All stories published by The Hairpin on December 15, 2010

“I’m a 34-Year-Old Woman Who Has Never Masturbated”

“I’m a 34-year-old woman who has never masturbated. I know it sounds crazy. Many people swear that masturbation is a critical part of being a sexually satisfied woman, but I’ve never been able to bring myself to do it. … As a feminist, I…

The “Winter Boyfriend”

Marie Claire’s Maura Kelly asks, “Should You Lock in a Winter Boyfriend?” and I don’t even want to know what she’s…

But talking “competitively” does not.

Talking Nicely With Others Makes You Smarter

Talking with other people in a friendly way can make it easier to solve common problems, a new University of Michigan study shows. But conversations that are competitive in tone, rather…

The Best Time a Negligible Cultural Thing Caused Me Literally Years of Torment

by The Hairpin

Scientists Figuring Out How to “Uninstall” Bad Memories From the Brain

by Liz Colville

It may be possible to unseat scary or otherwise negative memories from our brains in the same way that they get seated there in the first place. As Scientific American…

Teens Choosing Marijuana Over Cigarettes

by Liz Colville

Kanye West, “Christmas in Harlem”

This unfinished Kanye XMas track currently features CyHi Da Prynce (have you downloaded CyHi and…

Joanna Newsom Performed “On A Good Day” on Letterman

by Liz Colville

A Playful Doll to Love and Cherish

Perhaps a little too much Doll News today, but what facial expression is this little boy making? An exaggerated wink?

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The Incredible Shrinking Cubicle

by Liz Colville

The Facial Expressions of the Stars

This one’s really speaking to me. Or, murmuring. Breathing in, breathing out, just living life one day at a time.

“Just be,” says Angelina. “I am … being,” says Brad.

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s Unborn Child Already Insulted

by Liz Colville

In a recent story, Fox News Latino, of all places (sort of, just the last part), refers to Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem’s soon-to-be-born child as an “anchor baby,” and despite complaints, the headline is staying right where it is.

Another Pretty Map of Us

by Liz Colville

Here, Watch These Christmas Movies You’ve Seen a Million Times

by Liz Colville

Enraged Ladybug Unable to Find the Sprinkle She Keeps Her Purse In

The Barbie Beauty Pageant

“It is a sort of symbiosis — you become something strange there, and it is like your daughter, but at the same time you are you, and you create its personality.” These dolls, and their Venezuelan fathers, are simply magical.