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#weightymatters

Writer Pins Concern For Fashion Models On Female Jealousy

Lisa Hilton, an Oxford-educated writer, thinks we should all stop worrying and learn to love the size-zero model. More »

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#todayincatalogs

J. Crew: Socks & Sensibilities

The new J. Crew catalog uses Portugal as a gorgeous backdrop to push awkward-length shorts, hideous shoes and icky socks. Vacation like an ugly American! More »

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#backtalk

Fat Like Him: Self-Help Writer's Ex Speaks Out

After we mentioned Lori Gottlieb's 2005 essay "Fat Like Him" in our review of Marry Him, the "fat guy" in question approached us to tell his side of the story — and his experience dating a now-famous advocate of "settling." More »

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#badvertising

Does Sexism Sell? With Super Bowl Commercials, Not Really

Chalk one up for the goodness of humanity: By every measure available so far, the most popular Super Bowl Ads for the most watched television event in history had nothing to with the bitches keeping bros down. More »

02:00 PM

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#realitybites

Kell On Earth: Idiot Interns, Idiot Journalists

Click here to read <i>Kell On Earth</i>: Idiot Interns, Idiot Journalists

Last night's episode of Kell on Earth demonstrated that lack of common sense is actually very common within the fashion/publicity industry, from incompetent interns to Vanity Fair's George Wayne, who took an "energy crystal" from Kelly... which he then swallowed. More »

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#youbetterwork

Dita Von Teese Gets "Scared" On RuPaul's Drag Race

Click here to read Dita Von Teese Gets "Scared" On <em>RuPaul's Drag Race</em>

Last night's episode involved a burlesque challenge, which meant that the Queens had poledancing lessons… and were judged by Dita Von Teese. More »

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#betablues

Weekly Standard Writer: The Real Victims Of "Hookup Culture" Are Guys

Click here to read <i>Weekly Standard</i> Writer: The Real Victims Of "Hookup Culture" Are Guys

Many a conservative tear has already been shed for the poor women deflowered and devalued by so-called hookup culture, but The Weekly Standard's Charlotte Allen explains how all this affects the ones who really matter: dudes. More »

02/08/10

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#poplife

"Taylor Swift Is A Feminist's Nightmare"

I thought Lady Gaga should have won album of the year at the Grammys. I wrote about it. I received a few responses via email. One read "quit whining," and another was 8 paragraphs In Defense Of Taylor Swift. More »

02/08/10

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#filmschooled

Temple Grandin: "Nature Is Cruel, But We Don't Have To Be"

Click here to read <i>Temple Grandin</i>: "Nature Is Cruel, But We Don't Have To Be"

Temple Grandin, which aired this weekend on HBO, explored not only its subject's navigation through a neurotypical-dominated world, but also her somewhat surprising decision to help slaughterhouses better kill cattle. More »

02/08/10

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#biglove

Big Love: Family Politics

Last night's episode—titled "Sins of the Father"—should've been called "Not Now," because that seems to be the Henricksons' mantra. For a family perpetually caught up in moments of self-imposed crises, they never have time for urgency. More »

02/08/10

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#superbrowl

Woes Of Bros: Super Bowl Ads Star Pathetic Men — And The Women Who Ruined Them

Knowing that Super Bowl Sunday is the only day of the year in which TV viewers actually care about commercials, you'd think ad agencies would have tried to reach the men and the women watching at home, right? Wrong. More »

02/07/10

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#maghag

Warning: The Cosmo Flirting Guide Might Turn You Into A Total Lunatic

Click here to read Warning: The <i>Cosmo</i> Flirting Guide Might Turn You Into A Total Lunatic

One would think that after the ponytail-thong debacle of 2009, Cosmo might reassess their sexy-sexy-sexxx dating advice and dial back the crazy a bit. Alas, the flirting guide in the March 2010 issue proves Cosmo's wackiness is here to stay. More »

02/06/10

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#namegame

U Is For Ursula, Who's Due For A Comeback

Ursula's not such a popular name these days — but given its sea-witch-meets-Bond-girl pedigree, maybe it should be. More »

02/05/10

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#mixedbag

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap Snooki gives the finger on live TV, Mel Gibson calls a reporter an asshole, and NBC clears a "large vagina" joke. More »

02/05/10

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#youwannabeontop

Miss J. Fights With Tyra Sometimes

This week, Tyra henchman/runway coach extraordinaire Miss J. Alexander stopped by the Hue-Man Bookstore to promote his book. He talked about being the seventh of ten children, coming out, and the son he had with a French lesbian. More »

02/05/10

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#greatestshowonearth

Project Runway: Speaking Ill Of The Red

Click here to read <em>Project Runway</em>: Speaking Ill Of The Red

As far as integrating an advertiser into the show goes, last night's Campbell's Soup-centric episode was not as bizarre as the car parts challenge of season 5. More »

02/05/10

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#19isenough

People: Duggars Pose With Hospitalized Preemie, Say They Want More Kids

Click here to read <em>People</em>: Duggars Pose With Hospitalized Preemie, Say They Want More Kids

Promoting risky medical decisions is becoming a trend for People: This week, the Duggars share pictures of their 19th child, who was born premature, and declare they're open to having more kids because, "You can't let fear direct your lives." More »

02/04/10

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#livingdolls

Toddlers & Tiaras: Captioning The Moments

Click here to read <i>Toddlers & Tiaras</i>: Captioning The Moments

On last night's episode, the director of the Southern Glitz Pageant didn't even pretend that "inner beauty" plays into the scoring of the children who competing. So with that in mind, let's judge the following by looks alone.

02/04/10

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#crushes

Reasons To Adore Saints Linebacker Scott Fujita

For one thing, he doesn't care if anyone calls him a "Pinko Communist Fag from Berkeley." Also: More »

02/04/10

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#whitepages

"Pretty Young White Girls On OUR Covers:" Racists Come Out In Support Of Magazine Segregation

After we and Yahoo's Shine site (among others) criticized the lack of diversity in Vanity Fair's "Young Hollywood" issue, Internet commenters helpfully stepped up to remind us that Vanity Fair is for white people, and we'd better just accept it. More »

02/04/10

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#wordwars

Tucker Carlson's Minions Call Rachel Maddow A Man

Tucker Carlson's Daily Caller website has made a habit lately of calling Rachel Maddow "a man." The site also maintains that this is not at all offensive. We're not buying it. More »

02/04/10

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