<![CDATA[Jezebel: hard times]]> http://tags.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png <![CDATA[Jezebel: hard times]]> http://jezebel.com/tag/hardtimes http://jezebel.com/tag/hardtimes <![CDATA[In One Basket]]> Sperm banks and fertility clinics report a major upswing in potential donors since the economy tanked. In addition to women, one clinic director says "she also has gotten calls from at least 100 men inquiring about donating their 'eggs.'" [USAT]

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<![CDATA[The Real OC]]> Sure, us common folk are cutting back in the current economic climate, but how are the nouveau riche faring? Gretchen Rossi, the newest "housewife" of The Real Housewives of Orange County says that struggles with the economy will be reflected in the upcoming season of the show. Does this mean the women will be scaling back? "I think you'll see both dynamics this season," says Rossi. [NY Daily News]

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<![CDATA[LC Now Paying People To Wear Her Clothes • Bulletproof Bras For Germany's Female Cops]]> After her "Lauren Conrad Collection" was dropped from the L.A. celebrity boutique Kitson, LC has resorted to using her C-list celeb status as a bargaining chip to find people to wear her clothes. • PANIC: There was a bomb threat at the MGM tower earlier today. The entire building was evacuated, including the talent agency ICM and the production companies of Tom Cruise and Salma Hayek.• What does "curvy" mean to women's magazines? We're guessing anyone higher than a size 2.

Interesting study of the day: people who are struggling to define themselves rely on others' feedback more than those with a strong sense of self. • Conservationists find that there are nearly double the number of gorillas in the Republic of Congo than they previously thought (total number: 125,000). • Aafia Siddiqui, an American-educated Pakistani neuroscientist has been extradited to the U.S. after being accused of shooting at U.S. officers while in Afghan custody. • Read about one American stud's journey to South Korea and the disappointing backstage antics at the world's biggest male beauty pageant, Manhunt (hee!). • Are the dwindling numbers of top female staffers at the WSJ a result of Rupert Murdoch's take over? Or has a lack of women always existed at the paper? • Is Secret Diary of a Call Girl realistic about high-class escorting? Sort-of! At least about the lonely parts. • Desperate women in Afghanistan choose death-by-fire, but they don't realize how long it takes to die, resulting in hospital stays and lots of pain. • Germany's lady cops are being issues bulletproof bras, which is good news because sometimes a bullets, even when absorbed by bulletproof vests, can mess up bras and cause serious injury to the bra-wearing woman. • As Japan becomes more and more obsessed with cleanliness and scent, aging Japanese men are becoming self-concious of their smelly, aging bods.• Oh boy! Pot Psychology's Rich introduces Winston to another pet that is just as adorable and camera-ready as he is! Watch the results.

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<![CDATA[ As you may have heard, a series of suicide...]]> As you may have heard, a series of suicide bombings occurred in Iraq earlier today, killing at least 72 people. Planned by Al Qaeda, the attacks were "carried out" (if you can call it that) by two mentally-disabled women at two of Baghdad's pet markets... and the bombs were detonated by remote control. It's not yet known whether the women fully understood the situation they were put into, but we think it's pretty safe to say the answer is "no". [Reuters, SF Chronicle]

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