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    Diziet_Sma: Lorraine Candy is also the editor of Elle in the UK, much to the mystification of most people in the magazine and fashion industries there. But I gues... more »
    Ack: Man, this is something that all people, women and men, need to get over. Every time a woman criticizes another woman does NOT MEAN IT IS TOXIC SISTER... more »
    Bitingpika: Hmph. John McCain is as mean as a rattlesnake, and nobody talks about the "toxic brotherhood". Why are boys dissing each other all the time on talk ra... more »
    willwriteforfood: Palin isn't toxic because she's a woman. She's toxic because she has a tenuous grasp on reality, is narcissistic, has a Manichean view of the world an... more »
    Cimorene: "the author's 5-year-old leave the following note for her sister in the cutlery drawer: 'Dear Sky, why are you so gredey?'" This is hilarious. If I ... more »
    Sputnik_Sweetheart: And an email from Mario appears in the inbox in 3...2... more »
    FrabjousDay: The "women are mean" stereotypes are ridiculous. Women aren't any meaner than men, we're just expected to be nicer. For instance, if my male coworke... more »
    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Did her job brilliantly? Her job doesn't involve showing up on time or not making dozens of people with lives and other projects rearrange their sched... more »
    A Small Turnip: It's sort of interesting the way Diane Kruger's claim of unsophistication quietly echoes Kate Beckinsale's comment that she still feels horribly awkwa... more »
    rednrowdy: dear delores burke, people get pregnant in this day and age the same way they got pregnant back when you were in your teens. i'm not going to comm... more »
    BlondeGoddess: I was watching the movie Proof last week and thought: Hope Davis will make an excellent Hillary Clinton if ever they make a movie of her life. Hey, p... more »
    lalaland13: VF would likely have gotten letters either way, but I would have loved to see Mad Men get a cover. Blurgh. I mean, we've heard a lot about Michael Jac... more »
    electricbubbles: I'm almost finished with Julie & Julia now, and I kind of hate it. I mean, it's an interesting story, but she's an incredibly whiny lush - This is SO ... more »
    newyorkette: Uh, fuck you, Roseanne. AA has helped a lot of people, unlike your snarking. more »
    SomeAuthorGirl: Piss off lady, that was the self-obsessed Baby Boomers that gave birth to me. Generation Me, my ass. I don't have time to hunt happiness, I'm too busy... more »
    Diziet_Sma: Lorraine Candy is a silly cow. I wouldn't even bother to take anything she says remotely seriously. more »
    braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Yeah, this smacks of that old-guard resentment. "What? You guys get to have families too? That's not fair! I didn't get to have a family! I had t... more »
    SarahMC: This whole article also assumes that men are all delighted in their jobs, which is a crock of shit. more »
    Frequentlywrong: I worked for a medical company (we sold oxygen, which you may have noticed is free) and they came up with a "Mission Statement" The BIG boss talked ab... more »
    CretaKano: A couple weeks ago I had a job interview at a nonprofit. I'm 30 and have two kids under the age of 5. The fact that I have young kids came up in the... more »
  • #catfights

    Sarah Palin & The Toxic Sisterhood

    When we're treated to "the icy wrath of a hockey mom" - that would be Sarah Palin's capacity for holding grudges - it makes it a lot harder to argue against those "women are mean!" cliches. More »
  • #dirtbag

    Lindsay's Elle Shoot "Confusing, Unpredictable"; Chris Brown To Apologize On TV?

    • Lindsay Lohan is on the cover of Elle UK — the shoot where jewelry went missing! — and here's what Editor-in-Chief Lorraine Candy writes in her Editor's letter:
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  • #workinggirls

    Elle UK Editor Surprised That Today's Women Care About "Happiness"

    Elle UK editor Lorraine Candy is "jealous of today's carefree thirtysomethings" because she says they're choosing love and happiness over hard-driving careers. More »