Jezebel: Singapore

Do Anti-Sex Trafficking Ads Really Need To Be This Graphic?

Irin Carmon — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:05:00 EDT

Copyranter draws our attention to these ads out of Singapore in opposition to sex trafficking. (There's also one against exploitative domestic employment agencies). We're torn: Do the illustrations showing miserable-looking girls performing sex acts just behind the walls of daily life force you to face grim reality, or do they risk being titillating? (Click to enlarge). More »

A Little Steeplechase Splash Never Hurt Anyone

Katy Kelleher — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:44:00 EDT

[Singapore, August 18. Nina Harbold of France, left, and Anastasiya Puzakova of Bulgaria, second from left, compete in the women's 2000-meter steeplechase event at the Youth Olympics. Image via AP]

Gorgeously Bejeweled Dancer Fans Flames

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:15:00 EDT

[Auckland, August 2. A Singapore dancer performs in front of the Youth Olympic Torch at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre.]

Preaching To The Choir

Anna Holmes — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:10:00 EDT

[Singapore, April 25. Image via AP]

Played In Singapore

Anna Holmes — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:10:00 EST

[Singapore, February 25. Image via Getty]

Safety First

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:10:00 EST

Singapore, January 14. Image via AP.]

No Petite Models? Turn Pants Into Capris • Hillary Clinton Is More Popular Than President Obama

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST

• The blog Alterations Needed spotted an image from the Gilt Groupe J Brand sample sale in which a tall model wears petite jeans that are way too short because there were no petite models on hand at the shoot. More »

Rainbow Connection

Anna Holmes — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:10:00 EDT

[Singapore, August 11. Image via Getty]

Very Cheeky

Anna Holmes — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:15:00 EDT

[Singapore, August 9. Image via Getty]

Fountains Of Youth

Anna Holmes — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:10:00 EDT

[Singapore, June 25. Image via Getty]

Consumers Are Just Crackers About Wensleydale • Drew Peterson's Stepbrother Doubts His Innocence

Katy Kelleher — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDT

• Sales of Wallace and Gromit's favorite cheese, Wensleydale, have given British dairies a much needed boost. • More »

The First Interview? Verdict: Palinful

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Sarah Palin gave a little interview that aired yesterday, did you hear? Or even watch? It's okay, because Moe and I did, and we eventually talk about it, once we get done marveling at the foreign policy influence of Typewriter Man Martin K. Tytell and Thailand's political crisis, which leads us into a discussion of the important of overall GDP versus per capita GDP which causes Moe to call me a retarded Republican despite having had her morning coffee. See what listening to Sarah Palin sputter on about the Bush doctrine can do to you? More »

"Why Are Lesbians Often Fatter Than Straight Women?"

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:00:00 EDT

It's time for another installment of Pot Psychology, the "advice" column in which we attempt to solve everyone's problems with an herbal remedy. (Remember, kids: Don't do drugs!) In this episode, Rich, the Piper to my Trig, helps me answer questions about ejaculate, 16-year-old boys, and air-humping. Got a burning question? Send it to potpsych@jezebel.com. (Please keep them short; they're verrrry hard to read when stoned.) More »

Singapore Slings

Maria — Mon, 19 May 2008 13:20:00 EDT

Singapore has unveiled some new ads raising awareness for verbal domestic abuse with some freaky imagery. The ads feature enraged men with fists coming out of their mouths and punching/grabbing-at distressed-looking women. The ads are certainly explicit with their message, and the eerie supernatural feeling definitely grabs your attention (if it doesn't give you a few nightmares). [AdFreak] More »

At a lingerie fashion show in Singapore...

Jennifer — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 10:45:00 EDT

At a lingerie fashion show in Singapore yesterday, one designer showed a thong emblazoned with 518 diamonds and 27 gold tassels. Let me tell you a little something about my vagina: It's really classy, you see, but that doesn't mean it wants diamonds or gold tassels anywhere near it. [Reuters] More »

What would Jesus do? Not slather himself...

Jennifer — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:45:00 EST

What would Jesus do? Not slather himself in body cream, clearly. Singapore has halted sales of a cosmetics line with the motto "Looking Good for Jesus" and products that claim to "redeem your reputation and more." (The body cream in question, incidentally, is called "Get Tight With Jesus Body Cream.") "These products trivialize Jesus Christ and Christianity," said one of the company's opponents. Yeah, we prefer nondenominational miracle-creams. [MSNBC] More »

Isty-Bitsy Teeny-Weeny

dodai — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:30:00 EST

Tan Wen Zhong, 21, a Singapore national serviceman, walked into an elevator early one morning wearing only a pink bikini. He will spend a day in jail and pay a $7,529 fine for "outraging the modesty" of the woman who shared the elevator with him and also for "fraudulent possession of women's underwear." Police found 46 pieces of ladies lingerie and bikinis and four "obscene" movies when they searched Tan's apartment. His lawyer said Tan had been badly affected by his parents' divorce as a kid. The underwear stuff ? Not so bad. But Tan was also accused of grabbing a 23-year-old woman's buttocks a year ago, sigh. [Reuters] More »