Jezebel: Umbrella

Beating The Tokyo Heat

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:19:00 EDT

[Tokyo, August 6. A woman stands in front of a fountain at a park to cool off in Tokyo. Image via AP]

Rihanna In The Rain: Her Songs Just Write Themselves

Anna Holmes — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:10:00 EDT

[New York, May 5. Image via WENN]

Don't Rain On Serena & Dan's (Art) Parade

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:10:00 EDT

Do You Prefer The Platonic Company Of Men Or Women?

Jessica G. — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST

You know those women who say they're only friends with men because females are catty, backstabbing bitches, whereas guys are straightforward, stalwart companions? Well Rihanna may be that type of girl, i.e., she only likes boys standing under her umbrella-ella-ella. The singer has reportedly said, "I have three girlfriends and about 20 guy friends. I love listening to guy talk because I learn a lot. Here's the key - you can't lower your standards for a guy because he won't respect you and he'll tell his friends. You always have to stick up for yourself and speak your mind." Yeah, that quote didn't entirely make sense, but I think the idea is that men are extremely loyal to each other (bros before hoes, yo) and Rihanna doesn't feel like she's learned much from women. But is male friendship really such a Utopian fantasy? More »

Naomi Campbell Is Still Mad That Ethnic Models Aren't Working

Jennifer — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:30:00 EST

"Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington would go to big designers and say: 'If you don't want Naomi to be in your show, then I don't want to be in it'...Women of colour are not a trend...That's the bottom line." — Naomi Campbell, still fighting for the cause of models of color. [Vogue UK]