Jezebel: The Graduate

What The Hell Are Bieber And Kardashian Trying To Do Here?

Sadie Stein — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Remember those "paparazzi" shots of Kim K and Bieber in the Bahamas? Yeah, turns out they were actually a (lame, hackneyed) Graduate-themed photoshoot for Elle. On her website, Kim asks what we think of the pics. Here's what we think: More »

The Ultimate Celebrity Commencement Speech Mashup, Class of 2010

Anna North — Thu, 27 May 2010 16:00:00 EDT

One commencement speaker really can't provide all the wisdom today's graduates need in this crazy world. That's why our textual analysts have combined favorite lines from the 2010 speeches of sixteen luminaries into the mother of all graduation speeches! More »

A Graduation Gift Guide: Some Pretty Cheap Stuff Every Grad Needs

Anna North — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:30:00 EDT

It's graduation season, which means you or someone you know may be about to enter the hard, cold, post-college world. Luckily a few relatively inexpensive implements can help ease that transition. More »

Do Not Want: "A Lover's Guide To Older Women."

Sadie Stein — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:30:00 EST

And in the next few paragraphs, you will read a reference to, and I quote, "glamorous French cougars dans les rues." More »

It's Like The Graduate II

Sadie Stein — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:40:00 EST

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...if both families were really jazzed about it and Mrs. Robinson had slaughtered a flamingo. (Also: notice how he lost the yarmulke along with the old fiancee.) [Vintage_Ads] More »

Sad-Sack Or Cougar: The Only Choices!

Sadie Stein — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:20:00 EDT

"If it feels as if the remarriage odds are bad for a woman in her 50s, they are." So claims the Times piece "In Her 50s, Looking for Love." Clearly, these women haven't seen Cougar Town! More »

Breaking Up Weddings Is More Fun On-Screen Than Off

Jessica G. — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:30:00 EDT

The oft-parodied scene in The Graduate where Ben Braddock bangs desperately on the glass door of the chapel, interrupting Elaine Robinson's wedding, is generally thought of as an incredibly romantic cinematic moment. And, like many cinematic moments, when they happen in real life they're totally creepy. The New York Times had an article on Saturday about a group of psycho ex-girlfriends who tried to sabotage their former boyfriends' weddings. One woman found out the details of her ex-boyfriend's wedding and tried to cancel the caterer and told the bridal salon to ship the dress to the wrong house. Melissa Gullickson managed to stop just short of boarding the crazy train. She was going to disrupt her ex's wedding, but " As I unfurled this devious plan to my friends. I heard myself talking and realized what a jerk I was being.” More »