Looking for Myself in the Stars
The first time I visited Magic Jewelry to have my aura read, I told myself I was doing it as a joke. The tiny store in…
Life and Death, and Forever
From 2014 to 2017, HBO’s The Leftovers built a cult following, based on its painful and gorgeous meditations of grief.…
The 50 Most Read Jezebel Posts of 2018
We published many blogs this dreadful year, and you read a bunch of them. Here are the ones you read the most.
The Future of Food TV Is Female
Samin Nosrat handles food as it should be—with pleasure. In her Netflix series, Salt Fat Acid Heat, she explores the…
On Embarrassment and the Inequity of Flirting
It seems pointless to estimate the number of times I’ve wondered if I was speaking up enough. It isn’t enough,…
In Memoriam: Trump Staffers We Lost in 2018
And now, a short tribute to the now-unemployed Trump staffers, all of whom have either been fired or resigned from the…
Shit We're Leaving in 2018
As we approach the end of the year, a few of our Jezebel Quickies stars reflected on some of the shit they’ll be…
Bad Bunny Is a Master Class in Betting on Yourself
For Bad Bunny, short shorts have, at times, been a point of contention. In a video published almost exactly one year ago
Love Island Is the Shit Show That Got Me Through This Shit Year
If there is a single moment that distills Love Island’s essence, it is this one: The roommates are settling into their…
Bitch, It's the Year in Bella Thorne
If years had celebrity doppelgängers, then 2018 is Bella Thorne.
It Was a Big Year for Movies
This year was a big year for movies about pop and/or rock music. I wanted to say “...for rock musicals,” because I…
The Worst Songs of 2018
The gods of music keep blessing us with more music than we can handle—visual albums, three-song EPs, music-video…
All the Music That Saved Us in 2018
When the world hands you lemons, what do you do? Turn them into lemonade? Or light a lemon-scented candle and listen to…
An Interview With the Owner of My Favorite Vape Shop, the Most Important Man in My Life in 2018
During a year that has felt at times like one unending root canal, one of the few pleasures that have made my existence…
The Year in Bad Wigs
Boy oh boy were there a lot of bad wigs this year in movies and TV. Some were furry, some were orange, and almost all…
Our Favorite Jezebel Posts of 2018
Every year is longer than the one that followed; also, sometimes it is shorter. In 2018, we survived whatever garbage…
2018's Selectively Capitalized Daily Mail Headlines, From A to Z
As far as I’m concerned, one of the last remaining reliable sources of joy on this planet is The Daily Mail’s continued…
The Jezebel Thirsty 30
In its second season, Big Mouth introduced a new devilish character: the looming, judgmental Shame Wizard. In the…
No One Watched the Eclipse Better Than Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker had what’s been confirmed as the most orgasmic eclipse viewing experience today, on the occasion…
My Fellow Americans, Our Long National Nightmare Is Over
“Here the people rule,” said Gerald Ford after the fall of Nixon, as well as Jia Tolentino after the fall of…