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December 2013

Is Instagram Helping or Hurting My Life?

Jessie Rosen - December 16, 2013

That Sunday Styles article about Instagram gave me a stomach ache. From the minute I read the title – The Agony of Instagram – I knew what the entire piece was about, and my gut reaction was, don’t read it. Don’t further uncover what you already know; Instagram is making you crazy. Fine, maybe not crazy but definitely a more image-oriented, people-pleasing, showy version of …

What Are We Supposed To Do About the Way Women’s Magazines Treat Women?

Jessie Rosen - December 13, 2013

This isn’t the first article I’ve ever read about a celebrity being airbrushed into a unrealistic, unachievable alien. It’s not even the first time I’ve read about Jennifer Lawrence – a refreshing example of a more normal-sized human – being subjected to the treatment. I write about celebrity fashion for a (current) living. I’m well aware of the drill. But for some reason this specific …

Wedding Planning Reveals Your Weaknesses

Jessie Rosen - December 11, 2013

I’ve been torn about writing this post because I didn’t for a minute want to make it seem as though I’m not enjoying the planning of my upcoming wedding, but the more I stressed I got about putting my thoughts down on the blog, the more I realized that those fears were precisely the point of the post (sorry. I’m now addicted to alliteration on …

The First Annual 30 (and 20-Nothings) Holiday Gift Guide!

Jessie Rosen - December 9, 2013

I love a holiday gift guide as much as the next person looking for a way to spend 15 minutes pretending they’re not just procrastinating online, but I find that most if not all feature things no one needs at prices most people can’t afford. And so I decided that I should spend 30 minutes pretending I’m not procrastinating online by writing a gift guide …

Things I Still Can’t Do at 30 Years Old

Jessie Rosen - December 4, 2013

This morning I spent 25 minutes and two really nice shirts attempting to eat a grapefruit, hence this post. This is not a means to develop New Years Resolutions in one plus months time or some kind of whoa-is-me post, it’s simply a collection of facts…that I’d love if the 30-year-olds among you could agree with in comments. 10. Eat a grapefruit – Are you …

Things I Learned at the December Sunday Night Sex Talks

Jessie Rosen - December 2, 2013

Another month…another list of lessons learned from the brave women who bare their souls through stories at my monthly show. For more information on Sunday Night Sex Talks check out our website. There you’ll find info on the January 5th shows in Los Angeles and – for the first time ever – New York City! For now here is another set of discrete gatherings from …