Brandy Jensen

5/6/21

I Found Out My High School Bully Became a Teacher

Dear Fuck-Up,

4/22/21

How Do I Stop Obsessing Over My Ex?

Dear Fuck-Up,

4/8/21

I Feel Guilty That I Reneged on My Best Friend

Dear Fuck-Up,

4/7/21

In Praise of Dangerous Ideas

The pillars upon which Western liberal democracy has been built—reason, the free exchange of ideas, commitment to…

4/1/21

I Have a Genius Idea for Small Kitchens and No, I'm Not High

I moved a few months ago into an apartment that has one of those big vintage sinks with a drainboard on either side,…

3/26/21

<i>The Lost Pirate Kingdom</i> Is the Ideal Documentary for Me, a Dumbass

The Lost Pirate Kingdom Is the Ideal Documentary for Me, a Dumbass

Imagine for a moment that it is Saturday morning and you are mildly hungover. Not so badly that you’re in physical…

3/25/21

How Do I Make My Husband Love My Fat Sister?

Dear Fuck-Up,

3/12/21

Must I Keep Watching My Friend Self-Sabotage?

Dear Fuck-Up,

2/25/21

When Do I Tell Someone I'm Dating About My Risk for Alzheimer's?

Dear Fuck-Up,

2/22/21

There's No Defending Woody Allen After <i>Allen v. Farrow</i>

There's No Defending Woody Allen After Allen v. Farrow

There are certain topics in American life that feel uniquely unconducive to fruitful conversation: abortion, the…

2/17/21

Oi It's Jezebel, Mate

G’day readers! Some unfortunate news for our antipodean friends as Facebook announced this arvo that they are…

2/11/21

Can I Say I Told You So to a Friend Who Got Covid?

Dear Fuck-Up,

2/10/21

Hello, I'm Here to Ruin Your Childhood For You

Hello, I am a television executive and I’m here to give you some great news. Remember that character you loved as a…

2/1/21

How Do I Talk to My Boyfriend About His Depression?

Dear Fuck-Up,

1/14/21

Dear Fuck-Up: Should I Warn an Organization About a Rapist?

Dear Fuck-Up,

1/5/21

We Need to Bring Back Clowning On Some Guy

When I joined Twitter back in 2015 it wasn’t a particularly nice place, which I must admit thrilled my little…

12/31/20

Ask a Fuck-Up On a Fucked-Up Year

Instead of answering a letter this week, I thought it might be appropriate to write a kind of end-of-year…

12/18/20

I Have Defeated Lunch

Lunch is a bullshit meal. At my most successful, I can figure out something to eat at some point around noon that…

12/17/20

Dear Fuck-Up: I No Longer Recognize the Woman I Married

Dear Fuck-Up,

12/3/20

Dear Fuck-Up: How Do I Move On When the World Is Stuck?

Dear Fuck-Up,

Brandy Jensen's posts

I Found Out My High School Bully Became a Teacher

How Do I Stop Obsessing Over My Ex?

I Feel Guilty That I Reneged on My Best Friend

In Praise of Dangerous Ideas

I Have a Genius Idea for Small Kitchens and No, I'm Not High

The Lost Pirate Kingdom Is the Ideal Documentary for Me, a Dumbass

How Do I Make My Husband Love My Fat Sister?

Must I Keep Watching My Friend Self-Sabotage?

When Do I Tell Someone I'm Dating About My Risk for Alzheimer's?

There's No Defending Woody Allen After Allen v. Farrow

Oi It's Jezebel, Mate

Can I Say I Told You So to a Friend Who Got Covid?

Hello, I'm Here to Ruin Your Childhood For You

How Do I Talk to My Boyfriend About His Depression?

Dear Fuck-Up: Should I Warn an Organization About a Rapist?

We Need to Bring Back Clowning On Some Guy

Ask a Fuck-Up On a Fucked-Up Year

I Have Defeated Lunch

Dear Fuck-Up: I No Longer Recognize the Woman I Married

Dear Fuck-Up: How Do I Move On When the World Is Stuck?