Jezebel Friday, October 12, 2007

Snap Judgment: Jennifer Aniston Goes Mousy For New Movie

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Dirt Bag: It's Ring Time For Rose And Robert

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Rose McGowan and her Planet Terror director Robert Rodriguez: Engaged! She was previously engaged to Marilyn Manson; he was previously married to the mother of his 5 kids. (Did we ever tell you our...

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Evening Prg: We've got another staff meeting I'm already ...

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We've got another staff meeting I'm already late to but here's what you need to know: retail sales are down and America is being forced to shop at Wal-Mart again, the war is still on and the military...

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Clips: It's Official: Doris Lessing Really Is Our Fave Bitch Of The Day

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Today, the press greeted Golden Notebook author Doris Lessing as she arrived at her home in a taxi. In the clip above, they tell her she was awarded the...

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Fire(crotch) Alarm: A source who was standing, literally, next ...

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A source who was standing, literally, next to the man himself at last night's InTouch 5th Anniversary Party tells us that Brandon Davis is packing his bags and moving to New York for good. Redheads,...

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The Cosmos: Cosmo Dumbed Down For Countries That Might Actually Find American Cosmo Useful

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The CEO of Hearst International just gave a queasy-makingly smug interview to the Financial Times about the "Global Cosmopolitan Woman." For your barf consideration:"If you walk down the street here...

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Snap Judgment: Amy Winehouse Continues To Fancy Hubby, Ballet Slippers

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Decoding Coulter: Ann Coulter Loves Jews, Sinning, Probs Abortion

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Size Matters: Condom experts from 21 different countries ...

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Condom experts from 21 different countries gathered at the Geneva-based International Organization for Standardization in Korea today to discuss updating standards to allow for a wider variety of...

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Clips: MTV's Beauty Queens: Fun, Ditsy, And Vindictive

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So, judging by last night's episode, MTV's Pageant Place -- which follows the reign and cohabitation of Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA --...

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Breaking News: UPDATE: Britney has left the courtroom, "visibly ...

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UPDATE: Britney has left the courtroom, "visibly upset." Federline's attorney, Mark Vincent Kaplan, is going to speak with the media in 30 minutes. Britney made it to court, y'all! She's there right...

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Clips: Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down

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Did you know that ties were "out" but now they're back in? (Is it just us or do we sound like Heidi Klum?). We didn't either, but today's NY Times "Thursday...

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Older And Wiser: Doris Lessing is an awesomely salty old bitch. ...

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Doris Lessing is an awesomely salty old bitch. This morning when she was told about her Nobel Prize win, Doris's first reaction was, "Oh Christ! ... I couldn't care less." Lessing continued, "I can't...

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Jezenomics: Do Women Pick Workplaces Like They Pick Boyfriends? Forbes' List Makes You Wonder...

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Forbes came out with one of those "Top 100" lists it generates every few hours and it's all about powerful women. But don't touch that scrollbar! The Street went through the list, did the dirty work...

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Snap Judgment: Here's A Little Story, 'Bout Josh And Diane...

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Slim Chance: Scientist: Screening Models For Anorexia "Unnecessary"

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Canada's Montreal Fashion Week just ended, and models were not allowed to walk the runway if they were too thin. But on LiveScience, Benjamin Radford writes that testing fashion models to see if they...

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Bad Hair Days: Oh, prom hair! So much fun! I, for one, ...

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Oh, prom hair! So much fun! I, for one, though I was too cool for my suburban Southern public high school when I opted for a vintage Art Deco dress and marcelled hair (embarrassing photo after the...

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Clips: Howard K. Stern: I Did Have Sexual Relations With That Woman

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Howard K. Stern was on Larry King Live last night to discus his $60 million libel lawsuit against Rita Cosby for allegations she made in her book...

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Snap Judgment: Lindsay Lohan: So Blue

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Fashion Victims: If The Shoe Fits, You're Wearing It Wrong

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For spring next year, designers and fashion editors have a vision: Girly. You'll be seeing color, flowers, bias-cut dresses, short skirts, frilly skirts, etc. Femme is in, and the girlier the better....

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Gay Old Time: Jonathan Plummer, 33, ex-husband of bestselling ...

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Jonathan Plummer, 33, ex-husband of bestselling novelist Terry McMillan, has, with the help of a ghost writer, penned a "novel." The plot? A young Jamaican man is seduced by a powerful American...

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Clips: We Laughed, We Cried, We Plugged Our Ears

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video to Dodai via instant messenger and waited for her response. After 15 seconds, I had yet to hear anyting back. Then she IM'd me a "crying" emoticon. A half-minute later, a "blushing" emoticon...

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Snap Judgment: Gwen Stefani & Kingston: Pimp My Ride

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Highlights For Adults: Why Do Women's Magazines Lie About Such Stupid Shit?

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So remember way back yesterday, when we shared the harrowing story of Laura Wells, whose employers subjected her to the demeaning experience of getting her "natural russet hair" dyed BLONDE simply...

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Socialism Rules: In the U.K., government advisers have deemed ...

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In the U.K., government advisers have deemed the "DIY abortion" safe for in-home use. Currently, the pill-induced miscarriage, triggered by a combination of the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, is...

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Happy Homemakers: Jesus Loves You, Wants You Barefoot In The Kitchen

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"Womanly arts" like cooking, sewing, knitting, playing hostess and shit are fun to engage in, now that we aren't limited to them and them alone. But unfortunately, some still believe that we are....

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Snap Judgment: Reese Witherspoon's "I'm Finally Divorced" Girly Grin

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Screen Sirens: Women In Hollywood Speak Out On Women In Hollywood

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Today, Salon has the transcript of a roundtable discussion between a group of the most powerful women in Hollywood. The panel was moderated by producer Lynda Obst (Contact, Sleepless in Seattle)....

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Oops, She Did It Again: Britney Spears promised her lawyers she would ...

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Britney Spears promised her lawyers she would appear in court today regarding her request to get overnight visits with her two sons. Guess who hasn't shown up to the courthouse yet? Maybe she's just...

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Colleaguingus: Sexing Your Co-Workers: Generally A Disaster, Right?

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Schtupping your co-workers has lost its stigma, according to a New York Times story for which the primary example is the JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, because it's suuuuuch a thrillingly counterintuitive...

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Snap Judgment: Portly Rich Guy Tries To Pick Up Supermodel; Fails

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Consumption Junction: New Technology Works To Keep Women Broke, Depressed, Materialistic

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Just in case shopping online looking at lots and lots of stuff you desperately want but can't afford isn't fun enough, we have news for you. A new application called Polyvore enables users to grab...

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Baby Love: A new law passed in Arkansas would technically ...

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A new law passed in Arkansas would technically allow infants to marry as long as they receive parental consent, reports CNN. The bill, passed in July, is supposed to make 18 the minimum marriage age...

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Faggots Can Be Womanizers: Is John Edwards Cheating On His Cancer-Stricken Wife?

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Has John Edwards been cheating on his terminally-ill wife for the past year and a half? But she lost all that weight!!! (Alternate punchline: "Hey, it worked for Newt Gingrich!" Preference?) Anyway,...

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Snap Judgment: Nicole Richie Shows Off Strap Marks On Streets Of Sydney

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Pretty Ugly: Facialists: The Derma Dominatrixes Of The Filthy Rich

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In the "Thursday Styles" section of today's New York Times, we learn that vanity and sadism go hand in hand -- and know no limits! Beth Landman writes about aestheticians who are not just brutally...

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Feminism 101: Doris Lessing, the author of feminist mainstay ...

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Doris Lessing, the author of feminist mainstay The Golden Notebook, was awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature today, the 11th woman to receive the honor. Lessing, who was attacked as...

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You Wanna Be On Top: 'America's Next Top Model': Makeovers!!!!!!

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Makeover week is probably the most exciting part of each cycle of ANTM. Everybody loves to witness a transformation, but what we love more is to see girls cry...

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Snap Judgment: Jake Gyllenhaal Looks Uncomfortable With New (Literal) Beard

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Rag Trade: Horrible Hagyness (Finally) Gets Her Own Clothing Line

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The inevitable happened and TopShop gave model Agyness Deyn her own clothing line, because she dresses totally '80s and that is so edgy! [Vogue UK]

Designer Yves Saint Laurent is very sick. Pray...

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Motherloads: A reader informs us that body-shaper manufacturer ...

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A reader informs us that body-shaper manufacturer Spanx has a line of figure "enhancers" for pregnant women. The Mama Full Length, the Power Mama and the Mama Footless (is Barefoot Mama next?) offer...

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