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more about #extendtrue Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Why was it *her* opportunity to miss? more » queenieinmanhattan: Did anyone else see this Kay Steiger interview with Mark Bittmann? They talk a bit about feminism & cooking...seems like good timing. [www.campus... more » LucilleMcGillicuddy: Didn't Nancy Silverton lose all her money in the Madoff thing? more » Penny: Suzanne Goin is my culinary hero, although she doesn't own a "mini-empire." more » PilgrimSoul: That's some lovely essentialism you've got there, Mary Sue. I would pair it with an overripe Merlot. more » hfree: If I was her and presented with the "what's your favorite recipe" question I would direct them to the back of a bag of Tollhouse morsels. Best recipe ... more » clevernamehere: This is silly. Its not like Laura, Hillary, Barbara, Nancy, Roslyn, etc. cooked either. The White House has a chef and always has. But it really is to... more » battleaxonista...is a humorless bitch: Yes, a former high-powered lawyer turned high ranking medical administration professional who spent most of her children's lives as basically s single... more » LooseBaggyMonster: The expectation in our society that women are supposed to like cooking hardly needs fortification. Perhaps if a prominent man espoused his dedication ... more » stoprobbers: You know, guys, no one is asking Michelle Obama to be a master chef. They're asking her to acknowledge that she can, and occasionaly does, cook for he... more » queenieinmanhattan: Oh good god. If the woman doesn't want to cook, she shouldn't cook. Me? I'd probably LOVE being cooked for for a few months, and then start hankerin... more » andromache: she's the freaking First Lady. if she doesn't like to cook, then she doesn't have to cook. these people need to get off their damn high horses and l... more » jigglyball: Dear Amanda Hesser, Some people like to cook, while others do not, much as some people enjoy playing the piano, while others do not. Neither position ... more » save jinger: Dear Ms. Hesser, Now, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you, may not be right for some. It takes different s... more » stoprobbers: While I don't necessarily care for the "Women in the kitchen!" tone that this kind of discussion (at large, not just on Jezebel) can take, I find myse... more » PinkSoxHat: And wasn't this woman a high-powered attorney? It's a miracle she can do anything other than tell her secretary whether she wants Chinese or a sub to... more » morninggloria: I'm mostly livid about Barack Obama not mowing the lawn or making improvements to the White House himself. more » PinkSoxHat: Psst... I heard she doesn't like to iron either. How on earth did her husband get elected again? This woman is just bringing him down, and our count... more » OhKermie: Does Barack cook? Are we outraged over that as well? more » hortense: The President is too busy eating his manly Grape-Nuts to help out in the kitchen, naturally. more » -
#foodforthought
How Should Restauarant Owners Weather The Recession? Being Women.
Female restauranteurs are beating the recession, odds, eggs. (Sorry.) More » -
#foodfights
Should Michelle Obama Get Back In The Kitchen?
A NY Times editorial suggests that Michelle Obama's scorn for cooking is doing the nation a disservice. More » -
#thehorror
SWFs Were The Villains Of The 90s. What's Scary Now?
Elizabeth Wurtzel, rager against dying of light and proud singleton, asks: what's with all the movies portraying SWFs as stalkers? More » -
#knockedup
Swedish Study Says: Just Get The Epidural
Science guy says: "Our conclusion is that natural childbirth preparation with psychoprophylaxis does not reduce the need for epidural analgesia or improve the birth experience, when compared with the standard form of antenatal education." Translation: watch the labor scene in any rom-com! More » -
#whatwomenwant
"Thinking Woman's Crumpet" Hopes To Turn On Smart Ladies
Let's start with the headline: "Can an ex-civil servant finally persuade women to buy erotica?" More » -
#thedollhouseisreal
Platonic Dates For Hire: A Bad Romantic Comedy In 3...2...
Speaking of Jane Austen, the new Village Voice reports on a small dating service called Austen's Janes Agency that sets men up with platonic dates. For a price. More » -
#atfirstsight
Breaking: "Blind People Find Romance" Same Way Other People Do
Apparently, blind folks are always being asked, "How do you fancy someone if you can't see them?" More » -
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#lifeonthedlist
Levi Johnston: Latest "Reluctant Celebrity" To Hire Full-Time Publicist
This weekend's Times asked, "What is Levi Johnston after?" The Kato? The Monica? The Octomom? A full-time career trashing the Palins? We've laid out a few of his options, after the jump! More » -
#opioneers
L'Chaim! Woman Becomes First African-American Female Rabbi
When she is ordained on June 6th, Alysa Stanton will become the first African-American woman ever to be ordained as a rabbi. More » -
#askdorothyparker
"How Do I Keep My Sullen Daughter From Alienating My Wealthy Boyfriend?"
The writer may have asked The Spectator's "Mary." We asked a bunch of dead people! More » -
#abandonmentissues
Runaway Grooms Leave Wives Stranded
Marhaba, a mother of four, has been abandoned by her husband in her Tajikistan village. The problem? The marriage, conducted according to Islamic rites, was never legally registered - so now he's under no obligation. And this is becoming increasingly common. More » -
#boysversusgirls
Internet Battle Of The Sexes! (Also Known As Civil Science Debate)
Since there's nothing we all love more than an internet throwdown (wait, no?) grab your ringside seats for a Battle Royale between Isis at ScienceBlogs and, um, some scientists quoted in the Globe and Mail. More » -
#hospitalcorners
Better To Die Alone Than With A Non-Legal Partner, Right? Right!
When Janice Langbehn's partner of 18 years suffered an aneurysm, Langbehn and their children were not allowed to visit her in the hospital. Now the case is the subject of a lawsuit with major implications. More » -
#conservativeestimates
Carrie Prejean: Political Visionary
Were the former Miss California's beauty less great, she'd be less typical of this new movement! More » -
#goingdownunder
Nice Guys Are Bad Pimps
A mild-mannered Aussie farmer's disastrous attempt at brothel-owning is chronicled in a new documentary. Spoiler alert: hilarity, tragedy ensue. More » -
#sisteracts
Outsider Art From Another Era
"Madalene and Louisa Pasley used their imagination in the 1850s to create a fantasy world where humans interacted with giant insects." Yes, please! More » -
#ragtrade
Kate Moss Sings, Wintour Speaks, Lagerfeld... Does Stuff
- In a 90's flashback, Kate Moss sings on the Lemonheads track "Dirty Robot." It's mostly her Rex Harrisoning "You're a dirty robot" over an electronica track. Is moderately awesome. [Fashionologie via Dazed Digital]


