QUIZ: Are You a Cat Lady?
Today is National Cat Day, and the question on literally everyone’s mind is, “Am I a cat lady?” Well, rack your brain no longer, because we have created a quiz that will help you answer that question once and for all.
Your Cat Won't Make You Crazy: Keep Side-Eyeing Your Science Headlines
In the past few days, a wave of articles, Facebook posts, and tweets seemingly struck a major blow for #teamdog: dramatic headlines informed us that a recent study found that cat ownership causes people to go crazy. Most of the articles later clarify that the study, which looked specifically at schizophrenia (not…
Stupid Shit I've Bought for My Cat in an Attempt to Make Her Love Me
In early 2007, during a fit of extreme emotional vulnerability, I walked into an animal shelter on Chicago’s near North side. Two hours later, I was driving home with a very angry cat with only one fang and a stump where her tail should be in a carrying case on the passenger seat, my hands clenched on the wheel in a…
Tyra Banks Writes About The Future: Plastic Surgery For Everyone
Tyra Banks weighed in on The Future and it’s all coming up a la carte plastic surgery.
Adopting a Cat Is Chic Now So Please Ask Me About My Cat
Brush the cat hair off your most celebratory cardigan and slice yourself some night cheese, because being a cat lady is now très chic. Or at least it's a sign of independence and joie de vivre, rather than sad resignation to a life alone. Progress!
Liberals Are Self-Righteous, Rihanna-Loving Cat Ladies
Snowflakes: you are all singular, special individuals, but you, collectively, fall into some pretty predictable data patterns when it comes to political affiliation.
This Woman Is the Awesome Cat Lady You Can Only Hope to Be
Kate Benjamin has one of the best jobs in the world. What is it, you ask? Well, she just writes about and make things for cats all day. Her eleven cats.
Pranksters Turn AustralianChristianLobby.org Into Site for Cat Ladies
Like most fundamentalist lobby groups intent on forcing their old-timey views upon a population of people who are minding their own business, the Australian Christian Lobby is the worst. When they're not attempting to silence ad campaigns meant to educate the public about HIV prevention, they're eroding the rights of…
Small Kentucky Town Besieged By Cats
Taylorsville, Kentucky contains 1,800 residents, a small population of very nervous mice, and an overpopulation of stray cats convening in every possible nook and cranny. According to the town's CAT CROSSING sign, the cats also wear shoes.
Sweet Jesus, That's A Lot Of Cats.
Two women from Vermont have been cited for animal cruelty after police discovered that they had been housing 77 cats in two cars. Only two of the cats belonged to the ladies—the rest are in need of homes.
Women With Dogs Can Be Crazy.
Breaking down the whole women love cats while men prefer dogs stereotype is a new study, which found that women are often closer to their canine companions than men. Should we be surprised?
"Cat Whisperer" Heals With TMI
We'd pretty much watch Julie Klausner read the phone book, so when she's communicating with felines as a Cat Whisperer, it kind of doesn't get any better:
Why The Crazy Cat Lady Is Good For The World
Martin Howard has written a paean to "eccentrics" — the lobster-walking, mole-eating, own-buttcheek-caressing weirdos who, he argues, make the world a better place. Which made us think of our favorite eccentrics — and what eccentricity is in the first place.
This Is The Face Of A "Crazy Cat Lady"
Army Specialist Nathan Davis wrote an essay about his cats Commander Frank Sinatra and Sergeant Snog for a Purina contest to debunk myths about multiple cat owners. He won $5,000 and a year's supply of kitty litter. [Washington Post]
An Extended Look Inside The Lives Of "Crazy" Cat Ladies
In her documentary Cat Ladies, Christie Callan-Jones unravels the stories behind the cultural stereotype of single women "whose lives and self-worth have become intractably linked to cats." Last Friday, Callan-Jones appeared on 20/20 to discuss what makes cat ladies "crazy."
GMA Goes "Inside The Secret World Of Cat Ladies"
Today GMA previewed tonight's 20/20 on the documentary Cat Ladies. Elizabeth Vargas notes that one woman's "16 feline friends aren't making it easier for her to find a man," and claims, "99% of cat hoarders are women." Clip at left.
"Are There Cat Gentlemen, Too?"
Lately, cat ladies have been in the news, prompting legislation, a documentary, and a new inquiry from Slate's "Explainer": "What's the deal with cat ladies?" And why are they always, well, ladies?
Sad-Sack Or Cougar: The Only Choices!
"If it feels as if the remarriage odds are bad for a woman in her 50s, they are." So claims the Times piece "In Her 50s, Looking for Love." Clearly, these women haven't seen Cougar Town!
Memo To Men: Women Love Their Cats. Get The Fuck Over It
We're extremely sad to report that a player of one of our favorite sports (baseball) who was once a prospect for our favorite team (the NY Mets) and appeared on one of our least-favorite shows (Sex and the City) has been arrested on charges that he beat his girlfriend's cat to death. Gawker kind of sums up our…
