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Who among us hasn't experienced the trepidation of your first time? You agonize about where you should go and what you'll say once you get there. Then, when you finally go through with it, you're so nervous that you're shaking and you do something goofy like get confused about which part goes in which hole. No, we're not talking losing your virginity—we're talking about the first time you shop for sex toys! More »
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We've read through your ghost stories and picked out ten of our favorites. Read on for tales of creepy photos, scary basements, a haunted daycare center, and one very, very unwelcome visitor. More »
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Nothing angers online fans quite like an improperly labeled spoiler, as many people think a story will be ruined if they find out beforehand that the hero manages to triumph over the forces of evil. However, a new study challenges the necessity of the "spoiler alert." According to the researchers, I actually enjoyed Fight Club more because my best friend handed me the DVD and said, "I think you're going to like this. It's awesome because Brad Pitt isn't real." More »
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It is unknown whether it was Mark Twain's actual intention for little girls to read this humorous short story published in 1867, and with selections like "You should ever bear in mind that it is to your kind parents that you are indebted for your food," we think it's safe to say this work wasn't ever meant to be published as a children's book. That hasn't stopped author/illustrator Vladimir Radunsky from turning his piece into a fully illustrated work. In fact, the artist has taken on many other works from different authors and provided illustrations for them as well. More »
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Picking the best of all the exciting entries in the Jezebel (Very) Short Fiction Contest was difficult indeed — but at long last, we have a winner! Well, two winners, to be precise. More »
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Ah summer jobs: it's the subject of dozens of teen romances and bawdy movies. Or, you know, petty humiliation. More »
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Fairy tales have been much analyzed in the past thirty years or so, and Holly Tucker's list of five books on the subject offers every interpretation from feminist to Freudian. But as a devotee myself, I have my own ideas. More »
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We often get tips that begin "I was reading Cosmo/Glamour/Marie-Claire - at the dentist's" - but really, I actually did read about "hate crushes" in a ladymag at the hairdresser's - and realized I was in the midst of one. More »
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The 1945 Roald Dahl short-story classic involving but not limited to a turtle, a yogi, and a terrible swan song. More »
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As we gird our loins for the Post-Recession frontier, we're all taking to the canner. Luckily, some of us nerds have been prepared for years. More »
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As is her wont, the Atlantic's lightning rod cultural critic Caitlin Flanagan has weighed in on womenfolk: in this case, Twilight, the teen vampire phenomenon that's sold millions of books and, according to the Associated Press, is redefining the chick flick. In an expansive essay on girlhood, innocence, imperiled innocence, sexuality, her dislike of YA books, her love of YA books, and the power of fiction, Flanagan examines "What A Girl Wants". What does she want? Well, it's simple. More »
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