Jezebel: Oxford

O'Donnell Lies About Her Education, Makes For Good Video Parodies

Irin Carmon — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:31:14 EDT

Number of schools Christine O'Donnell said she attended which never heard of her: Two. Also, two video parodies of her pronouncements on masturbation and pregnancy. More »

Gisele's Legs Still Glued Together On Mag Covers; More Met Ball Gossip

Jenna Sauers — Wed, 05 May 2010 12:40:00 EDT

For the May Vogue Mexico cover, Gisele Bündchen pulled virtually the same pose that was captured on the April cover of American Vogue. [DesignScene]
Miley Cyrus wears a silver corset that costs $25,000 in her latest music video. [Us]

Women's Studies

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:10:00 EST

[Oxford, United Kingdom; February 17, 1993. Image via Getty]

All Souls Day

Anna Holmes — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Oxford, October 8. Image via Getty]

Ruth Padel & Derek Walcott: The Clinton Vs. Obama Of Poetry?

Anna North — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:20:00 EDT

In what one columnist has compared, perhaps erroneously, to the battle between Clinton and Obama, British poets Ruth Padel and Derek Walcott find themselves at the center of a scandal that includes allegations of racism, sexism, and sexual harrassment. More »

Want A Baby Boy? Eat A Burger For Breakfast

Jessica G. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:30:00 EDT

There's an old wives tale that eating bananas for breakfast will help women give birth to a boy, and a new study out of England claims that, to some extent, the tale is true: having a high potassium intake as well as a high sodium intake during conception can make women more likely to mother males. The research, which was published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences and comes out of the universities of Exeter and Oxford, also reports that women who skip breakfast or keep to restrictive diets are more likely to have girls. According to head researcher Fiona Mathews, "This research may help to explain why in developed countries, where many young women choose to have low-calorie diets, the proportion of boys born is falling." More »