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#HumpDayHappy: Women Enough + The Bare Campaign

Jessie Rosen - October 8, 2014

Today’s little slice of sun comes from Michelle Fetsch, who founded an organization called Women Enough in 2010 after a 17 year struggle (that started at age 12) with eating disorders, body image and self confidence issues. Her goal was, “to create positive, realistic media messages that would support women and girls in having a healthy body image and self esteem.” Among the many fantastic things that …

#HumpDayHappy: Michelle Buteau on Vh1’s Morning Buzz!

Jessie Rosen - October 1, 2014

Sometimes bangarang things actually do happen to bangarang people, and this time it’s my friend Michelle Buteau in the winner’s circle. Michelle is the NY-based comedian/storyteller/actress/host/force-of-nature who hosts Sunday Night Sex Talks East when I can’t make the trip out to Manhattan. She also killed it on the FOX show Enlisted last season. And as of this Friday she’ll be joining Nick Lachey as the …

#HumpDayHappy: Marnie the Dog Has a Problem With Her Tongue

Jessie Rosen - September 10, 2014

…and that problem is the solution to your ENTIRE MISERABLE WEDNESDAY! This is my way of giving back after writing something super heavy yesterday. You can spend your entire day watching videos of Marnie on her YouTube page and your entire life following Marnie’s adventures on her Instagram account! And you can thank BuzzFeed video for bringing this to my attention. Also, I think what …

An Open Letter to Mrs. Bill Simmons: I’ll Make My Husband Give Up Football this Weekend If You Do Too

Jessie Rosen - September 9, 2014

Dear Mrs. Simmons – I’m writing to you because I am deeply disturbed by Ray Rice punching Janay Palmer unconscious inside an Atlantic City elevator, the NFL’s responses over the past months and Janay Palmer’s latest statement to the media. As a woman and human, I imagine you are confused and upset too. This conversation on MSNBC does an excellent job of recapping my feelings. …

#HumpDayHappy: Nancy Drew 2.0

Jessie Rosen - September 3, 2014

We technically didn’t have a Monday, but I’m loving this new series and I didn’t post yesterday, so here you go! Alison Leiby – Sunday Night Sex Talks NY alum and all-around hysterical woman – wrote this killer piece for Thought Catalog: 19 Nancy Drew Titles If She Were A Millennial My fave: The Mystery Of The Text That Just Said “Cool” My second fave: The …

Hump Day Happy: Every Outfit Shelley Long Wears in Troop Beverly Hills

Jessie Rosen - August 27, 2014

See all the looks! God bless the people over at Jezebel for this piece of Internet gold, specifically writer Lindy West who, based on this article, receives immediate honorary admission into the Rosen family (don’t accept Lindy; we’re a real handful). I love Troop Beverly Hills, written by three. genius. ladies. to the degree that I still sing “Cookie Time” in its entirety every time …

Behind The Red Carpet of the Emmy Awards (Literally Because They Make The Real People Walk Behind It)

Jessie Rosen - August 26, 2014

I’m excited! Everyone else is on the phone. There are two ways that you can get yourself to the Emmy Awards. You can be nominated, you can be invited or you can be married to someone who is either of the two. You could also be the mother/brother/daughter/friend of someone nominated or invited but I went the marriage route, and it’s really paying off. Two …

Hump Day Happy: All About That Bass

Jessie Rosen - August 20, 2014

From this Hump Day forward I’ll be kicking off the worst day of the week by sharing a little something I’m liking as of late. Today it’s Megan Trainor’s “All About That Bass.” I know some people are pissed that she says “skinny bitches” (which she does) and others think she’s supporting unhealthy eating (which she isn’t) but I love this dumb little tune, I …

The One Phrase I Hope We All Learn from Robin Williams

Jessie Rosen - August 12, 2014

I lost yet another hero yesterday. Robin Williams was responsible for 90% of the belly laughing I did as a child, and the other 10% just goes to my dad doing Mrs. Doubtfire impressions. My two favorite movies in the world are Good Will Hunting and Hook. I could quote you all of Mrs. Doubtfire right now, and yes I am including the part in …

21 Things I Wish I Knew About Alcohol on my 21st Birthday

Jessie Rosen - July 24, 2014

Remember this above all. Image source. In less than two weeks my littlest sister, Alex, will turn 21. [Yes, very close to my birthday. Five stars for careful reading, reader!] Like me, she will ring in her ability to legally drink alcohol on the Jersey Shore with college friends, high school friends and our parents. Unlike me, she will not consume nine shots at the …