ashleyreese
Ashley Reese
ashleyreese
Jezebel staff writer and famed mint chocolate hater dedicated to the intersection of politics, pop culture, and weird internet shit.

My mom (currently 83), has been computer-phobic her entire life.   Three years ago, she got herself an iPad.   I don’t think it’s been further than ten feet away from her since, and she rocks that thing.   You never know. Read more

I’m going to tweet @ her with a link to this post so you can get it, missy  Read more

Thank you for bringing to my attention what is clearly the best thing to come out of 2020. Read more

As a government employee, I cannot tell you HOW MANY TIMES I’ve encountered this same issue with older employees. DISCLAIMER: it’s not their age that’s the problem; it’s the LACK of desire to stay current. Read more

Yeah, but rich people doing PR for their active participation in wealth inequality?
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The real question is how can I watch this in the US? Nigella is the comfort of Great British Bake Off + a dollop of Sexy that we should all be allowed to escape in at this horrible time. The Brits get a vaccine AND new Nigella? So unfair. Read more

That’s part of what it entails. But a big part of what it entails is severely reducing, or even eliminating entirely, the role of police in public safety. In other words, what “Defund the Police” conveys is basically accurate to the goal. It’s not just about moving some money from police budgets to social services Read more

Bad takes are bad takes, and a bad take is criticizing Jezebel for taking the position that “Joe Biden can do no right I guess” on an article that includes Jezebel saying that Joe Biden did something right. You’ll notice my comment wasn’t “Jezebel can do no right I guess.” It was pointing out, with evidence from this Read more

Not sure what you’re arguing. I’m not saying criticizing Jezebel is out of bounds. I disagree generally and substantively, with the criticism that is being lobbed on this particular article, because I actually don’t think offering praise of Biden is, or should be, the job of Jezebel or any other media outlet. I think Read more

yes, i am jezebel’s parent. i also think it’s astonishing how many people, since the election that joe biden won, coming out of the woodwork who, for some reason, seem to think it is the job of jezebel to refrain from criticizing, or even praise, the person who is going to be the most powerful person in the world.  my Read more

He’ll get over it. Meanwhile, it’s sad that Biden stans are so incapable of critical thought. You need to have a political position beyond ‘Biden is not Trump’.
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