Now that women are living alone and/or taking care of themselves (thanks, Spice Girls and Have It All Barbie!), we've got a new problem on our hands: stereotypically female chores that need completing. Fraught gender history or not, your house isn't going to clean itself. So here's your indispensable guide to how to… » 10/23/13 7:15pm 10/23/13 7:15pm

Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her. » 6/28/13 4:45pm 6/28/13 4:45pm

Obviously this woman is not exactly Rosie the Riveter. But it's clear the model is inspired by the World War II icon — the polka-dot headband, the blue workshirt, the tough expression. But instead of putting a mothertrucking bomber together, this lady is about to do the floors. Earlier this week, Alexandra Petri… » 6/06/13 3:00pm 6/06/13 3:00pm

Jolie Kerr is a cleaning expert and advice columnist. She'll be here every other week helping to answer your filthiest questions. Are you dirty? Email her. » 5/31/13 4:18pm 5/31/13 4:18pm

Alfreta Sailor, one of the folks featured on Neat Freaks last night, likes things clean. Really, really clean. She goes through several bottles of bleach each week, and she even uses bleach to wash her fruit. "Bleach is your friend, people," she says. » 12/06/12 3:50pm 12/06/12 3:50pm

TLC, the circus channel — home of Extreme Couponing, Extreme Cougar Wives, The Little Couple, Long Island Medium, My Strange Addiction and Virgin Diaries — has a new show in the works, Neat Freaks. » 11/28/12 6:40pm 11/28/12 6:40pm

Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our recommendation… » 11/12/12 4:00pm 11/12/12 4:00pm

Scott Brown of Massachusetts is pretty much the GOP's greatest remaining hope for hip, modern ideas in a party increasingly characterized by dour, prude regressionism. A visionary new voice for a party that's unfortunately branded itself as a retro outfit that just wants women to get back to the kitchen. Yes, Scott… » 3/27/12 12:40pm 3/27/12 12:40pm

Find yourself in search of a new, more lucrative career or wanting to make some extra cash on the side? Why not take advantage of one of America's greatest scourges: Meth labs. Don't worry, we are not suggesting you go all Breaking Bad and start cooking meth. No, this job involves cleaning up meth labs after the… » 3/26/12 10:00am 3/26/12 10:00am

Now that Barbie is working about 16 jobs at once (everything from princess to zoo doctor!), her life has gotten a little out of control. As a modern woman, it's hard for her to keep things neat and tidy on the home front—and who can blame her? That Malibu Dreamhouse is not gonna clean itself. As a result, it looks… » 1/02/12 7:00pm 1/02/12 7:00pm

Two scientists have developed a chemical coating for fabric that causes it to clean and deodorize itself when exposed to sunlight. This means that unless the world is too polluted to occupy in the future, we'll never have to do laundry again. Now, let's all twirl around in our dream kitchens! » 12/14/11 7:00pm 12/14/11 7:00pm

Thanksgiving weekend is supposed to be a time of delicious food and family camaraderie. Apparently, it's also when people go around looking like unwashed slobs. » 11/24/11 10:30am 11/24/11 10:30am