Did You Hear About the Dude Who Got Breast Implants To Win a $100,000 Bet?
On the most recent episode of Botched, an American “gambler/magician” named Brian Zembic tells the following story:
Ted Cruz Told Fox News a Bedtime Story Last Night
About an hour before the ball dropped in Times Square last night, the always charming and charismatic Ted Cruz, who is definitely not a dozen lizards wearing a human skin suit, went on Fox News to deliver a message, in the form of a parable.
Tell Us About Your Weirdest Sex Dream
Break out your sleeping mask and Ambien prescription! For this week’s Pissing Contest, we’re talking about our weirdest ever sex dreams!
The Best Time I Left a Used Tampon in a Dude’s Shower
Though it’s hard to predict which of your antics will prove to be long-lasting in memory, some stories just follow you around. And some of these stories are easier to bet on than others in terms of longevity, such as: if you leave a used tampon in a dude’s shower when you’re 15, chances are that word is going to get…
Your Most Awkward Sex Ever
Welcome to Pissing Contest, a weekly story sharing circle for the the ass-draggiest time of the afternoon on the ass-draggiest time of the last day between you and the weekend. Every week, we'll provide a prompt, you'll share stories, and we'll pick a winner that's featured in the next week's post. It's like a pyramid…
That Time You Got Really, Really Lucky
Welcome to Pissing Contest, a weekly story sharing circle for the the ass-draggiest time of the afternoon on the ass-draggiest time of the last day between you and the weekend. Every week, we'll ask a question, you'll share stories, and we'll pick a winner that's featured in the next week's post. It's like a pyramid…
Your Best Prom Stories Ever
Welcome to Pissing Contest, a weekly story sharing circle for the the ass-draggiest time of the afternoon on the ass-draggiest time of the last day between you and the weekend. Every week, we'll ask a question, you'll share stories, and we'll pick a winner that's featured in the next week's post. It's like a pyramid…
Teens Make Up Different Stories About Themselves According to Gender
Teenagers come in two varieties: they are either tellers of colorful tall-tales about having, pssst, sex or doing other awesome things that will make people like them, or disarmingly honest truth-tellers who can't abide bullshit and therefore make all the college-age cousins super-uncomfortable at family get…
Tell Us Your Embarrassing Sex Toy Shopping Stories
Who among us hasn't experienced the trepidation of your first time? You agonize about where you should go and what you'll say once you get there. Then, when you finally go through with it, you're so nervous that you're shaking and you do something goofy like get confused about which part goes in which hole. No, we're…
Ten Super-Spooky Ghost Stories To Keep You Awake At Night
We've read through your ghost stories and picked out ten of our favorites. Read on for tales of creepy photos, scary basements, a haunted daycare center, and one very, very unwelcome visitor.
Spoilers Don't Ruin A Story, They Make It Even Better
Nothing angers online fans quite like an improperly labeled spoiler, as many people think a story will be ruined if they find out beforehand that the hero manages to triumph over the forces of evil. However, a new study challenges the necessity of the "spoiler alert." According to the researchers, I actually enjoyed …
Mark Twain’s Illustrated Advice to Little Girls
It is unknown whether it was Mark Twain's actual intention for little girls to read this humorous short story published in 1867, and with selections like "You should ever bear in mind that it is to your kind parents that you are indebted for your food," we think it's safe to say this work wasn't ever meant to be…
The Winners Of The Jezebel (Very) Short Fiction Contest
Picking the best of all the exciting entries in the Jezebel (Very) Short Fiction Contest was difficult indeed — but at long last, we have a winner! Well, two winners, to be precise.
Summer Jobs: The Stuff Of Legends And Humiliations
Ah summer jobs: it's the subject of dozens of teen romances and bawdy movies. Or, you know, petty humiliation.
Radishes, Mermaids, And Shot-Putters: The Lessons Of Fairy Tales
Fairy tales have been much analyzed in the past thirty years or so, and Holly Tucker's list of five books on the subject offers every interpretation from feminist to Freudian. But as a devotee myself, I have my own ideas.
Hate Crushes: A Love Story
We often get tips that begin "I was reading Cosmo/Glamour/Marie-Claire - at the dentist's" - but really, I actually did read about "hate crushes" in a ladymag at the hairdresser's - and realized I was in the midst of one.
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More: Bully for You
The 1945 Roald Dahl short-story classic involving but not limited to a turtle, a yogi, and a terrible swan song.
Can It: Home-Preserving Expensive, Nightmarish, Very Big Amongst Young Set
As we gird our loins for the Post-Recession frontier, we're all taking to the canner. Luckily, some of us nerds have been prepared for years.
What Do Girls Want? Chastity By Twilight
As is her wont, the
Atlantic's lightning rod cultural critic has weighed in on womenfolk: in this case, the teen vampire phenomenon that's sold millions of books and, according to the Associated Press, is redefining the . In an expansive essay on girlhood, innocence, imperiled innocence, sexuality, her dislike of YA…
