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I’m Cooking Every Recipe in Elizabeth Taylor’s Diet Cookbook
Kate MickereI have never been on a diet.Well, except for the time I ordered the wrong size bridesmaid’s dress and had to stop eating bread for a month in order to fit into that blue satin sausage...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Temporarily Had a Physical Disability
As a person who has been able-bodied my whole life, I thought I was having one of those nightmares where you can’t move or run away. It took me half an hour to realize that I was, in fact, awake. This...
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An Open Letter to the Recipients of My Mom's Donated Organs
To whom it may concern:Congratulations on your new organ!As I write this, I realize that "congratulations" may come off as a slightly off-putting greeting.However, I truly mean it -- congratulations....
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Was the Victim of a Home Invasion
There’s a long list of things I’m deathly afraid of: ghosts, airplanes, aliens, accidentally doing heroin, knives, and home invasions are among the top 100. Teenage boys shot me in the butt with a BB...
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I Am The Worst At Being Sick
A few nights ago, I made myself a little snack, settled in for a primo "Law & Order" rerun from the first season (hello there, young Chris Noth), and promptly passed out. I don’t mean that I was...
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UNPOPULAR OPINION: Christmas Should Not Be A National Holiday
I don't celebrate Christmas. Never have. I grew up in a culturally Jewish, philosophically agnostic family, and we casually celebrated Hanukkah when I was a kid. The only sign of Christmas you could...
View ArticleLady Gaga Talks About Being Sexually Assaulted
Wow, it’s Wednesday! Today, I have some news about Lady Gaga, who confessed on the Howard SternShow yesterday that she was sexually assaulted when she was 19. I’m also bringing you what could possibly...
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If I Can Figure Out How To Apply False Lashes, So Can You
You may think you’re not a fake lashes type of girl. “What do I need those things for?” “They’re way too much work for me.” “I couldn’t possibly do them myself.”Well, YES, you can. Fake lashes make...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: I Fell in Love With a Co-Worker
As anyone who has engaged in one knows, office romances can be tricky. Apart from being against the rules at a lot of companies, it’s often assumed that one person is trying to use the relationship to...
View ArticleWhy Fat-Shaming By Doctors Really, Really Matters
Yesterday I ran across an article in the Boston Globe detailing a new survey on medical errors in Massachusetts. The findings were stunning: Nearly 25% of Massachusetts residents reported a medical...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Family Was Attacked By A Pack Of Wild Dogs -- In Brooklyn
People like to talk about how much they miss "old New York," but being a native New Yorker, I call bullshit on that. You know why? It’s not the drugs, or the crime, or the rampant police brutality...
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The xoJane Holiday Book Guide: 29 Literary Gifts for the Book Lover in Your Life
The holidays are upon us, and the book nerds are growing restless. We've got you covered. 1) Cookbooks! The classic holiday gift, advisably given before the holidays to prompt your family members to...
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Eric Garner's Grim Warning To Us All: Being Black Is Hazardous to Your Health
Source: TwitterWelp, it’s official. Black life is cheap -- as cheap as a loose cigarette.A grand jury in Staten Island, New York, Wednesday cleared a white police officer who was videotaped on July 17...
View ArticleDISPATCHES FROM THE PROZAC RABBIT HOLE: Some Days Just Leaving The House Is A...
I’m laying on my side under the covers. I’ve got my clothes on. It’s not as much of a bummer as it sounds -- yoga pants barely qualify as out-in-the-world clothes, so it’s not like I got into bed while...
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WWJD: Jane Analyzes Your Boyfriend's Used Condom
Here is a text I got during the staff meeting today and answered immediately, even though Mandy was telling a really funny story at the time. Do you have other theories to suggest to this...
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Someone Please Get Me The 8 Beauty Products On My Holiday Wish List
Happy December! If you're not a fan of the holiday season due to being down-and-out about consumerism, stop reading now. For those of you who get hyped-up at the thought of gingerbread houses (which at...
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Trying to Find a Therapist is a Garbage Experience
Here I am attempting to steel myself to call another therapist who, statistically, will not be able to take me on as a client.I miss almost nothing about college, except for one thing: the ability to...
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IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Boyfriend Broke Up With Me During Christmas At My...
Cross-legged at the kitchen table, embroidering a fixed-gear bike in mint thread on the end of a navy-blue scarf, I sat, while at the counter, my mother creamed a pound each of butter and sugar, and...
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The Outrageous Disparity Between #AliveWhileBlack And #CrimingWhileWhite Will...
Source: TwitterQuestion: When is a mug shot a rite of passage to be celebrated?Answer: When the person being booked is white. Otherwise, it’s a tragedy for blacks and browns, now marked for life, and...
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The First Sign of the Bedazzled Armpit Hair Extensions Trend Has Surfaced
Perusing the glorious cotton candy colored armpits of Tumblr, we found the first sign ever of abrand new armpit look.You’ve already heard about women dying their armpit hair, but if you’re as serious...
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