notmariasherman
Maria Sherman
notmariasherman
URL: Senior Writer, Jezebel. IRL: Author of the very good book 'LARGER THAN LIFE: A History of Boy Bands from NKOTB to BTS,' out now.

I like how she doesn’t de-value the designation of “bi” as she shifts to another identity. For a lot of people, identifying as bi is an important stepping stone to identifying as gay. For others, it is a real, lasting designation, and one of the most maligned/suspicious in the spectrum. And it shouldn’t be! Just Read more

Oh lord, Tejas is killing me! I moved here (Austin) almost 2 months ago and no part of my body knows wtf is happening. (Hair, skin, joints, gastrointestinal tract, immune system, muscles, ligaments, you name it.)  And I swear my sweat smells different here.... If only I don’t have to pile on more products the longer Read more

I can’t relate to most of this (I just use St. Ives Coconut and Shae Butter body wash and more or less call it a day) but that Cafe Bustelo can? MY LIFE. Read more

First product diary I have ever related to. I guffawed at Equate Scar Gel being lovingly bolded, just like all the K-beauty and micellar whatsits in other product diaries. Aerosol deodorant-“graffiti for your pits.” Well fuck all if that didn’t make me wanna run buy some. And you went there with the Vicks vaporub! Read more

Oh, I loved this episode of 24-hour product diary so much, because finally, there’s someone who sounds like me! (well, except for the moisturizing - that’s far more work than I put in... but good job on winging it with all the rest of it) Read more

2 things, The Cafe Bustelo caught my eye. The real Cuban coffee drinkers make it from Cafe Bustelo. Second, that shirt is dope. I love the daggers on the collar. Where can I find that? Read more

I love your glasses!!! Where did you find them? Read more

Your microbangs are so weird they’re good. But they do make me read your article in an entirely different tone than I have been reading your articles. Especially Read more

This has made you look exactly like my sister in fourth grade, with the only exception that those bangs covered her entire head. Like, you noticeably look like her, I’m suddendly awash in nostalgia. I’ll call her Read more

believed Americans were actually like that. Read more

Are exposed midrifs getting to be a thing again? It seems like I’ve been seeing them more and more, but it’s hard to tell if you’re just seeing the few cool or weird kids, or if it’s an actual popular trend.
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They said all teenagers scare the living shit out of me
They could care less as long as someone’ll bleed Read more

Good news. And think of all those far righties that cried that the trend of marijuana legalization was going to cause this huge spike in youth drug use. Read more