What Your Response to #thedress Says About You
It's Sunday night—so why not revisit #thedress to cap off the weekend for good measure? (I mean, right?)
Justin Bieber, 21, Celebrates Birthday by Finally Trying Alcohol
On Sunday, singer, pouter and former juvenile delinquent Justin Bieber turned 21. Happy birthday, little dude!
The Simpsons Mocks Jezebel; We Are Truly #Blessed
Jezebel got a gentle ribbing on The Simpsons this evening (along with our friends at Defamer and our casual party frenemies at Perez Hilton). I believe I speak for all of us cranky lesbos on staff when I say that this is the best day of our lives.
Rihanna Doesn't Need You to be Her Boyfriend, Thanks
When a guy goes out of his way to throw an elaborate birthday party for you, you're probably thinking, "This man is my boyfriend." But then that guy is all, "Hey, I'm not your boyfriend," and you're like, cool, I have a life of my own, anyway (and you actually mean it).
• took the plunge with fiancee ahead of their…Indian Preacher Allegedly Convinced 400 Men to Remove Their Testicles
An Indian pop-star and tv preacher worth $50 million named Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is under investigation for coercing 400 men to be castrated. According to the Independent he's been doing this for years:
The Hunting Ground Pulls Back the Curtain on Campus Sexual Assault
Each heart is pounding, dizzy with nerves. Then, elation. The young women are joyously, openly weeping. They're flanked by shrieking moms, dads, sisters, brothers and best friends. It's assuredly the best day of their young lives, they've been admitted to college: This is how The Hunting Ground, a documentary on the…
Storytime With Mom: A Genealogy of Rape
"If two people come together," my mother began, "who've never had any power except by the way of abuse, it's going to be bad. Both of us had power exerted over us as children. I eventually learned that as an adult, I was still doing the dance, seeking out abusive relationships. That doesn't mean it was my fault. But I…
Mob Kills Nigerian Girl Accused of Terrorism
A young girl suspected to have been planning a suicide bombing was beaten to death and then set on fire in a Nigerian vegetable market. The girl, who was traveling with another young woman, refused to be searched at the market's entrance which alarmed the community. As the Guardian notes, there have been a rash of…
"Ebola Nurse" Nina Pham Will Sue Employer
Texas-based nurse, Nina Pham, was the first known person to contract Ebola in America. Pham was diagnosed with the often-deadly disease after treating Thomas Eric Duncan, a Liberian man who later died of the disease. The nurse told the Dallas Morning News that she will sue Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and…
Madonna on Fall: "I Didn't Hurt My Butt, I Hurt My Head"
A few days ago Madonna had a pretty epic/painful looking fall at the Brit Awards - the occupational hazards of wearing a cape. Madonna recently sat down with British host Jonathan Ross to talk about the fall (and, like, promote her new album).
Fact: Parents Are Begging to Be Lied to Every Single Day
The very prospect of parenting a child can seem completely odds with honesty. By wanting so nakedly to raise a decent non-liar person who makes you look good, you are essentially pleading to be told intricately embroidered nonfictions of your own shaping. That's right. When your kid lies to you, rest assured you…
NeNe Leakes and Khloe Kardashian Rumored To Replace Kelly Osbourne
Forty-eight hours after Kelly Osbourne hung up her mean girl shoes and resigned from Fashion Police, E! is rumored to be considering both NeNe Leakes and Khloe Kardashian as possible replacements. Or at least a source for Us Weekly thinks that Leakes and Kardashian are in the running.