Jezebel: Price

How to Negotiate for a Lower Price on Anything

Anna North — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:50:00 EST

A lot of personal finance advice tells you to negotiate for a lower price on everything from cars to rent. But this requires you to do two things that are kind of uncomfortable in American society: talk about money, and try to get someone to do you a favor. Here's how to make the whole thing less painful. More »

Rihanna Encounters Chris Brown, Broken Bottle; Anne Hathaway: "I’m Not Very Pretty"

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:40:00 EST

Early on Monday morning, Rihanna was celebrating the Saints' Super Bowl win at a Miami club with Kim Kardashian and Timbaland, when a partygoer chucked a champagne bottle at their table from the balcony above and almost hit her.

Sarah Jessica Parker Talks Twins For The First Time; Aniston Suffering From Exhaustion

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:30:00 EDT

Sarah Jessica Parker talked to Access Hollywood about her new twin girls. She's mad about how the media is hounding her surrogate, and explains that she turned to surrogacy many disappointments trying to conceive.

Rihanna's New Track Disses Chris; Twilight Sequel Script Trashed?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 12 May 2009 09:00:00 EDT

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Rihanna has a new song, with guest vocals by Lady GaGa, titled Silly Boy. Kanye West posted it online, and the lyrics are:

Oprah To (Maybe) Guest Star On 30 Rock

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 09:00:00 EDT

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Oprah! In final talks! To be on 30 Rock! She'll play herself in scenes with Tina Fey's character Liz Lemon. Will Arnett and Jennifer Aniston are also making appearances on the show this fall. The bad news? The season premiere doesn't air until October 30. [E!]
Paris Hilton has "manipulated" the Toronto Film Festival to get more publicity for a documentary about herself. There were three screenings of the film Paris, Not France; now there is only one, because that will "create more buzz." Hasn't her moment in the spotlight come and gone? [Page Six]
The trailer for Lindsay Lohan's new movie, Labor Pains, is online. LL plays a publishing assistant who avoids getting fired by pretending to be pregnant. It looks almost barely funny. [People]

The Price Of Pimples

Maria — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:40:00 EDT

A recent study published by the Archives of Dermatology has found a price to put on adolescent angst. The study, which surveyed teens with acne issues, reveals that they would pay about $275 to have never had acne, $100 to be 100% acne-free, $10 for 50% clearing of acne, and absolutely nothing for clear skin accompanied by scarring. (Parents of teens were willing to pay a little more for a kid's clear skin.) Anyone who has had acne knows that it can be stressful (and a hell of a lot more expensive to clear up than a one-time $100 fee) but it's interesting that dermatologists are studying the financial aspects of clear skin. Isn't this a study that would seem more fit for a corporation like Procter & Gamble? Why are doctors so concerned about how much people are willing to pay for acne treatments? [UPI] More »