Jezzies. You love them. Their razor-sharp wit, their entirely excessive use of all permutations of the phrase “clutching my pearls,” their lentils or whatever. The articles might be the stars of the site, but the commenters are the mellifluous Greek chorus. Specifically the one in Electra.
The most innocuous part of Jezebel, the Dirtbag, was the site of the most Jezebellian comment thread ever yesterday. Continue reading
In the last couple of weeks or so all over the blogosphere we’ve been discussing millennials with regard to feminism, racism, elitism, nepotism, and all other manner of isms — but one thing has stuck out as of late, and that’s the notion of “ironic racism.” What does this even mean? Continue reading
What is in the mind of the modern female? It’s a question on many people’s mind and fortunately, we have xoJane to turn to for detailed information on the female experience. This is the website’s tagline: “xoJane.com is where women go when they are being selfish, and where their selfishness is applauded.” Evidently, the modern woman has selfishness issues. Thankfully, they have a website to turn to.
It Happened to Me is xoJane’s way of getting readers to contribute their personal stories, much like our own Bots’ “I am a Hot Tub Rash Survivor.” The series is a good idea and many women out there have compelling stories to tell. There must be many stories of survival of abuse, overcoming obstacles and achieving seemingly impossible goals. xoJane is gathering them all. Continue reading
If there’s anything I love more than uninformed veterinary advice and xoJane, it’s uninformed veterinary advice on xoJane. In “I Think My Dog Gave Me Ringworm,” Helena Andrews thinks her dog gave her…no, actually, she imagines her ringworm-infected dog could possibly give it to her. I’m serious: “I now believe my eczema is ringworm because my vet said so — sorta.” Oh boy. Anyway, this post, and the comments, are a goldmine of bullshit advice. Continue reading
You thought I forgot about Craigslost? Hell and no!
Slim Pickens and I spent hours this week trawling the bottom of the human slime pond that is Craigslist to bring you another round of soul-crushing-yet-hilarious stories about JO knife fights, sack-punching fetishes and manhood camping the human condition.
Let’s get to the fuckery!
(Craigslost is NSFW but there’s no nudity, just sexual language.)
One Gawker commenter is really pissed off, guys, and they’ve decided to get really weird with it. Continue reading
Today Gawker did away with the special star-flake system and announced a new automated system that will judge each comment and thread with fancy computer code. Let’s take a look at the rules to determine what they imply and how to game the system. Continue reading
Hey folks, great news! Ann Romney is going to take care of Mittsey’s gender gap by showing us all she’s the gold standard of American womanhood; white, more or less Christian, stay-at-home mom, and ideal help meet. How is she doing this? By joining Twitter. See her first two Tweets and join our game, below the fold. Continue reading
Pure imagination and a child’s brilliance creates a cardboard arcade so ingenious you can hardly believe your eyes. Continue reading
A chipmunk in slow motion? OK. Continue reading