Jezebel: Telephone

These Numbers Are For Surprise Phone Sex

Irin Carmon — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:04:55 EDT

The AP reports that a shady alliance between a toll-free service operation, PrimeTel, and a company that operates phone sex lines, National A-1, has enabled the widespread redirection of popular 800 numbers to phone sex lines. More »

Mastering The Lost Art Of Actually Talking On The Phone

Anna North — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:20:00 EDT

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Look, we all know the phone is scary. But sometimes you can't avoid it. Herewith, a few tips for making calls without sounding like a weirdo. More »

Super Fan Shows His Love For Lady Gaga And Beyonce By Getting A Telephone-Inspired Tattoo

Hortense Smith — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 11:30:00 EDT

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Lady Gaga has dubbed this "Telephone"-inspired tattoo "the most amazing tattoo of all time," though there's no word yet on how Beyonce feels about her likeness being permanently etched in this person's skin. [LadyGaga] More »

Lady Gaga's Greater Payoff

Jessica Coen — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EDT

Lady Gaga may have been promoting Polaroid in her "Telephone" video for more than we know: Did her endorsement deal actually include an equity stake? Lady knows how to do business. [NY Post] More »

Lady Gaga's Video Inspires SuperFans, Cover Bands, Gender Conversations

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:30:00 EDT

Even if you didn't particularly like "Telephone," you've got to appreciate the thought-provoking discussions, intelligent arguments and fascinating topics the the video has prompted. More »

Miracle Whipped: On Lady Gaga And Product Placement

Hortense Smith — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST

I can't honestly remember what my first thought was after watching Lady Gaga's new "Telephone" video, though I can say for certain that it wasn't "Hot damn, now I need a sandwich with Miracle Whip!" More »

Hair Phone > Hair Bow

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:20:00 EST

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Three things we learned from images of Lady Gaga's new video, "Telephone": 1. She appears to have waitressing experience. 2. She'd be perfect for an Easy Rider remake. 3. HAIRPHONE is the new black. [ONTD via LadyGaga.com] More »

Are You Reluctant To Talk On The Phone?

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:00:00 EDT

Saturday night at a bar a friend and I were discussing his latest date. The date was running late and texted a few times, saying so. Eventually, the date just went ahead and canceled the date, saying he was sorry he wouldn't be able to make it. And he did so via text. Yesterday, I had an exchange with a friend in California, one that we both confessed made us laugh out loud. It took place via Facebook messages. The other day, my mom texted me to tell me she'd bought "the cutest thing" for me. I had to think about the complaint my friend made when relating the story of his canceled date: Why are people so reluctant to talk on the phone? More »