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Madonna Dishes On "Fat Thighs"; Turning 50

Madonna has always been brutally honest, and her interview on last night's Nightline was no exception. Madge's take on Malawi is possibly distorted, as we discussed earlier, but so is her take on her own body. In the clip above, Madonna laments her "big fat thighs," which she attributes to her Italian mama. On one level, at least she's being straight up about her body issues — stars, they hate themselves, just like us! But on another level, this is a woman who appears to exercise several hours a day and adhere to a strict diet, and she can't even appreciate all of her own hard work. Madonna is also asked how she will feel about her upcoming 50th birthday. She replies, "Fuck you. I'm fifty." If only she had the same "fuck you" attitude about her figure. Related: Madonna Gives The Finger To Turning 50 [ABC News]

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Happy Anniversary To Jezebel And My Senile Brain (Astrology And Tony Toni Tone After The Jump)

Do you know what today is? Yeah, well for some reason I Googled "March 21" instead of "May 21" and then wrote a post about how it was Kevin Federline's birthday and the 28th anniversary of the "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas. See, the "Who Shot J.R." episode of Dallas was watched, simultaneously, by 83 million Americans, more Americans than had voted in any of the prior six presidential elections, but maybe it was a sign of civic involvement to come, because more than 86 million people voted in the 1980 election, and we'd like to think we are living in similarly "transformative" times. "Who Shot J.R.?" represented a peak in the mass-ness of American mass culture that will never again be reached. No American fictional character, not even Carrie Bradshaw, will ever again seize the depleted imaginations of so many Americans; we have too many options now, too many variations on the ephemera and too many…well, too many fucking blogs. Anyway I say this because I was pretty sure, when Jezebel was born a year ago today, that it was going to fail. First of all, what's up with that name? I'm still not quite used to saying, "I work for, uh, this site called…Jezebel?" So anyway, I was wrong. About the date, and so much else. You're all here! And you know how success breeds superstition? Anna decided to get Jezebel's astrological chart read. Without further ado: More »

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What To Expect Of A One-Year-Old

Maybe you heard already but today is Jezebel's birthday; we're one year old. What do you do with a one-year-old? Since none of us have kids, we turned to world-renowed expert Dr. Spock. His book has six sections on one-year-olds: 1. What makes them tick? 2. Avoiding injuries 3. Fears around 1 year 4.Independence and outgoingness 5. Handle them matter-of-factly 6. Nap hours are changing. Let's start at the beginning, shall we? More »

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Oprah: Jamie Lee Curtis Cuts The Crap About Women And Aging

Jamie Lee Curtis was on Oprah yesterday to discuss aging and being the naked cover girl of the current issue of baby-boomer magazine AARP. Curtis says she's over fighting the aging process — she openly admits to the plastic surgery she's had in the past — saying it's futile, and that once she dropped all the bullshit nonsense about looking and dressing the part, she finally felt free. It sounds a little self-help-y, but it was also kinda inspiring to hear someone famous go on such a huge show as Oprah and talk about her disdain for the fashion and advertising industries, because of what they do to women's minds. Clip above.

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What's More "Important"? Your Face Or Your Ass?

A story in the Times of London claims that every woman eventually has to choose between maintaining a youthful face or a great body. Fashion editor Lisa Armstrong quotes actress Catherine Deneuve: "A 30-year-old woman must choose between her bottom and her face." Basically, the "theory" assumes that as a woman gets older, she can either maintain her face or her body, but not both. Armstrong writes that while attending fashion shows, she found that though the front row celebrities may focus on Botox and face-lifts, for the international editors, stylists and buyers in attendance, "being thin has always been more important than having a dewily youthful complexion."

In the fashion world, a skinny 60-year-old who can carry Lanvin or Prada gracefully and doesn't have to confine herself merely to wearing the handbag because she can't fit into any of the (diminutive) sizes has as much cachet as a slightly plump, clueless 20-year-old, if not more.

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Jennifer Garner: Young, Gifted And Cracked

• Baby-faced baby mama Jennifer Garner will soon be shilling anti-aging products for Neutrogena. [WWD, 1st item]
  
• Urban Outfitters wants to be your new bff and txt u w all the l8test info 4 nu products + sales etc. Ttyl xo! [WWD, sub req'd]
  
• Trashy fashion designer Anand Jon (whose top celeb clients include, um, Paris Hilton and Paula Abdul) was arrested yesterday for 13 counts of sexual misconduct, including 3 charges involving a minor. [TMZ]
  
• Escada's re-opened Beverly Hills flagship's design sets to reflect its revised design sensibility, which is "young" not in "age, but attitude." Yes! Nipple slips! [LA Times]
  
• Rumors are circulating that billionaire Ron Burkle hopes to oust Garrard creative director/jewelry designer Jade Jagger for designer Steven Webster. [Vogue UK]

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