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Men And Jeans: Do You Give A Damn?

Today, the Times deplores men's "mom jeans." My initial thought was, who cares? Then I saw that professional I'm-Not-Even-Trying-Anymore crank Liz Jones had declared that she "can't stand men who wear baseball caps," so, probably her. But, seriously, non-crazies: More »

01/21/10

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#keepingupwith

That Liz Jones! What Will She Hate On Next?!

The Daily Mail is re-marketing Liz Jones as a zany character! More »

01/07/10

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#jonestown

Liz Jones Hates Everything, Loves Recycling

Today in Things Liz Hates: New Year's, parties, kissing, and other women. And that's just the beginning. More »

12/31/09

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By Katy

#jonestown

"A Homeless Christmas": Less Than Merry

If admitted misanthrope Liz Jones can overcome her aversion to the homeless to learn the true spirit of Christmas, can't we do the same? More »

12/30/09

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By Sadie

#jonestown

Keeping Up With...

Liz Jones refers to your humble servants in the Daily Mail as an "excellent feminist website." Now, that's journalistic objectivity. [DailyMail]

12/28/09

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By Sadie

#keepingupwiththejones

Liz Jones Turns In Her "Recession Woes" Piece, But Will It Change Anything?

After realizing her insane spending habits, which include a "£26,000 bat sanctuary," are to blame for her enormous debts, Liz Jones decided to try to live on £64.30 (or roughly $106) per week...and she actually learned something. Sort of. More »

11/21/09

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By hortense

#keepingupwiththejones

Liz Jones: "What Poor, Sad Creatures Modern Men Are. What Wimps. What Wastes Of Space."

"It's official," Jones writes in her latest column for the Daily Mail, "Modern man is a wimp." Yes, it's true: after attacking everyone from "posh" women to the "stupid" women of America, Jones has finally set her sights on men. More »

10/18/09

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#keepingupwiththejones

Liz Jones Hates Everything And Refuses To Party With The "Stupid" Women Of The U.S.A.

"Tennis player Serena Williams on Twitter: 'Does anyone know the difference in the time, say if I were in like New York?' I told you all American women were stupid."- Liz Jones, who also really hates "smug women." [DailyMail]

10/10/09

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#keepingupwiththejones

"I Hate Posh Women - They Are All So Stupid, Inept And Absolutely Filthy."

I decided, a few months ago, that it would take something truly outrageous to make me give any more press to unhappy professional oversharer and exhibitionist Liz Jones. This is what did it: More »

09/18/09

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#keepingupwiththejones

Liz Jones: "I Am Quite Shocked At How Small Minded People Are"

It seems as though everywhere she goes, trouble follows Liz Jones. She left London, she claims, "to get away from gunfire, feral children, and aggression," and yet her life in her new home, Exmoor, is apparently just as terrible. More »

09/05/09

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#neighborhoodwatch

Angry Neighbors Fire On Liz Jones' Mailbox

A backlash against columnist Liz Jones, who recently published a book trashing her new neighborhood, has reached the point where someone has fired on her mailbox. Jones was not hurt, but neighbors say "nobody is surprised it's turned nasty." [Guardian]

09/05/09

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#keepingupwiththejones

Liz Jones Dons Burqa, Understands All

When I saw that resident crazypants Liz Jones had donned a burka for a week, I frankly just didn't want to give her the attention. Luckily, Muslimah Media Watch issued a pretty brutal takedown. More »

08/11/09

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#theawfultruth

Is This Woman Actually "Mad"? Results Inconclusive, Fascinating

It seems we're not the only ones obsessed with professional oversharer, food-phobic, American-and-child-hater Liz Jones. Begins a tart profile in the Guardian, "Is Liz Jones mad? I'm not sure. She certainly looks a bit mad." But that's just for starters: More »

08/03/09

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#mommywars

Assholes Without Kids Challenge Assholes With Kids

A Maclean's article boasts the tagline, "They can hurt your career, your marriage, your social life, your bank book. Why bother?" I'm getting really sick of this infantile "anti-kids" movement. It makes anyone who doesn't want children look bad! More »

07/31/09

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#madness

Click here to read <em>Daily Mail</em>'s Liz Jones Strengthens Her Case For Biggest Crazypants In World

Daily Mail's Liz Jones Strengthens Her Case For Biggest Crazypants In World

"When I turned 40, I married a much younger man. I had lied to him about my age, so he wasn't that concerned with my ticking ovarian time bomb." Okay, then! Liz Jones is at it again. More »

07/27/09

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#maghag

3 Reasons Ex-Marie Claire Editor Hates Ladymags

Click here to read 3 Reasons Ex-<i>Marie Claire</i> Editor Hates Ladymags

Liz Jones, whose anorexia stunt piece disturbed us last month, writes in the Daily Mail about her career with women's magazines — and why she now finds them "patronising, fake and pointless." More »

07/20/09

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By Anna N.

#painpornpartii

Broadsheet Writer: Confessional Journalism Not New, Not Bad For Women

Click here to read <i>Broadsheet</i> Writer: Confessional Journalism Not New, Not Bad For Women

Broadsheet's Amanda Fortini takes issue with Hadley Freeman's indictment of female confessional journalism. "How boring," she writes, "if all pieces of writing were made to meet some standard of exemplary behavior and thought." More »

07/06/09

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By Anna N.

#painporn

Female Confessional Journalism And The Business Of Self-Hate

Hadley Freeman has a very smart piece in the Guardian today about a very disturbing phenomenon: female journalists publicly baring their depressing and ultimately unsuccessful battles with various forms of self-loathing. More »

07/01/09

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By Anna N.

#thinspiration

Lifelong Anorexic "Forced" To Eat Normally For 3 Weeks

Liz Jones' "For 40 years I have battled anorexia - so what happened when I had to eat normally for three weeks?" is, hands down, one of the most upsetting pieces of writing we've ever seen. More »

06/09/09

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#thinprospects