Jezebel Wednesday, February 13, 2008

• David Beckham Flaunts It, Fills 'Er Up [Snap Judgment]
  [Beverly Hills, February 12. Image via x17] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Are Angelina & Brad Finally Tying The Knot? [Dirt Bag]
  Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to wed? Finally? Now that she is preggo with twins? OMG! [MSNBC] Did Britney get married when she went to Mexico last month? Maybe! Of course, her man, Adnan Ghalib, is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Here We Gooooobama [Eternal Campaign]
  Obama and McCain, Mr. Dreams of my Father vs. Faith of my Fathers, are tonight's winners. McCain is a completely sure thing now, and Obama is looking better on account of winning the Latins this... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• A Warning From Fox News: Old Food Expires [Clips]
  newVideoPlayer("worms_jezebel.flv", 463, 387,"");This just in: Old food might not be OK to eat! The thoughtful folks at Fox News have informed us that there were worms found in an old box of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Fashion Show [Fashion Show]
  The fashion parade continues over in Londontown and earlier today, designer Krystof Strozyna showed a particularly architectural collection that played with silhouette while working in a palette of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Only Race Tighter Than Cindy McCain's Bun... [News Roundup]
  Staying in to catch the "Potomac Primary" because you continue to be transfixed by this campaign's endless cliffhangeration/and also, fucking cold? Prepare with this primer! [Wash Post] The... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• In perhaps the best use of an entire text ... [Cory Kennedy]
  In perhaps the best use of an entire text page in a serious major magazine EVAHR, underage socialite/"It Girl" Cory Kennedy's Fashion Week text messages to her party photographer/ex-boyfriend Mark... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Naomi Campbell Flashes Slight Smile, Large Rock [Snap Judgment]
  [London, February 11. Image via Bauer-Griffin] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Skinny On <i>Entertainment Tonight</i>'s Hunger For Eating Disorders [Clips]
  newVideoPlayer("temptresse_jezebel.flv", 463, 387,"");I'm obsessed with "the entertainment news hour" of The Insider and Entertainment Tonight. I just feel like I'm in a Paul Verhoeven-like society... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Loose Lips []
  Rick and Kathy Hilton are vying for the Spears award for worst parents ever: 18-year-old Barron Hilton, Paris's little bro, got a D.U.I. this morning. • Are Dita Von Teese and Backstreet Boy A.J.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Smug, Long-Married Couples Sound Boring As Shit [I Thee Dread]
  This New York Times article about reinventing "date night" for old marrieds reminds me of a scene in the Tom Perrotta book Little Children. One of the peripheral characters, a painfully high strung... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Pam Anderson's Double Dose Of Winter White [Snap Judgment]
  [Paris, February 12. Image via Splash.] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Secretive Culty Christians Behind Forever 21 [Jesus Spends]
  Surely sometime in the past few years you have found yourself at a Forever 21 purchasing a $5 tunic or a $24 winter coat and thinking, "Where the hell did Forever 21 come from that I now buy half my... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Reader Roundup []
  Best Comment of the Day, in response to Men's Pocky: "i miss Pocky! i used to trade my dino fruit snacks for some strawberry Pocky in school. i dont know why it has to be Men's Pocky. what flavour is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Another Luxury Brand, Another Existential Film [Film School]
  Much like the art piece from Prada, another luxury brand is experimenting with existential themes in the medium of short film. OK, OK, it's a commercial. But with angst! Beauty, ennui, fuzzy,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Dear Emma Watson: Why Do Teenage Girls Never Get The Memo About Wearing <i>Tights</i> In The Winter? [Snap Judgment]
  [February 11, London. Image via Bauer-Griffin.] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Princeton Professor: Hillary Clinton Is A Racist Scarlett O'Hara [Southern Belles]
  Melissa Harris-Lacewell's essay about Hillary Clinton on the new WaPo site "The Root" claims that many black women did not vote for Hillary in the primaries because of what she deems Hillary's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• What would Jesus do? Not slather himself ... [Jesus Saves (your Skin)]
  What would Jesus do? Not slather himself in body cream, clearly. Singapore has halted sales of a cosmetics line with the motto "Looking Good for Jesus" and products that claim to "redeem your... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Not Getting Any? It's Your Own Damn Fault [Blame Game]
  Are you having sex? Like, on a regular basis? CNN claims that women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And if it's not a lack of time keeping you from bumping uglies, it's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Justin Timberlake Looks, Well, Teed Off [Snap Judgment]
  [Thousand Oaks, California; February 11. Image via x17] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• My <i>Cosmo</i> Advice: Why "Ask Him" When You Can Ask Me? [Ask A Flawed Specimen Of Humanity]
  Cosmo has a (seemingly new) advice column on its website called "Ask Him Anything", and though it may come as a shock to some, we kind of expected better from the ingenious magazine that brought us... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Johnny Depp's Grimacing Girlfriend, Kids Go To Disneyland [Snap Judgment]
  [Anaheim, California; February 11. Image via Bauer-Griffin] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• We've just discovered a delightful little ... [Men's Pocky]
  We've just discovered a delightful little product called Men's Pocky. For those of you unfamiliar with regular Pocky, it's a Japanese pretzel snack covered in chocolate. The "Men's" version is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• In Prison, Femininity Is A Privilege And Periods Are A Medical Emergency [Clips]
  newVideoPlayer("womensprison_jezebel.flv", 463, 387,"");There was a marathon of the MSNBC documentary series Lockup this past weekend, and one of the episodes focused on the L.A. County Jail system... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• "Some people ask me about the whole S&M thing, ... [Janet Jackson]
  "Some people ask me about the whole S&M thing, and whether it's something I'm touching upon with Discipline. I think you take it as far as you want to take it. Some people are heavily into that. Some... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Kate Walsh's Not-So-Private (Political) Practice [Snap Judgment]
  [New York, February 11. Image via Bauer-Griffin] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• London Calling: Paul Smith, Louise Goldin, Ossie Clark [Fashion Show]
  London's Fashion Week kicked off almost as soon as New York's ended, and yesterday, three of the biggest names in British fashion -- Paul Smith, Louise Goldin, and the revived house of Ossie Clark --... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Flower Power [Roses Are Red]
  Saudi Arabia has banned red roses for Valentine's Day! According to Reuters, "The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has ordered florists and gift shop owners in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Is There Really A Difference Between A Natalie Portman "Type" And A Scarlett Johansson "Type"? [Menfolk]
  The first line of the W cover story on Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman is possibly more ridiculous than the Russian prostitute/small dog/ACK tuxedo collar?! styling: "It's not easy to find a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Frances Bean & Courtney Love: "Mom, Don't Embarrass Me" [Snap Judgment]
  [Beverly Hills, February 10 . Image via Splash.] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Woman Who Hates Weight-Loss Industry Decides To Diet [Weighty Issues]
  British writer Kira Cochrane, who has a new column in Guardian, loathes the diet industry. She finds it "utterly depressing" that a woman's thinness is often treated as a "major achievement" given... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Seattle Times has rejected an ad for ... [Vagina Monologues]
  The Seattle Times has rejected an ad for a performance of Eve Ensler's The Vagina Monologues, saying that the artwork (a labial-esque heart) was "something we didn't feel was appropriate for our... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• It Takes A Village (Or At Least A Grandma) To Raise Barack Obama's Girls [Clips]
  newVideoPlayer("Michelle_Obama_Larry_King.flv", 463, 387,"");Last night, Michelle Obama -- accessorized with perfect flip, a strand of pearls, and a pair of seriously-toned upper arms -- sat down... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• <i>ANTM</i> Alum CariDee Kicks Up Her Heels [Snap Judgment]
  [New York, February 11. Images via Splash.] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Are Parents Who Say They Want "Honest" Kids Lying To Themselves? [Liars And The Lying Liars Who Raise Them]
  Parents want kids who don't lie. They want kids who don't lie, they say, more than kids with good judgment, confidence, whatever. But that is a big fat lie, says the cover story of the latest New... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Loose Lips []
  Finally, some positive news about Britney! Yesterday she taught a dance class of five-year-old boys and girls at Millennium Dance Complex in North Hollywood. Britney looked "happy and upbeat" reports... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• M.I.A. "Owned" New York Fashion Week [Rag Trade]
  M.I.A. on playing the role of spokesmodel, DJ and popular celeb sighting during NY Fashion Week: "Last year I wasn't let into the Marc Jacobs party and this year I own it!" Ah, groundedness. [Fashion... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Isla Fisher's Questions Of A Shopaholic [Snap Judgment]
  [New York, February 11; set of 'Confessions of a Shopaholic'. Image via Bauer-Griffin] [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• <i>Flavor Of Love 3</i> Is Racist, Sexist, And Totally Entertaining [Clips]
  newVideoPlayer("flav3ep1_jezebel.flv", 463, 387,"");Flavor of Love 3 premiered last night, and if you thought that the series -- an elimination-based dating show in which the "winner" gets to "kick... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• This Little Piggy [Annals Of Anorexia]
  All the time we think to ourselves, "Why oh why has no one ever invented a pig-shaped doll with human features that magnetically sticks to the fridge and has thighs that expand with a push of its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Fashion Falters At Opening of <i>Vanity Fair</i> Celeb Portrait Exhibit [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly]
  Last night in London, the fashion elite and the society set both turned out for the opening of the Burberry-sponsored exhibit Vanity Fair Portraits: 1913-2008 at the National Gallery. And while Lily... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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