Jessie Gaskell
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Jessie Gaskell is a writer, comedian and media sponge from Los Angeles. She currently works on "The Soup," the best clip-driven, pop-culture comedy show on television.

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Eight Belles' Death Not a Blow for Feminism

Posted May 5, 2008 | 17:55:59 (EST)

As a woman, and a feminist, I am appalled at my male "comedian" friends' implications that the tragic fall of Eight Belles at Saturday's Kentucky Derby is somehow indicative of a female inability to compete in sporting events, and general incompetence. In other words, women shouldn't play sports, they should...

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"Tom Cruise (Not) Gay," According to Newsmag

Posted March 21, 2008 | 11:10:27 (EST)

I love weeks like this in the entertainment news cycle. You can tell it's been a slow news week by the number of major headlines circulating about things not happening. The big story: Madonna is not divorcing from her husband Guy Ritchie! Just FYI. In case you were...

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Southwest: I Can Really Fly for Only $99?

Posted March 7, 2008 | 12:48:30 (EST)

CNN broke the big story Thursday that Southwest Airlines flew 117 of its planes for 30 months in violation of federal safety mandates. According to the FAA, these planes did not undergo routine safety checks and should have been grounded until the inspections could be completed.

Woah,...

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Talk to Your Kids About Sex, and Don't Leave Out the Good Stuff

Posted October 29, 2007 | 19:51:31 (EST)

People are talking about "Talk to Me," a national PSA urging parents to "speak up" about the virtues of abstaining until marriage. (The PSA is put out by 4parents.gov, a division of the Department of Health and Human Services, and can be viewed HERE). People are talking about...

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