Jezebel: Orlando

Do Not Go To Orlando This Spring Break

Sadie Stein — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:36:00 EST

Don't these young people look happy and carefree? Let's hope they're not in Orlando. An "analysis of crime and accident stats coupled with doctor and lawyer rankings of 25 popular spring break destinations" ranked the home of Disney the most dangerous of the list. And we all know how slasher films start. More »

Rihanna's Rumored Topshop Line

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:43:00 EST

Rihanna had dinner with Topshop founder Philip Green and Simon Cowell. Because Green and Cowell run an entertainment company that produces television and fashion ventures, the tabloid seers are pretty sure that means Rihanna's getting a clothing line. [Daily Mail]

Students Charged $2 To Attend Pep Rally During School Hours

Margaret Hartmann — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 11:47:00 EST

An Orlando school board is changing its rules on fundraising after one high school charged students $2 to attend a pep rally. Since their other options included study hall or going home early, we're guessing it wasn't a packed house. More »

Tilda Swinton: Small Budgets And Big Ambitions

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:25:00 EDT

"I think it was sort of considered impossible on several fronts," said Orlando director Sally Potter. "I remember how deeply unfashionable this film was when we were making it," said Tilda Swinton. "People would say to us, 'A costume film?'" More »

If It's Magic

Anna Holmes — Wed, 05 May 2010 16:10:00 EDT

[Orlando, May 4. Image via Getty]

Howard The Duck Dunk

Anna Holmes — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:10:00 EDT

Duck Dunk" alt="Click here to read Howard The ~~Duck~~ Dunk" src="http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/images/39/2010/04/fans42210_01.jpg"/>

[Orlando, April 21. Image via Getty]

If It's Magic

Anna Holmes — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:10:00 EST

[Orlando, December 16. Image via Getty]

Judi Dench: "Fashion Is Not An Art Form. If It's Anything At All It's Pornography."

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:30:00 EDT

The trailer for Rage, Sally Potter's fashion industry whodunnit, makes the movie look like either the most ambitiously brilliant — or over-its-head silly — thing the British filmmaker has done since her 1992 adaptation of Orlando with Tilda Swinton. More »

Creepy Mom Casey Anthony Tried To Give Missing Caylee Up For Adoption

Jessica G. — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:30:00 EDT

There's a new wrinkle in the case of missing Florida 3-year-old Caylee Anthony: court documents have surfaced which show that her 22-year-old mother, Casey, the prime suspect in Caylee's disappearance, tried to give her up for adoption in 2005. For those of you not familiar with this case, Caylee Anthony has been missing since June 9th. The police were not notified of the disappearance until July 15th, and that's only because Casey's mother, Cindy Anthony, discovered the toddler was missing and made her daughter call 911. Since that frantic call, several incriminating details have emerged that make Casey look incredibly shady, if not completely guilty, including a poem Casey wrote on July 7: "What is given, Can be taken away. Everyone lies. Everyone dies." More »

Barack Obama Would Rather Be Shooting Dunks And Fathering Illegitimate Children. (Duh!)

Moe — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:00:00 EDT

(Duh!)" alt="Click here to read Barack Obama Would Rather Be Shooting Dunks And Fathering Illegitimate Children. (Duh!)" src="http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/images/39/2008/04/small_01hoops-450.jpg"/>

In a telling interview with the erudite Philadelphia radio program The Angelo Cataldi Show, Barack Obama said he would rather be Dr. J than president. (Hillary Clinton, meanwhile, gave some speech comparing herself to Rocky Balboa while wearing a fuchsia blazer.) Feminist hero Heidi Montag of The Hills announced her endorsement of John McCain, and her on-again boyfriend Spencer Pratt immediately shot back that he didn't think "anyone cares who Heidi Montag votes for." Well shit, Spencer, you know better than anyone that at least as many people care about Heidi's political stances as the fact that John McCain thinks Muqtada al Sadr is the one who came begging for a ceasefire, and that's way more than the number of people who care about the release of some 2003 Bush Administration memo authorizing torture-esque torture strategies, and even that is wayyyy more than the number of people who will sit still long enough to watch Errol Morris' new movie so...where was I? OMG EVILDOERS TRIED TO BLOW UP DISNEYLAND! Glamocracy's Megan and I are soooooo glad they didn't succeed. More »

Are Single Sex Classrooms Good For Girls?

Jessica G. — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:00:00 EST

Last night, MSNBC aired a report about Florida school Woodward Avenue Elementarybecause it has single sex classes, which some believe encourage better learning. The reader who tipped us off to the story notes that, in the clip above, the boys-only group looks like its having more fun, playing interactive learning games, whereas, those in the girls-only class are sitting quietly in its seats. The girls' teacher says that her students benefit from more traditional learning, and in her classroom, "A quiet girl is not afraid to raise her hand, she doesn't have to compete with the loudness or the boys who are shouting out answers." Boys reading test scores have jumped 30% under the new regime, while girls scores have not improved quite so starkly. More »