Jezebel: The Pope

Madonna's 1991 Letter To Steven Meisel, Unearthed

Jenna Sauers — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 11:38:00 EDT

Madonna thought the legendary photographer was angry at her, maybe "because I'm still nice to Herb Ritts??" She was making A League Of Their Own at the time, and wrote about how much she hated actresses — particularly Geena Davis:

Weapons Of Mass Construction On West Bank

Anna Holmes — Thu, 14 May 2009 10:10:00 EDT

[Bethlehem, May 13. Image via Getty]

Looking Out Below

Anna Holmes — Tue, 12 May 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Bethlehem, May 12. Image via Getty]

Heart Of Darkness

Anna Holmes — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:40:00 EDT

Infuriating quote of the day: "You can't resolve [the AIDS crisis in Africa] with the distribution of condoms...On the contrary, it increases the problem." -Pope Benedict XVI earlier today. [AP, via Yahoo News] More »

Melissa Etheridge Suggests Fighting H8 And Rick Warren With Tolerance

Megan Carpentier — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:30:00 EST

Melissa Etheridge (who not too long ago contemplated a tax protest in response to Prop 8) now thinks that supporters of same sex marriage rights should spend some time reaching out to the H8ers, too. More »

Hardline Anti-Choicers Will Not Compromise With Obama Administration

Jessica G. — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:30:00 EST

It's been less than a month since the staunchly pro-choice Barack Obama has been elected President, and already anti-abortion advocates are reassessing their goals. Some anti-choicers are taking a practical route, according to the Washington Post, supporting legislation that may cut down on the need for abortion, like providing poor women with health care, child care, and money for education. However, the hard core anti-choicers see support for such social programs as "selling out." "We don't think it's really genuine," Joe Scheidler, founder of the Pro-Life Action League, tells the Post. "You don't have to have a lot of social programs to cut down on abortions." In fact, uncompromising abortion foes are actively against these bills, for reasons that don't entirely make sense. More »

Meg Ryan Is The Pits • Tim Robbins: Pitbull On The Hockey Rink

Maria — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:10:00 EDT

Welcome back to the Monday morning edition of Snap Judgment, in which we publish the celebrity snaps that came in over the earlier part of the weekend. Inside: Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Jessica Simpson, Pope Benedict XVI, Fred Savage, Kristie Alley, and Heather Graham. All those — and others — in a gallery beginning below. (Click on the post headline, then a picture to begin the gallery view.) More »

Lauren Conrad Is A Total Charity Case

Sadie Stein — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:30:00 EDT

L.A. boutique Kitson can't give away poor Lauren Conrad's collection. Well, they can, but not to customers. "They're giving away her collection to Caitlin's Closet, a charity that gives girls dresses for their big events, like the prom and homecoming." I have a terrible image of no one choosing her dresses for prom, though — I mean, they have other options, right? [TMZ]
Designer Maria Pinto's star has risen along with client Michelle Obama's. 'While she does point out things Mrs. Obama might like, Ms. Pinto said she has never dressed her for events. Of the purple dress worn the night Mr. Obama claimed the nomination, Ms. Pinto said it was not planned. “Michelle is not scheming like her wardrobe should make certain points.”' [NY Times]
In a match made in pink, Upper East Side, Gossip-Girly heaven, Charlotte Ronson and Shoshonna Lonstein team up for beachwear. "The two, who attended high school together at the The Nightingale-Bamford School, have joined forces on a beach line called Made With Love. Launching at retail in February, the collection includes printed women’s and girls’ bathing suits — a one-piece and several bikini styles — and matching printed beach towels and cover-ups." [WWD]

Love the sinner, hate the sin? Not if you're...

mcarpentier — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30:00 EDT

Love the sinner, hate the sin? Not if you're Catholic you don't. In 2004, the now-Pope barred pro-choice politicians from accepting Communion, though most of them (like all other pro-choice Catholics) basically ignored him. Now there's a hubbub because some whiny guy from Lancaster saw a priest give Communion to Senator Edward Kennedy at the Pope's big mass in Washington last month. The spokeswoman from the Washington archdiocese told reporters that such a thing "wouldn't be possible," but Kennedy's office confirmed it. Notably, although the Catholic Church is supposedly equally opposed to the death penalty, Catholic politicians that refuse to use the power of their office to eliminate the death penalty or prevent executions have never faced similar public repudiations from Church leaders. Ahh, sweet double standards: Keeping the Catholic Church hierarchy in power for 2,000 years. [Washington Times] More »

Venus Williams Thinks Fashion Design Is Actually About Design

Jennifer — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:30:00 EST

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Venus Williams was awarded with an associate's degree in fashion design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale over the weekend, becoming the first celebrity "designer" to ever get a degree in fashion design. She even got a prize for the "Best Sportswear Collection" and a 3.5 GPA. Also, she has a collection for Steve & Barry's. [Sassybella]

The Drinks Are On MK And Ashley Tonight

Jennifer — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 19:10:11 EDT

Happy 21st birthday Mary Kate and Ashley! Yup, as of today, the Olsen twins are legally able to imbibe both Red Bull and vodka. Now go throw up an extra-special birthday dinner girls — you deserve it! [Olsen Twins 21st Birthday Countdown]

Everyone — rulers out! A new study says that math skills can be determined by the ratio of the ring finger to index finger. We tried to calculate our own ratio, but... we're so bad at math we couldn't. [ScienceNow]

Random public service announcement: Grapes and raisins cause kidney failure in dogs. And yes, we checked. [TheKnot.com]

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Internet, was given England's highest honor, the Order of Merit, by Queen Elizabeth today. Wait a second. Rewind. Didn't Al Gore invent the Internet??? [BBC]

While touring Australia, the Dalai Lama met with Bindi Irwin, the 9-year old daughter of the late Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin. What, is an audience with The Pope next? [CNN]

Don "Mr. Wizard" Herbert died last night at the age of 89. We learned more about science from him during our television-viewing days during the mid-80's than we ever did in school. [CNN] More »