http://cache.jezebel.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jezebel.com.png http://jezebel.com/tag/top http://jezebel.com/tag/top

Pretty much every time he opens his mouth, Rick Santorum manages to commit some kind of flagrant foul, but yesterday he really delivered a doozy. This time it was on the matter of ladies in combat, and Santorum was quick to praise the women of the military, saying he "wants to create every opportunity for women to be able to serve this country." He should have stopped right there, because after that he stepped into a big old pile of horse shit. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883948&view=rss&microfeed=true

Though Lady Gaga's day wardrobe often consists of little more than some Saran Wrap and oversized sunglasses, she confessed she wasn't always so free and easy when it comes to body image and struggled with bulimia during high school. Speaking at a conference called It's Our Turn at an LA school, Gaga shared her story when a girl admitted to struggling with body issues and asked her how she got to be so confident. "I used to throw up all the time in high school. So I'm not that confident. I wanted to be a skinny little ballerina but I was a voluptuous little Italian girl whose dad had meatballs on the table every night," she said, adding that she stopped when she realized the stomach acid was impacting negatively on her vocal chords. "Weight is still a struggle. Every video I'm in, every magazine cover, they stretch you – they make you perfect. It's not real life ... I'm gonna say this about girls: The dieting wars have got to stop. Everyone just knock it off. Because at the end of the day, it's affecting kids your age. And it's making girls sick." [Page Six] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883971&view=rss&microfeed=true

Once upon a time, cupcakes were just a run of the mill dessert. Now there are boutique cupcake bakeries all over the place and our consumption shows no signs of slowing. It's no fad; the Washington Post has declared that our relationship with cupcakes is "an enduring love affair." Of course, the things you love say a lot about you. And, apparently, our love of cupcakes reveals some pretty disturbing things about us. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883597&view=rss&microfeed=true

Back in December, we offered some tips on going to a holiday celebration of another religion. But religious services of various kinds go on all year, and different rules apply when you're in church than when you're at a Hanukkah party. Herewith, some advice on going to someone's place of worship without making an ass of yourself. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883741&view=rss&microfeed=true

Fashion week isn't just about pretty dresses and champagne: it's also about long hours for the people who work it. And some of those workers are children. The Times is reporting on the Council of Fashion Designers of America's efforts to ensure all models who work New York Fashion Week are over 16 years old. Last season, at least two agencies — Ford and Women — flouted those guidelines, and models aged 14 and 15 walked for a number of top designers, including Marc Jacobs, Tory Burch, BCBG, and DKNY. Ford, despite pledging to honor the CFDA age guidelines, has apparently not changed its practices this season: More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883689&view=rss&microfeed=true

Because it was kicking off New York's Fall Fashion Week, the red carpet of the annual amfAR Gala—a black-tie event that raised money for AIDS research, prevention and education—was at once elegant and fashion-forward. Well, for the most part. Lindsay Lohan showed up. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883734&view=rss&microfeed=true

Komen CEO Nancy Brinker has again tried her hand at discussing the Planned Parenthood disaster with the media, but this time, rather than appearing live on-air, she's sent a letter in response to a blog post by the Washington Post's Sally Quinn. In her note, Brinker admits that she made mistakes in defunding Planned Parenthood but stops short of admitting she lied, or indicating that she's learned anything of value. It was nice of her to apologize, but this doesn't fix anything. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883691&view=rss&microfeed=true

Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21 for short) was a hot prospect in anti-obesity research — and drug companies jumped into the fray, eager to capitalize. But now it appears that, like sticks and stones, FGF21 will break your bones. Here's the story of the hip new weight-loss drug that may never see the light of day. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883369&view=rss&microfeed=true

Visit any top porn site today, and you'll be spoiled for choice. At YouPorn (which Wikipedia brands the most-popular "adult" site in the world), the viewer can choose from thousands of videos in dozens of genres. But for as long as we've had Internet porn, one category has stood as the most sought-after of all: barely legal teens. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881335&view=rss&microfeed=true

Welcome back to Midweek Madness! Every Wednesday, we feast on dishes of gossip from In Touch, Us, Ok!, Life & Style, and Star. This week, Jennifer Aniston is expecting twins; Sandra Bullock might be getting laid; Angelina can't handle her liquor; Melissa McCarthy is on a "red carpet diet"; and Ben from The Bachelor is about to have his soul sucked away by a demonic brunette who may or may not have teeth down there. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883401&view=rss&microfeed=true

And if you're a ladymag, that's a problem. The entire magazine industry saw a circulation slump in the second half of 2011, with newsstand sales declining by 10% on average. But many ladymags fared worse: Elle was down over 18%, year-on-year, InStyle fell by over 14%, and Allure declined by over 13%. Glamour, Marie Claire, and W were down by 10%, 9%, and 7%, respectively. The "winners" in this dismal six months were Vogueand Lucky , which still saw their newsstand sales fall by 5% each. Aside from terrible cover lines, stories that underestimate the intelligence of their readers, and predictable fashion spreads that present an extremely narrow idea of female beauty, what's wrong with today's ladymags? [WWD] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883364&view=rss&microfeed=true

Anyone who travels regularly wants to believe that federal air marshals are friendly heroes who are aboard every single flight. (C'mon, it's possible). But the reality, unfortunately, is not so sunny. According to a new government report, air marshals might be fine to share a three-hour flight with, but they don't sound like they'd be too great to work with, particularly if you're a woman. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883269&view=rss&microfeed=true

Now that she's on her book tour for her memoir, Hiding From Reality: My Story of Love, Loss and Finding the Courage Within, that was released Tuesday—perfectly timed to coincide with The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills reunion shows—Taylor Armstrong has been telling her tale of her troubled marriage to her late husband Russell to various media outlets (Today, The View, Entertainment Tonight to name just a few). What The Daily Beast's Diane Dimond—who also interviewed Taylor—has discovered is that her accounts of the events don't always add up, something that Taylor's fellow Housewives have hinted at during this past season, and again on last night's installment of the three-part reunion show. In her book, she's published the specific dates on which the more violent episodes of abuse occurred. We were able to dig up photos of Taylor at parties following these events and her appearance is not consistent with someone who has a severe black eye or a dislocated jaw. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883111&view=rss&microfeed=true

One of the more horrifying things I read while extremely pregnant was not the description of the abdominal muscle wall separation that can happen at the end of your gestation, but rather a Facebook message from a high school friend describing a typical day in her life with a 6-month-old. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883121&view=rss&microfeed=true

You know how today's young women are just waltzing through life, oblivious to their shriveling ovaries? Actually, for a lot of women (and men) the opposite is true — they wrongly assume they're infertile. And that can cause its own set of problems. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883016&view=rss&microfeed=true

In the six weeks since Lego launched their controversial (and pink) Friends line aimed at young girls, pushback has been strong. But sales are strong as well, and the company's response to criticism has been consistently clumsy, exacerbating rather than calming the problem — a problem, of course, that they fail to see. Sales are sales! More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5883041&view=rss&microfeed=true

Karen Handel, the anti-choice Georgia conservative behind Susan G. Komen's defunding of Planned Parenthood, has resigned from her post as the charity's Senior Vice President of Public Policy. The resignation comes in the wake of growing criticism of the charity's evident political agenda, and Handel's apparent inability to depoliticize the bodies of the women whose health she was supposed to be promoting. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882988&view=rss&microfeed=true

We're all well-versed in the predictable shenanigans of The Devil Wears Prada. It's really no secret that assistants in the fashion and media industry work long hours, slogging away well into the night to complete menial assignments dished out by their superiors with little or no thanks, and some of the time, little or no respect. But to be fair, that's their job. Heck, many would say they're lucky to have the job at all. They get paid to "start somewhere." Interns on the other hand, do not. And this, it seems, is where the lines get blurry and lawsuits get filed. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882740&view=rss&microfeed=true

After the Daily Mail ran a story about Ioana Spangenberg, an 84 lb. model with a 20-inch waist (which becomes even smaller when she wears her corset) I naturally watched a YouTube clip of her impossible Barbie-Doll-come-to-life proportions in motion and couldn't help but wonder, "What the fuck does she even model?" I mean, no designer's clothes would fit her figure. Then I discovered the website that released her video — Skinnyfans.com (link NSFW) — and realized she doesn't need clothes. Because it's porn. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882734&view=rss&microfeed=true

Women watch the Super Bowl, and also buy shit. Unfortunately, ad agencies don't seem to have gotten this message, if yesterday's outing was any indication — and it is, given that the Super Bowl is when brands and agencies trot out their most treasured pitches. But some efforts missed the mark most spectacularly. Let's give them their due. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882626&view=rss&microfeed=true

A grumpy-looking Gisele Bündchen endured heckling from Giants fans as she left the VIP area at the Super Bowl stadium last night, following her husband Tom Brady's team's loss. Bündchen did not respond as men shouted "Eli rules!" and "Eli owns your husband!" But when the supermodel reached the elevator bank, she was caught on video saying, "You have to catch the ball when you're supposed to catch the ball. My husband cannot fucking throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time. I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times." [The Insider] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882636&view=rss&microfeed=true

Now that emails from inside Susan G. Komen for the Cure confirm what we suspected last week — not only was the charity's decision to defund Planned Parenthood nakedly political, but also most definitely spearheaded by anti-choice politician Karen Handel, and the charity most definitely lied about it — the organization's image has never been more tarnished. And that tarnishing wouldn't have been possible without an orgy of lies and bad decisions by Komen's leadership. So why has no one resigned? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882617&view=rss&microfeed=true

Outside of a bread machine, this is the easiest bread recipe humans have yet devised. You know refrigerator bread? It's easier than that. You know no-knead bread? It's easier than that. Why? Because it's a no-knead refrigerator bread! Once the dough is ready — and the measuring and mixing only takes about 20 minutes — only a hot oven and a half an hour separates you from a piping hot loaf of your own. Anytime you want bread, you just form a loaf and pop it in. I still like to make more complicated breads sometimes — croissants, bagels, that sort of thing — but this is my dead-easy standby. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881847&view=rss&microfeed=true

In April of 2005, two months after my 18th birthday, I walked into a tattoo parlor in central Italy armed with 80 Euros and a sketch drawn on lined notebook paper. This was a remarkably lonely time for me — I was living as an exchange student in a country where I barely spoke the language, staying in a town where pro-fascist sentiments were common and encouraged, and had been placed into a class of eleven girls who had been going to school together since they were twelve and already had hard-formed relationships that felt impossible to break into. The experience changed me and I wanted to solidify it with something big, which, at the time, meant getting a ridiculous lower back tattoo. Furthermore, I had recently read a single chapter from the Dalai Lama's How to Practice: The Way to a Meaningful Life—something that I felt fully qualified me as a practicing Buddhist with a deep understanding of the philosophy's symbols. And this is how I ended up with a lotus flower tramp stamp. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881797&view=rss&microfeed=true

Another day, another scary hazing story: today, a former Zeta Phi Beta pledge at UC Berkeley accuses her ex-sisters of beating her, making her pee her pants, and lots of other horrible behavior. Her lawsuit also reveals why for some pledges, it can be so hard to simply leave. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882019&view=rss&microfeed=true

Now, that Susan G. Komen for the Cure has sufficiently pissed off progressives, they've changed course and reinstated existing grants to Planned Parenthood, pissing off the anti-abortion crew they'd initially been trying to appease. But before Komen was loudly defunding— and then reinstating funding for— Planned Parenthood, they were stealthily defunding organizations that associate with embryonic stem cell research. And the financial damage from this iteration of their pro-life ideology totals in the millions. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881996&view=rss&microfeed=true

As we all know, 2012 is the year the world as we know it will cease to exist. The Mayans said so! And so did that one movie with John Cusack. Sure, there are plenty of signs that the apocalypse is not mere months away. But then again, John Cusack wouldn't lie, would he? It's confusing. That's why we have Jezebel's Monthly Apocalypse Index, in which we keep count of the many Signs The Apocalypse Is Nigh as well as the Signs Everything Is Gonna Be Okay. We'll do this on a monthly basis until December, when fire and brimstone will prevent us from going on. Ready? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5880572&view=rss&microfeed=true

After public outcry, irreparable brand damage, and some embarrassing executive doubletalk, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has just announced that they're reinstating funding to Planned Parenthood. But don't think for a second that this means they're free from a political agenda. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5882018&view=rss&microfeed=true

Sweet jiggling breasts, has Susan G. Komen for the Cure ever painted itself into a corner. When they first announced their decision to revoke funding from Planned Parenthood, they said it was because they had a rule against giving money to organizations that were under investigation. But they give money to organizations that are under investigation all the damn time. And they certainly don't have any trouble taking money from companies that are under investigation. Let's take a tour of their hypocrisy, shall we? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881802&view=rss&microfeed=true

If you feel that the Republican debates aren't providing enough political car-crash entertainment for your liking, you can bet your sweet bippy that Roseanne Barr will shake things up – because she's filed the paperwork to run for president of the United States! Angling for a Green Party nomination, she promises to institute "Europeanstyle" single-payer health care and forgive all credit card and mortgage debt. "I am pleased to announce that I am seeking the Green Party's nomination for President of these United States of America," her announcement read. "The Democrats and Republicans have proven that they are servants-bought and paid for by the 1%-who are not doing what's in the best interest of the American people. As a long time supporter of the Green Party, I look forward to working with people who share my values. Behold the greening of America!" This is going to get good. [E!, Ministry Of Gossip] More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881915&view=rss&microfeed=true

Instant messaging is kind of a no-man's-land where etiquette is concerned, inhabited by tweens and people who type like them. And yet most of us must use it — often even for work. Let's take a look at how we can do so in a less dickish fashion. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881671&view=rss&microfeed=true

A trans woman says that when she was arrested for a minor subway violation, NYPD officers belittled her, called her names, asked about her genitals — and kept her chained to a fence for 28 hours. Now she's suing. And it turns out she's far from alone. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5880990&view=rss&microfeed=true

I'm a single 32-year-old woman with no kids. I'm going to pause for a second to let that sink in, and to let you think about the images and feelings that spring to mind when you hear that phrase. Pop culture would tell us that I am either: Standing in a leopard print dress at a bar saying extremely loudly, with a slightly to very crazy look in my eyes, "I LOVE being single! I never want a relationship! Relationships are for the weak! Look at HOW MUCH FUN I AM HAVING!!" Sitting in my pajamas, eating a vat of ice cream while watching When Harry Met Sally and sobbing about how lonely and empty my life is. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5880655&view=rss&microfeed=true

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is trying its very hardest to prove to its supporters that it didn't decide to stop giving grants to Planned Parenthood because of an internal or external right wing political agenda, which is steaming, obvious bullshit. Now, it turns out that people from inside Komen confirm that the decision was a political one, and the politics of Komen are swinging wildly to the right thanks to the metastasized ideology of Karen Handel, former Mama Grizzly, failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate, and longtime anti-Planned Parenthood crusader. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881642&view=rss&microfeed=true

Before Susan G. Komen died of breast cancer in 1980, she asked her sister Nancy to promise to work towards finding a cure. Now, more than 30 years later, the organization that bears Suzy's name is still fighting — but instead of fighting for a cure, it seems to be fighting for an agenda. Who was Susan Komen, and what would she think of the foundation's downward spiral? Would she even want her name on it anymore? More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881401&view=rss&microfeed=true

Welcome back to Midweek Madness! Every Wednesday, we ingest mind-altering amounts of tabloid gossip, chasing the dragon of Truth. This week: Illuminati heir to the throne Blue Ivy Carter already has diamond jewelry; Cameron Diaz has a new face; Kim Kardashian is dead inside; and Demi Moore has been ingesting all kinds of interesting things. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881352&view=rss&microfeed=true

After French Elle ran a racist online column congratulating black people for becoming "chic" through embracing "white codes" of dress, a firestorm of criticism ensued. Now the magazine is facing hard questions about its editorial leadership, and its history of excluding women of color from its pages. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5880993&view=rss&microfeed=true

When Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced that they'd no longer be providing support to Planned Parenthood, many of its supporters smelled a right wing political agenda at work and took to the group's Facebook page to express their disappointment. After working tirelessly to delete negative comments from the page for several hours yesterday, the foundation has released a statement insisting that their decision to defund Planned Parenthood wasn't political, because they're not a political organization. Bullshit. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881277&view=rss&microfeed=true

One million packages of birth control pills have been voluntarily recalled after their manufacturer has announced that the drugs might not contain enough hormones to prevent pregnancy. So instead of calling them "birth control pills," it might be more accurate to refer to them as "one-a-day useless hormone candy." More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881249&view=rss&microfeed=true

Susan G. Komen For the Cure has announced that it will stop funneling money to Planned Parenthood, ending a years-long partnership between the two organizations that provided mammograms and related services to low income women. But what accounts for the Komen Foundation's sudden change of heart? Surprisingly, it seems that the pressure may not have come from external sources, but from within the Foundation itself. More »
]]> http://jezebel.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5881057&view=rss&microfeed=true