In DepthCalifornia Bill Aims to Protect Sexual Assault Survivors From Getting Sued by Their Assailants“This guy was absolutely out for blood, to destroy my reputation,” said Pamela Lopez, who was sued for defamation in 2017 by the politician who assaulted her.Kylie Cheung
In DepthThe Problems With Ashton Kutcher’s Anti-Child Sex Trafficking Organization Are Bigger Than HimThorn's “exaggerated” claims of protecting children can be used as a backdoor to monitor and endanger sex workers, one sex worker and researcher told Jezebel.Kylie Cheung
In DepthShould Hasan Minhaj Still Be a Contender to Host 'The Daily Show'?Minhaj will need to reckon with his embellished storytelling if he gets the gig…but I don’t think he alone is to blame for his penchant for pretense.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
FeaturesLet Me Try Out Pregnancy in the MetaverseAs we create these fantasy virtual worlds, how we include—or exclude—pregnant bodies matters.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
FeaturesThe Barbie Pink Rebellion Is UnderwayGirly but subversive, mocking and a little bit bloody, the polarizing color means a lot more to people than Barbie herself.Emily Leibert
FeaturesBlack Midwifery Shows a Way Forward for Abortion Care Despite Brutal SuppressionAt a workshop last month, 64 midwives practiced performing abortions on dragonfruit while organizing around midwifery as "an act of resistance."Sarah DiGregorio
FeaturesHidden Pain, Controlled Bodies: Does Ballet Have to Be Like This?A recent explosion of revelations from ballet dancers confronts an art form afraid to look itself in the mirror.Emily Leibert
FeaturesLet Me Try Out Pregnancy in the MetaverseAs we create these fantasy virtual worlds, how we include—or exclude—pregnant bodies matters.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
FeaturesIt's a New Era for the Hot Jewish GirlA community of extremely online people is cobbling together a lighthearted caricature of Jewish femininity. Underneath it is something far more urgent.Emily Leibert
FeaturesA Sin to Eat: The Untold Story of Anorexia as ReligionIt started with medieval “fasting girls.” Now, divine devotion and the occult mingle in eating disorder communities online.Emma Madden
In DepthNo One Tells You the Full Truth About Pregnancy and ChildbirthDo our doctors lack the empathy to warn us? Are women trying to not scare each other?Erin Gloria Ryan
JusticeFree EvanAs of Wednesday—World Press Freedom Day—my friend Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter, has been held in Russian prison for five weeks.Nora Biette-Timmons
JusticeEvan Rachel Wood Says She 'Never' Manipulated Fellow Marilyn Manson Accuser Who Retracted ClaimAshley Morgan Smithline said last week that Wood pressured her to accuse Manson of rape.Audra Heinrichs
JusticeCheaters in Heat: The Year Everyone Cut Corners and Severed TiesThis year's scandals were less intricate, more desperate, and just as entertaining as ever.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
Justice'He Was Firing Everywhere,' Witness Says of Tory Lanez in Megan Thee Stallion ShootingLos Angeles resident Sean Kelly testified that he watched the shooting and said four or five shots came from the "shorter" male—aka Tory Lanez.Audra Heinrichs
PackagesBeing an Abortion Reporter Has Made Me Deeply UnhornyMen on dating apps who claim to be "apolitical" or "looking for positive vibes only" certainly don't help.Susan Rinkunas
PackagesBig Bathrooms, Heavy Silverware, and Powerwashing: 11 Nonsexual Things That Turn Us OnJust like actual sexual attraction, these seemingly mundane occurrences give us that hungry-yet-satisfied feeling.Jezebel Staff
PackagesWhat Horniness Looks Like for Asexual PeopleYes, it's possible to identify as asexual and be horny. "There’s no contradiction there," says one of our experts.Rich Juzwiak
PackagesTikTok Chefs Take 'Food Porn' LiterallyBetween food prep videos and food fetish videos exists a type of sensual cooking video that redefines the term “food porn.”Kady Ruth Ashcraft
In DepthThe Abortion Stories We Don’t Talk AboutA year after Roe was overturned, women who were unable to get abortions are giving birth to babies they weren't prepared to have.Susan Rinkunas
FeminismJudy Blume Is Not a TERF, Despite Anti-Trans Writer's Best Efforts to Paint Her As One"I wholly support the trans community," the author confirmed after a misleading Sunday Times interview.Kady Ruth Ashcraft
FeminismNo One Loves International Women's Day More Than BrandsEarly reports show growing self awareness—we're no longer in the days of Burger King tweeting "women belong in the kitchen"—but the day is still young.Kady Ruth Ashcraft and Kylie Cheung
FeminismAnnabelle Lopez Ochoa Is Putting Men in Tutus to Push Ballet lnto the PresentThe award-winning choreographer is making "complex" characters, taking on Coco Chanel’s antisemitism, and asking “What if you were the bitch this time?”Emily Leibert
Feminism‘Stranger Things’ Fell for My Favorite Sexist Dead Girl TropeWhen writers sentence characters to die, those decisions carry judgment, and we’ve been killing off a caricature of this particular girl for decades.Emily Leibert
RelationshipsAubrey O'Day Says She First Had Sex With 'Soulmate' Don Jr. in Gay Club BathroomCaitlin Cruz
RelationshipsAre Online Dating Apps Still a Wasteland? We Reviewed 13.From Christian Mingle and eHarmony to Feeld and CougarD, there's probably an ill-conceived, glitchy dating app out there made just for you!Emily Leibert and Kylie Cheung
RelationshipsA Kooky Exhibit Helped Me Process How Much I Miss My Ex’s DogAn exhibition featuring art and oddities about dogs helped me process how much I miss my ex's beagle.Alice Robb
SpreesReveling in the MundaneAfter a visit to my neighborhood drug store for toilet paper, lightbulbs, and the correct coffee filters, I came back to my apartment as if in a fugue state and took stock of my purchases. I got everything that I needed, but, also, a few things I…Megan Reynolds
SpreesChained to the AlgorithmAfter a weekend spent indoors with my face glued to my phone, scrolling through Instagram’s collective catalog of boredom and anxiety, I fell prey to its algorithm. I clicked on at least seven ads for sweatpants, leisurewear, telemedicine services,…Megan Reynolds
SpreesUrban Prepping for the Coronavirus at the DrugstorePanic about Coronavirus has ratcheted to an almost unseemly level of handwringing, as reports of new, confirmed cases from locales far and wide proliferate. According to NPR, there are over 100 cases of the virus in the United States alone; Wuhan,…Megan Reynolds
Themed WeekThe Uncanny, Fluorescent World of the Costco InfluencerThe photographs taken by the Costco influencers are just devastatingly banal: a two-pack of Primal Kitchen Caesar Dressing & Marinade (made with avocado oil) hovering in a shopping cart in a fluorescent aisle. A bottle of ZZZquil Pure Zzs Sleep &…Molly Osberg
Themed WeekBefore Peloton There Was Spinning®: How 2 Guys Named John Birthed the Unwieldy Fitness TrendIn 2014, FiveThirtyEight published a story by Mona Chalabi titled “Why Women Don’t Cycle,” examining studies that attempted to answer the baffling question of why a gender gap exists among outdoor cycling enthusiasts. The article found a number of…Shannon Melero
Themed WeekInside the Making of People's Iconic '50 Most Beautiful' IssueIt’s no surprise that the editors of the very first issue of People’s now-iconic “50 Most Beautiful People” issue were two men: Eric Levin and Roger R. Wolmuth. “They were clueless! Totally clueless,” Maddy Miller, the magazine’s former photo editor…Joan Summers
Themed WeekDeclassifying the Mystery of How Special Agent Dana Scully Looked So Good in Those Giant SuitsThe X-Files premiered in 1993, gifting America with our first glimpse of a 25-year-old Gillian Anderson playing Special Agent Dana Scully, who was somehow both a medical doctor and an FBI agent at an age just five years older than the fictional Dr.…Emily Alford
Time KillersTikTok Teens Are Repeating Your Early 2000s Fashion Mistakes. It's FineThe teenagers have discovered the worst fashion trends of the aughts, and we’re all doomed because of it.Joan Summers
Time KillersWho Is Child Rapper Jack Harlow and Why Must I Know This?Even the most curious and open-minded music listeners may have trouble identifying a percentage of new acts who crop up, seemingly out of nowhere, on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. TikTok is probably to blame for that. Careers are made overnight,…Maria Sherman
Time KillersThrough the Bathroom's Looking GlassIn the pilot episode of CW’s Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Rebecca Bunch, the title character played by Rachel Bloom, is about to go on a date. As she starts prepping in her nondescript bathroom, she begins belting the pseudo-R&B “Sexy Getting Ready Song.”…Angelica Frey
Time KillersAmerican Master Bedrooms Should Just Split Up AlreadyEveryone sleeps alone. One might go to bed with a partner or friend or stranger, but no one ever truly sleeps with anyone. In our private unconscious, each of us exists, regardless of our surroundings, in a state of complete solitude. Yet despite…Emily Alford
Unwrapping the BeefTabitha Brown Came for Wendy Williams's Neck With the Full Power of PrayerWendy Williams had a lot of thoughts about the state of Tabitha Brown's marriageShannon Melero
Unwrapping the BeefTwo HGTV Stars, Bad Rehabs, and One Long, Messy Legal DramaThe stars of Windy City Rehab are breaking up their business partnership and it involves multiple lawsuitsShannon Melero
Unwrapping the BeefThe Emerging Beef Between the Texas Bee Lady and the Beekeeping Critic Who Argues She's an Influencer HoaxThe hive is fractured and just like Nicki Minaj once prophesied we are all now bees in the trap. (She was talking about real bees, right? Anyway!)Shannon Melero
