There's Nothing More Ordinary Than Abuse
“Ordinary” is not generally considered a compliment, but it’s what most of us are. It’s a pleasure to read about…
The Cost of Your Watershed Moment
The barrage of sexual harassment coverage by the mainstream media has yet to relent. Almost daily since October when…
I Did Everything You Said and I'm Still Alone
Over the last 12 months, I have completely transformed my life in an effort to find love. I didn’t.
A Year in Tweets From the Best Account on the Internet
It’s been a long year, so I’m going to let you in on a little piece of Jezebel workplace culture that would otherwise…
Catching Up by Looking Back: The Brief Return of Pot Psychology
“Oh, I was just being stupid,” is something I have found myself telling many an editor when questioned about a…
Be Afraid
You might remember (or rather, you might have struggled to forget) “Fearless Girl,” a 50-inch bronze statue of a girl,…
150 Things Besides Donald Trump That Gave Us Panic Attacks in 2017
In 2015, 40 things gave us panic attacks. In 2016, that number doubled to 80. But this year, Bobby, Ellie, and Joanna,…
The Year in Smirks
A lot of terrible things happened in 2017. The United States exited the Paris Climate Agreement, relinquishing…
The Year in Snakes, Ranked
Here at Jezebel we like to keep tabs on cute critters. Sometimes raccoons get stuck in drains or a meerkat does a…
A Few Dreadful Fashion Trends From 2007 That Are Already Back
A decade in the 21st century can feel like an eternity. In 2007, when Jezebel came into the world, George W. Bush was…
What Will We Wear for the Resistance?
As 2017 takes its leave, one thing is certain: the #RESISTANCE has arrived in full force—as a vague political concept,…
Things We Stopped Being Mad About in 2017
Anger is an interesting emotion, isn’t it? As it turns out, you can’t be mad about every single thing all the time.…
How We Handled the Dicks in 2017
2017 has been a slog for so many of us, for so many reasons. The news came so fast it felt like one endless wretched…
Men Who Got Away With It in 2017
This year was pretty much a wash. The only thing good that really happened aside from getting very, very into skincare…
A Salute to Our Friend, Fiona the Hippo
On January 24, Fiona the Hippo was born, and little did we know she would become our guiding light in 2017. At the time…
The 50 Most Read Jezebel Posts of 2017
Here’s what you read this cursed year.
Our Favorite Jezebel Posts of 2017
This year, Jezebel staffers—often overworked, underslept, and exposed to 4,000 stories about Trump, or powerful sexual…
What Was the Staff of Jezebel Doing in 2007?
Not that you asked, but in celebration of the end of Jezebel’s tenth year on the internet, the staff put out a call (to…
Jezebel Turns 10 and Gets Me
Hi Jezebel Readers,
Jezebel's Annual, Unscientific List of Best Women, According to Us
2017 was a banner year for terrible men, but that’s not what we’re here to talk about. It’s about this time of year,…