two months of test blogging; the launch... the list, of course, goes on. But one thing that has remained constant this past year and a half is that Moe has stayed - at times, stubbornly - true to her singular point of view, bringing an entirely original voice, breadth of knowledge, and formidable intelligence to almost everything she's done. More »
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Sad but also exciting news: Our own Moe Tkacik, who was my first hire and has been amusing, educating and provoking Jezebel readers since we launched in late May of 2007, is, in early August, making a jump over to Radar Online moving over to Gawker. Hopefully, this will give Moe the opportunity to flex some different muscles, leave the ladymag-reading and other Crappy and onerous tasks behind, and train her eye on targets that are a little closer to home. (Of course, I'll be demanding that she continue some of her most beloved, well-known Jezebel creations, like CEFAD, in her free time.) More on this — and from her — sometime soon, but please do give her your sincere congratulations in the comments. More »
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All week, readers have been writing in about advice-giver Dan Savage's latest column, in which Jezebel — specifically our response to that awful 'Dear Abby' feature from last week — gets a negative mention. Personally, I didn't care one way or another about Savage's slam, but Moe sure did! With every email from a reader that came in, she shot off a response to the entire staff. Click on Savage's picture to read her increasingly-irate responses! More »
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Moe's over at the Chelsea Art Museum for the spring/summer 2008 Catherine Malandrino show. (That's Catherine at left.) Moe may be hungover (she texted us something about 9/11 conspiracy theories at 1:30am last night, so it's likely). And Jennifer is there too, sitting next to Mena Suvari. Here's what Moe has to say. 12:41: "It is very hot. A man next to me with a Jeffrey bag who weighs approximately 110 pounds is wearing colossal sunglasses, white plaid pants with black trim at the bottoms, a pale pale yellow tank top, and a short little black half jacket thingy, with a white peter pannish collar and short, puffed sleeves. Think he's gay?" 12:48: "Princess Leah buns on models. White and cream sure are popular colors for spring! With beige a close second. Malandrino is all about gigantic sleeves. Like sleeves as the new hoopskirts. Sleeves that say, I defy you to try and tap me on the shoulder at a party while I am talking to someone more important, and gayer, than you." 12:50: "A man in front of me has an actual Chinese fan with which he is fanning himself. ALEK WEK." "Or wait, not Alek Wek." (Click through for more) More »
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Moe almost died at the Max Azria show! 2:43: "I'm in line with a woman in sleeveless sheath wearing glitter on her arms and also, moss green gloves. Is this normal? Snoopy is here and the approaching Snoopy show, which some attendees mistakenly assumed would be a dog fashion show, is being discussed. A short girl with a large yellow bag explains it is actually a show featuring ensembles by different designers inspired by Peanuts characters. 'Who designed Pig Pen?' I wonder. No one knows. 'It's going to be the best show here,' I say. 'You mean because there's so many different designers?' asks the girl with the yellow bag. Now there is a rush, an exodus. EVERYONE CHARGING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION END TIMES END TIMES. Max Azria is at capacity and allowing no more guests in. Drat!" (BUT THERE'S MORE! Ever-resourceful Moe discovered a television screen and reviewed the show anyway! Click the tag for more...) More »
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Moe decided to break her self-imposed ban on non booze-involving fashion week events to attend the Ports 1961 show because of a unique globalization angle: the brand is based in Xiamen, a Chinese city renowned mostly for being the home base of the country's thriving human trafficking industry. The designers used mostly black models, an interesting choice, but an insight into the method behind their madness: 6'1 black women can make anything look expensive, even clothes that scream "flagrant appeal to former communist bloc!" Which half of these dresses were. Here's what she had to say: 9:28: "Standing room again. This morning when Briana came into the hotel room her first words were 'Oh it smells gross in here!' I am dying from pneumonia and could not smell anything though I had noticed a meatball sandwich had been left on the desk overnight. Anyway, right now, the floral smell is overpowering. Fashion has such wondrous abilities to sharpen the senses. Ivanka Trump has an awe-inspiring rack, if that is her..." (Click through for more) More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=297427&view=rss&microfeed=true Moe just got seated at the Nicole Miller show. Unfortunately, the instant messaging function on her phone is not working anymore. (Sabotage? Or a spilled drink?) Fortunately, her email is! Here's what she has to say so far. 7:42: "I have a seat this time. I have realized that we rank somewhere between Life & Style and Glam.com and one row ahead of a fifty-something man in sunglasses entirely dressed in camouflage with neon accents. It does seem unfair. Omg I think I see Emily Weiss! Yes!! She is staring so intently!" 7:44: "Clothes much more tailored, less vomitously pretty. I'm still not seeing how these shows are supposed to 'tell a story'." 7:47: "I'm always torn when clothes are pretty, and smart looking, devoid of stupid extraneous flourishes, obviously beautifully tailored, and yet I know anyone who would wear them I would, like, hate. It's like the way I felt in high school about J Crew. These women all work in marketing." More »
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Hey! What are you doing right now? Nothing? Everything? Writing an email? Running your tongue over your teeth and wondering if your gums are receding? You should probably call a dentist! But remember the last time you were at the dentist? When they just said you'd have to return to the dentist? Shit! Maybe you should call your mother! She certainly thinks that should be more of a priority! And she's right! But maybe you should finish that post you were just writing first! Maybe you should finish writing that email you were writing on your Blackberry, only on your laptop this time? Maybe you should call your bank and see about getting those overdraft fees waived, and call a doctor about the weird patch of burst blood vessels on your thigh — did the laptop do that? Should you buy your dad a Father's Day present, or oh shit that wedding present, but WHY does your little IM icon keep bouncing I WONDER WHO IT IS (NOT)... And you volunteered to see about movie times, even though movies are just an excuse to aimlessly click through old emails in a cool, quiet place.. but wait a second here's another article on multitasking, and how women are sooooo good at it, and how they think it's SUCH an asset in their ability to handle the demanding modern workplace, and to that we would just like to say, excuse me but NO IT IS NOT!!! "Multitasking" is actually more like being called "curvy." More »
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