Jezebel: book

Insert "Don't Judge A Book" Joke

Sadie — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:40:00 EST

Olympia Le-Tan makes amazing clutch purses based on the jackets of first editions. As she says, they're "mainly classics, as unfortunately the covers of books nowadays are not as nice as they used to be." [DazedDigital]

Taking It To The Streets

Sadie — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:20:00 EDT

"[The Sartorialist] still stands as an antidote to what we so mindlessly call "celebrity style" – in other words, the alleged individuality of TV and movie stars who hire people to dress them." [Salon]

Valerie Plame, who was outed and smeared...

Megan — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:40:00 EST

Valerie Plame, who was outed and smeared by no less than the Earl of Minor Despair, Bob Novak, in an effort to discredit (true) stories that Saddam didn't really have nukes before we invaded, is hard at work on a novel, though she won't say whether it's more about her covert life or the end of it. She will, say, that she's kind of a fan of the Decemberist's song about her— she thinks "it's hysterical." [Women's Wear Daily, YouTube]

Diet Packs Will Make You Eat More • Female Shoppers Love Food Courts

Maria — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Diet or calorie-portioned packs of snack food are actually counterproductive since they make people believe they can eat more of the unhealthy food inside. • New trend? New York City is welcoming its first vaginal fitness spa, meant to tighten women up, down there. • Environmentalist and author, Robert Engelman, says that access to birth control can control global warming because it prevents adding climate-destroying humans to the already massive population. • Celebrity assistants are apparently as narcissistic and bizarrely secretive as their famous employers. • Hey! My tallys of non-white models on fashion runways and in magazines got a mention in the WSJ! Oh, and fashion insiders are patting themselves on the back for dedicating a special Vogue issue to black models.

• A woman claims her fake breast was damaged when it was struck by a fake apple being thrown around the pool area of a La Quinta Inn. Women are saving less than men for retirement, in large part because because they are paid less. • Shopping mall developers are asking women directly what they want out of their shopping experience (answer: more food!).