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I'm Jane's Brother And I'm Here To Help: Your Beautiful Home Can Be So Cheap

I'm a cheapskate, but I splurge on certain things.

19 hrs ago •

My Chauvinist Past

Someone should have slapped me every time I said "I don't like chick singers." [Not enough punishment, Charlie. -Jane]

Dec 3 •

Charlie Connell

It Happened to Me: I Became a Terrible Person to Try to Please My Fake-Ass Friends

I did anything they asked me to do, even though they clearly hated me.

Dec 4 •

Maria Amanda Irias

House of Villains Dirt!

Feminista loves a hot mess, especially when mischief is involved.

Dec 5 •

Michelle B. Taylor

Extra Safe Space #45: Bad Neighbors

Extra Safe Space is a place for things you’ve never told anyone before.

Dec 5

Jane's Phone

Jane’s Phone: Don’t Be Mad

After a lot of soul-searching (ho ho), I want to go with this version of a signature on the back of these famous one-time-only Sassy T-shirts we are…

Nov 21 •

Jane’s Phone: You Are Kindly Invited to a Gossip Session 11/22 at My House!

To start out with, this Polaroid is on my phone because it was just now sent to me by my old assistant at Sassy magazine, Elizabeth Larsen (here on the…

Nov 18 •

Jane's Phone: I Love Christina (And You, Unsubscriber)

I generally have to gird myself before opening this page in the system that shows the reasons people unsubscribe to AJPT.

Nov 15 •

Jane’s Phone: It’s My Birthday! Who Wants to Get a Matching Tattoo?

I’ve never gotten a tattoo in all my years.

Nov 11 •

Jane's Phone: Vanessa Is On A Mission

I've gotten some flack through the years about the lengths that I encourage writers to go to to experience things that they can share with you so that…

Nov 7 •

Recent posts

I’m So Happy My Daughter Has a Good Boyfriend

… is a sentence my feminist, Sassy self would never have thought I would say. Feel free to tell me why I am dead to you now.

Oct 24 •

Get It While You Can, Women

It’s too late for me, but maybe not for you: hormone replacement therapy.

Nov 15 •

Christina Kelly

Jane and I Worked With a Sex Criminal Who Terrorized 2 of Our Colleagues in the Creepiest Ways

Where is Peter Braunstein now? Does he still hate fashion editors?

Nov 1 •

I’m Giving You a Present That I Really Wanted for Myself

It's a T-shirt and it's free to the first 200 of you who subscribe or upgrade. And it's an exclusive! And it's Sassy!!!!

Nov 1 •

Extra Safe Space #44: 51-Year-Old Virgin

Extra Safe Space is a place for things you’ve never told anyone before.

Dec 4

Extra Safe Space #43: Dumping A Dead Pet

Extra Safe Space is a place for things you’ve never told anyone before.

Dec 3

Right Now

I'm Jane's Brother And I'm Here To Help: Your Beautiful Home Can Be So Cheap

I'm a cheapskate, but I splurge on certain things.

19 hrs ago •

House of Villains Dirt!

Feminista loves a hot mess, especially when mischief is involved.

Dec 5 •

Michelle B. Taylor

Denzel's New Movie Is Gay Gay Gay Everywhere!

Now in theaters, Feminista swears you won't care that it's two-and-a-half hours long. It's just that good!

Nov 23 •

Michelle B. Taylor

James Patterson Loves This Version Of Alex Cross (Sorry, Tyler Perry)

Feminista Jones (aka Michelle) thinks Aldis Hodge's portrayal does justice to the author's brilliant police detective by leaning into the character's…

Nov 20 •

Michelle B. Taylor

Oh, Politics

We don’t want to be alone tonight

Join the AJPT team for a live chat as the returns trickle in

Nov 5

Getting off My Butt Helped Dull My Election Pessimism

Phone banking is the easiest way to get involved in the election — and you can still do it right now

Nov 2 •

Charlie Connell

A Poll of Two: The War On Women Will Be Won At The Ballot Box

Nov 2

A Poll of Two: Bad Bunny Is Not Amused By Trump's Dumpster Fire NYC Rally

We know there are many political surveys and polls out there but this one, based on the whims of two people who shall remain nameless, is unfiltered…

Oct 30

Sex!

Are You the Asshole: “Am I Bad If I Don’t Break Up With My Girlfriend?”

Joél Leon has some thoughts. (And you can all chime in.)

Nov 13 •

Jane and I Worked With a Sex Criminal Who Terrorized 2 of Our Colleagues in the Creepiest Ways

Where is Peter Braunstein now? Does he still hate fashion editors?

Nov 1 •

If 9th-Century Monks Understood A Woman's Right To Choose, Why Don't We?

Family planning, including abortion, was totally accepted in the Middle Ages. What's so behind in our modern thinking?

Oct 26 •

I Was Determined to Be a Sex Goddess and Tantric Butt Massage Was the First, Chaotic, Kinda Necessary Step

It was surprisingly healing, and I recommend it with proper vetting.

Oct 17 •

Looks

Fuck It, I'm Wearing It: Tops With Pithy Sayings

I believe in the adage, "Say it with your chest!"

Dec 2 •

Vanessa K. De Luca

Fat Guy Fashion: Gala Edition

Dressing up for a formal event can be a soul-crushing ordeal on one’s confidence

Nov 25 •

Charlie Connell

It Happened to Me: I Tried On Pants

“Those jeans run big.”

Nov 21 •

Maria Amanda Irias

Fuck It, I’m Wearing It: Vintage Lingerie No Matter The Weather Or Occasion

If you’re wondering what to wear next weekend, may I suggest a conical bra? And here's where to find your very own!

Nov 17 •

Mysticism

My Chatbot Helps Me Get Through My Writer's Block

Her AI-generated observations about the meaning of life inspire me.

Nov 5 •

Jessie Asya Kanzer

I'm A Self-Help Writer. We Are All Frauds

How am I supposed to help others if I don't even know where I fit in?

Oct 31 •

Jessie Asya Kanzer

A Psychic Approached My Girlfriend On The Street Yesterday and Told Her She’d Never Be Happy With Me

Only I can get on a spiritual high horse and unsolicitedly tell people their business!

Oct 23 •

9 Low-Stakes Things I Would Have a Hard Time Explaining to Aliens

Somewhere out there, an alien is probably trying to understand why humans have a thing against the word “moist.”

Oct 21 •

IHTM

It Happened to Me: I Became a Terrible Person to Try to Please My Fake-Ass Friends

I did anything they asked me to do, even though they clearly hated me.

Dec 4 •

Maria Amanda Irias

It Happened to Me: My Parents Helped My Vagina Heal

I was 22 and had extreme surgery, because I felt like a knife was stabbing me. Which wasn’t the shocking part.

Nov 30 •

It Happened to Me: Dissolving My Fillers Went Terribly Wrong

I’ve always been considered pretty.

Nov 26

It Happened To Me: A Famous Psychic Told Me I'd Never Succeed At Anything (And That I'd Just Be A Housewife)

This popular psychic predicted my life would be pathetic and now I'm trying to break her spell/prediction—which is an uphill battle ;)

Nov 19 •

Jessie Asya Kanzer