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U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan Made a Lady Gaga Music Video

Maureen O'Connor · 04/29/10 05:15PM

This video shows a group of nimble-footed U.S. soldiers remaking the "Telephone" video. The result is magnificent. Alternating between regulation camo and spangled leotards, our men in Afghanistan swing their hips, snap their wrists, and twinkle their toes like pros.

Let's Never Watch The Hills Again

Richard Lawson · 04/28/10 02:15PM

Forget Arizona. We're going to boycott The Hills this season, because it's managed to go from mildly amusing horrorshow to something far more sinister. It's a dark and ugly show, with no redeeming value. Don't watch it.

Pampered Heiress Decries Obama's Economic Plan to Bow-Tied Dandy

Hamilton Nolan · 04/28/10 09:56AM

Real-life princess Ivanka Trump is scared for her children because of Barack Obama. "At the end of the day," she tells Tucker Carlson, "the American people want to hear about jobs." On The Celebrity Apprentice! Sundays at 9/8 Central!

The Nine Types of Text Messaging Monsters

Brian Moylan · 04/27/10 03:28PM

Text messaging is one of the greatest advances in communication since, well, the telephone and email. That said, it's still a fledgling medium and some people need to learn how to use it without being a total jackass.

Here Are the States Where You Can Marry Your Cousin

Richard Lawson · 04/27/10 02:38PM

It's a map and it is surprising! Interestingly enough, godless liberal Midwestern enclave Iowa is the only state where you can get a homo-dog marriage but not a convenient and family-reunion-airfare-cost-efficient cousin marriage.

Gossip Girl: Dying of Lying

Richard Lawson & Brian Moylan · 04/27/10 12:26PM

On last night's episode of America's favorite teen-centered morality play, we learned an age-old secret and traveled to a faraway and mysterious place that the Indians called "Bushwick."

Obama Calls Out Arizona Immigration Law

Ravi Somaiya · 04/23/10 03:56PM

Lawmakers in Arizona approved a fun immigration bill that would oblige cops to stop anyone swarthy and ask them to prove their legality. Everyone, bar some right-wingers, thinks this is a bad idea. Including, as of today, the President.

Anna Wintour: The 30-Second Gawker Interview

Mike Vilensky · 04/23/10 01:49PM

We didn't get that much out of Vogue editor Anna Wintour during our brief conversation last night, but she did admit that running the magazine isn't actually all that hard. Then we asked creative director Grace Coddington to chime in.

Archie Comics Welcomes a Gay to Riverdale

Richard Lawson · 04/22/10 12:50PM

Holy Hotdog. Archie Comics — one of culture's most enduring portraits of wholesome Americana — is introducing a gay. A gay male Archie character. His name is Kevin Keller and he is blonde.

Michael Kors: Top American Insult-Hurler

Adrian Muniz · 04/22/10 12:28PM

To Heidi he's "Top American fashion designer, Michael Kors!" but to us he'll always be the guy who can whip up an insulting metaphor faster than you can say "crazy crotch." Seven seasons worth of Kors' best put-downs inside.

Scoring Sunday's Nuptials: Love in the Age of E-Mail

Phyllis Nefler · 04/18/10 02:21PM

Technology. Love. Love. Technology. Poking. IM-ing. Can we live in this interconnected powder-keg and give off sparks? These, and other pressing nuptial quandaries faced our embedded wedded bliss reporter Phyllis Nefler as she sifted through this week's Weddings and Celebrations.

The Bizarre World of Reality TV Nightclub Appearances

Matt Harvey · 04/16/10 01:52PM

Dozens of minor celebrities are currently crisscrossing the country to collect piles of cash for nightclub appearances. Snooki gets $10,000. Kim Kardashian is yours for $50,000. But why do promoters pay? They tell us they have no choice.