All stories published by The Hairpin on March 07, 2011

All Stories published by The Hairpin on March 07, 2011

The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Five Ways to Become a Mermaid

by Carolyn Turgeon

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Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Good Jellyfish Names

After you buy your $2,900 jellyfish tank you still have to name your jellyfish. Here are two good ones: Peanut Blobter and…

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Willow Smith’s “21st Century Girl” Video, or, Feel Conflicted About Disliking a Child

Cassie Murdoch in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

A Ring That Says, “Are You Tough Enough to Be My Bride?”

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Women Are Either “White Fresh Snow” or “Snow That’s Turning Black on the Side of the Road”

“[W]e definitely bucket women into innocent or bad.” — I had decided to stop writing about Marie Claire’s beloved man-blogger Rich Santos for a variety of reasons, including…

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Young Woman Is Most Likely Off to McDonalds

And that was the last they ever communicated.

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Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Whaaat? Nicki Minaj is pregnant?! WHAT?! WHAT?!
Update: Also, grain of salt, the source on that is Media Takeout, notoriously not the most reliable of pregnancy-reporting outlets. See also: their coverage of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s supposed divorce.

Edith Zimmerman in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Fulfilling a Fantasy at the Liquor Store

Cassie Murdoch in The Hairpin

Mar 7, 2011

Spiders Refuse to Help Humankind

“For years there has been talk of the bright promise of spider silk: that it might one day be used to make cables that are stronger and lighter than those of steel, for example, or bulletproof vests that are more effective than those made of Kevlar. There has been a big…