Does The Huffington Post Use Sexism To Drive Liberal Page Views?
The Sexist blogger Amanda Hess says, "Yes." And we're a little hard-pressed to disagree.
HuffPo Plays Cupid!
"Throughout the ages, there's been one question that's consistently stumped the wisest of gurus and prophets — and at times even Oprah. Love or lust?" asks Cosmopo - oh, wait, it's The HuffPo!
Arianna Huffington: Blogging Is Like STDs, But More Fun
Huffington Post ringleader Arianna Huffington was on the Daily Show last night promoting the book on blogging — The Huffington Post Complete Guide to Blogging — that she made her editorial staff write. As Gawker noted, she called for more writers to blog the economic crisis for HuffPo (though she leaves out the part…
Karl Lagerfeld Is Making A Silent Movie (It's "Laugh-Packed")
- Karl Lagerfeld is directing a silent movie. Obviously. "Expect a fast-paced, laugh-packed and loose interpretation of Gabrielle Chanel’s adventures between 1913 and 1923." Riotous, we're sure. [WWD]
- We had heard, of course, about the new Chanel fishing rod. However! Until now we had not seen its quilted case and…
If Hillary Won't Write A "Gender Speech," We'll Do It Ourselves
After Barack Obama's stunning, revelatory speech on race, many feminists wondered if Hillary Clinton could give a similarly rousing speech on gender. We already figured that Clinton wouldn't be the one to give such a speech, which is why we were so heartened to see that the Huffington Post is taking matters into its…
Dear Huffington Post media critic Rachel Sklar: Thanks! We love you too! Dear Folio writer Dylan Stableford: What? No mention of Redbook's Photoshop chop of Faith Hill in your Year In Magazines feature? (Fuck InTouch.) Dude, we made the Today Show! What about the black hair controversy that had Glamour editor-in-chief…
Playing Princess Is Just A Phase... Except When It Isn't
Last week, in Barbara Ehrenreich's Huffington Post essay entitled "Bonfire Of The Princesses," the Nickel And Dimed author wrote: "Disney likes to think of the Princesses as role models, but what a sorry bunch of wusses they are. Typically, they spend much of their time in captivity or a coma, waking up only when a…
Singer Jill Sobule of heteroflexible "I Kissed A Girl" fame is jumping on the Slutoween bandwagon with a new song she wrote for the Huffington Post called "Women Whose Costume Is Just That They're Slutty". Here are some sample lyrics: " Just putting kitten ears on your head is not creative/ A skimpy black dress is not…
'Playboy' CEO Christie Hefner: Smut Peddler, Activist, Hero To Women?
The idea that Playboy Enterprises, a multimillion dollar company built on T&A, is run by socially-conscious feminist is enough to make Dworkians' and first-year women's studies students' heads explode. But it's true: Christie Hefner, Hugh Hefner's 54-year-old daughter, CEO of Playboy, and Forbes magazine's 80th most…
Newsflash! 'Vogue' Magazine Full Of Shit
Vogue magazine is full of shit, reports today's Huffington Post. (On a similar note, so is Harper's Bazaar!) HuffPo writer Trevor Butterworth seems specifically shocked (and awed?) by one particular piece in the magazine's August issue: "Infertile Ground", which all but tells readers to clad themselves in hazmat suits…
Soldiers, Not Just Celebrities, Get Sanitized Too
Our friends over at the Huffington Post caught word of our little contest and made mention of it to their readers, who had the following to say:
And then: Our readers' thoughts on the Photoshopping debacle — rife with further provocation of a very different nature — later today!Talking About Weight In Black And White
The Huffington Post's Hannah Seligson published an interesting piece today on the issue of women — particularly those in the public eye — and their weight.
