Marcel the Shell Is Dating Captain America
This morning I rolled out of bed, shuffled to my computer, opened it up, directed my web browser to Us Weekly’s home page, and yelped at its latest headline. Jenny Slate, the actress/comedian/author whom you might know from any number of things (including her work co-creating/providing a voice for Marcel the Shell),…
What Is Gap Doing? No, Seriously. We Have No Idea.
When I was a child, my dream in life (after becoming a ballerina and/or a pastry chef) was to be a Gap model. It was my favorite store in the world. I owned two zip-up polar fleeces of identical design in different colors. Back to School shopping was paradise. So it deeply saddens me to state now what has become…
Jenny Slate Singing 'Landslide' as Marcel the Shell Is Delightful
This one doesn't need much wind-up from me: it's Jenny Slate singing a tiny snatch of Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" in her Marcel the Shell voice. It's beautiful. It's an instant classic. Please consider this my official request for an album of Marcel the Shell covering the pop hits of yesterday and today.
Jenny Slate and Sara Schaefer On How the Matriarchy Ruined Comedy
Comedian/actress/writer Jenny Slate was on Sara Schaefer's podcast Lies to promote her new book and the two women really dug into some gritty and important issues — you know, pressing topics like how Slate likes that young dong and what an aspiring male comic can do to get ahead in this girl's club that we call comedy.
Jenny Slate Got Stoned Before a College Lecture and It Was Amazing
We all know the story: Girl goes to an Ivy League college. Girl meets marijuana. Girl and marijuana fall in love. Girl smokes so much marijuana that she forgets the difference between astrology and astronomy, enrolls in an astronomy class and — still stoned — embarrasses herself in front of the entire lecture hall.…
How Obvious Child Is Reclaiming the Rom Com
Since its limited release last weekend, Obvious Child has been getting rave reviews for its humorous, sweet and genuine depiction of the female experience — particularly when it comes to the thoughts and feelings that go into choosing to have an abortion. And now, in a very special Jezebel exclusive, we're getting a…

