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.

Maria Sherman is obviously a woman of great sophistication and refined tastes. 

I absolutely expected the headline to be clickbait in some fashion.  It’s really outstanding that, nope, it very much accurately conveys the main topic of the story. Read more

a tiny bottle of fabricated white woman’s tears for your witchcraft

Lohan’s show plays as a commercial while Francia flips channels.  Read more

May I just say that calling out “Etnies” here (instead of, say, Vans) really shows an attention to detail and level of workmanship in your craft that we just don’t see too often these days. Read more

Ah, that makes more sense. Thanks.
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In this context it refers to people who have no idea what they’re talking about exaggerating their experience level. Read more

Oh. Well I was pronouncing it TAY-GEN all this time. Fine I’m a monster. Read more

I had never heard of MGK before all this hoopla and was a HUGE fan of Eminem back in the salad days of my youth but I thought MGK’s “Rap Devil” was pretty darn catchy. Read more

Wow, it sucks that you had to cover this. This is a very dull beef involving some semi-popular music people. I mean I know Marshall is a rapper but G-Easy and that other dude I’ve never heard of. I think anyone knows if you come for Marshall’s daughter than he gonna have a hissy. Mariah v. Em is still the best beef Read more

I’ve been pronouncing it right, by accident. I had to take German in school growing up so whenever I see ‘ei’ I always pronounce it the German way (eye) by default.  Read more

Wait there’s a rapper called Earl Sweatshirt? That sounds like an artisan knitwear company (yes I am an old - I don’t know who half these people are). Read more

Uh, how old is Eminem at this point?  Because this sounds pathetic and immature for a teenager much less someone in their 40s.
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Proving once again sexual orientation is NOT a choice because if it were, I would NOT choose men. This is so disgusting and childish, I can’t deal.
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Picture it: 9th grade and my first high school dance. I was so excited, because this was a new beginning for me after being a very awkward and constantly teased middle-schooler. My new friends and I waltzed into the gym, where the lights were low and the music was loud. We danced to a couple of songs, and then whoever Read more