• dirt bag

    Blake On Amy's Addiction: It's All My Fault

    • In an exclusive interview, Blake Fielder-Civil says: "I dragged Amy into it and without me there is no doubt that she would never have gone down that road. I ruined something beautiful." He admits he got Amy Winehouse hooked on heroin, crack cocaine and self-harm. "The first time Amy took crack she asked me, 'Can I try a bit of that.' When I see pictures of Amy and the state she’s in it tears my heart out. I just want to pick her up and help her. But I can’t — because I’m the man who caused it all. It scares me to death that I can’t fix Amy." He also talks about watching her have seizures and why they both cut themselves. [News Of The World]
    • Britney Spears was supposed to perform at a club in London, but wouldn't go on stage. Brits are pissed at Brit! [Perez Hilton]
    • Britney's on the cover of Glamour, by the by. [Perez Hilton]
    • Britney is the number one most-searched-for subject on Yahoo in the UK, bumping Barack Obama to 7th. [Guardian]
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    9:00 AM on Mon Dec 1 2008
    By Dodai
    6,548 views, 61 comments

    Most discussed Shamrockette: Geri, Geri, Geri... I'm hoping that's just a wardrobe malfunction. more »

  • cover lies

    Glamour: How To Get Disinvited From Your Office Holiday Party

    This month's issue of Glamour is all about holiday parties, and it's bound to make you wonder what kind of party guest Glamour editors would make. While we have nothing against cash-strapped guests showing up in cocktail dresses from Old Navy, a $20 ball of 100 hair elastics does not a hostess gift make. Since the editors are even budgeting food intake with a 2 page breakdown of the nutritional value of holiday foods, it seems they'd spend the entire party near the hors d'oeuvres, trying to calculate caloric content of a pigs 'n blanket vs. champagne punch. (Judging from the photo on page 198 of a woman bent over Santa's knee getting spanked, they'd go with the punch.) Did Condé Nast dodge a bullet by canceling its holiday party? Find out after the jump. More »

    1:20 PM on Tue Nov 25 2008
    By Intern Margaret
    16,625 views, 73 comments

    Most discussed annelise13: Geez, is there a magazine that is NOT featuring the $20 ball of hair elastics? I'm serious. The saddest part? I more »

  • maghag

    A Year After The Black Hair Controversy, Glamour Marches On

    Last August, Ashley Baker, an editor from Glamour magazine, visited a law firm to speak about the dos and don'ts of corporate fashion. While commenting on a slide show, a picture of a woman sporting an Afro popped up, and Baker called it a real no-no. She said the same thing about dreadlocks, and suddenly a storm of bad press swarmed Glamour. Last October, Portƒolio's Jeff Bercovici wrote: "Ashley is no racist, just a young writer who said something glib without considering how it would sound to someone from a different background." But you've got to wonder if Glamour is still smarting from the incident. The December issue features a "Glamover," in which they give a black "reader" a new look. Guess what? More »

    12:30 PM on Thu Nov 6 2008
    By Dodai
    21,533 views, 182 comments

    Most discussed trublusu: FYI - relaxers and perms are full of the worst toxins around, I say yeah for the natural look and more »

  • maghag

    Once More, With Feeling: Ladymags Generate Anxiety Over "Orgasm Faces"

    If you look closely, you'll see that there is a cover line on the new (December) issue of Cosmopolitan which reads: "Your Orgasm Face: What He's Thinking When He Sees It." Yeah, that's right: orgasm face. It's Cosmo's way of saying Happy Holidays! Actually, this is not the first time these words have appeared on the cover of a popular ladymag; back in April 2000, Glamour magazine ran a story called What Men Think About When They See Your Orgasm Face. It would be sorta funny if it weren't so revolting, insipid and infuriating. More »

    4:40 PM on Tue Nov 4 2008
    By Dodai
    11,876 views, 164 comments

    Most discussed Copper: What about HIS orgasm face? In my experience, his is way worse than mine. more »

  • The Master and Margarita

    Is Diet Blogging Ultimately Bad For The Soul?

    I've been following Glamour's "Shape Up" Blogger, Margarita, since she started chronicling her diet and exercise habits in January. Apparently in euphemistic Glamour-speak, "Shape Up" means "weight loss," because Margarita has dropped quite a lot of weight in the past eight months through an incredibly strict diet and many hours of exercise. What's disconcerting is the anxious tone that has crept into her posts in recent weeks, culminating in a post about leaving her dad's birthday party early so that she could go to yoga. It's clear that she feels a great deal of pressure to keep her weight off, and I have to wonder whether some of that pressure comes from the fact that it's part of her job to talk about her diet. More »

    3:00 PM on Thu Oct 9 2008
    By Jessica
    10,993 views, 146 comments

    Most discussed tscheese: Oh CalorieCount. I tried using that once. Then it told me that vodka was bad bad bad bad bad bad more »

  • cover lies

    November Glamour Says Relax, Goddammit!

    Are you stressed out about work, relationships, or money? Glamour editors think you are — according to their Department of Specious Statistics, "young women today are actually as frazzled as the average psychiatric patient was in the 1950s." Luckily Glamour offers help — like a handy chart that shows how close you are to exploding. Or a list of health tips that tells you to banish your teddy bear from your bedroom — that fuzzy little guy is nothing but a "dust mite breeding ground." If all this doesn't have you crawling back to bed, check out our take on November Glamour's other offerings, after the jump. More »

    2:00 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
    By Anna N.
    7,989 views, 85 comments

    Most discussed BrutallyHonestBabes: You can pry my ratty old Eeyore from my cold dead hands Glamour. He stays with me. more »

  • maghag

    The New Issue Of Glamour Appeals To The 6-Year-Old In All Of Us

    The November issue of Glamour magazine has little purple circle on the cover, with copy that reads "3D Bonus Section: Get Your Glasses On Page 63." And seriously? There are 3D GLASSES inside the magazine! Plus, a few edit pages are printed to be 3D, which means they're all blurry, but they turn three dimensional when you put the glasses on. As far as gimmicks go, this one is pretty smart: It's interactive in an old-fashioned, Cracker-Jack way; it's something you can only do in print, not on the web; and it makes fashion fun. Images of the glasses — and a few pages from the mag — after the jump. More »

    12:30 PM on Thu Oct 2 2008
    By Dodai
    8,665 views, 83 comments

    Most discussed morninggloria: I'm embarrassed enough reading Glamour in airports. I think that nonchalantly perching cardboard glasses with one red and one blue more »