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Happy 30th Birthday To The Happy Meal!

Thirty years ago, McDonald’s made one of the best marketing moves ever when it launched the Happy Meal. The kids staple with a toy inside has remained a consumer staple for three full decades. Over the years, the Happy Meal hasn’t just lured in children, but adults looking to collect toys. I for sure remember rolling up to Mickey D’s to pick up one of 100 million teenie beanie babies that were given out in 1997––the most popular toy to date. Keep reading »

Psst! It’s Our Birthday!

The Frisky turns ONE today! Yay US! And yay YOU, for reading our lil’ site, commenting like crazy, and helping to make this such a great destination for women. In honor of this momentous occasion, check out what you, our dear readers, have been obsessed with for the last 365 days, according to the most read stories from The Frisky’s first year. Keep reading »

What Was The Best Year Of Your Life?

Yet another Stupid Study That Pretends To Reveal Something Interesting, But Doesn’t has been released, and claims that women “feel sexiest” at age 34. That seems to be the median age between when women are having the most sex (in their late 20′s) and when they’re enjoying sex the most (in their 40′s). I don’t know anyone who is exactly 34, so I couldn’t fact check the validity of this study, but it did get me thinking about ages and general life enjoyment. Aside from the totally awesome years in my childhood, I think that my 28th year was both the best year of my life and the worst. I started The Frisky and got engaged. Then, of course, I also had that engagement end because my fiance (who is also probably have the best/worst year of his life) decided to have an existential quarter-life crisis. I hope 29 is less bi-polar. What was the best/worst year of your life and why? Keep reading »

Celebrate Tom Ford’s Birthday With Gucci-Inspired Style

Yesterday was Tom Ford’s birthday, you know the American fashion designer that successfully revamped Gucci? To celebrate, we put together a few iconic Gucci looks, but since we can’t afford the real thing, these picks are just as chic and a lot less expensive. Remember when Madonna wore the first outfit to the MTV Video Music Awards in 1995? Or Gwyneth Paltrow at the 1996 VMAs? And since Ford is no longer with Gucci we recreated a look from his last collection, Fall 2004. Keep reading »

Dealbreaker: Ditching Out On Your Birthday

Your Birthday: it’s the one day a year you are guaranteed to have someone trying to do you. Even when you’re single, you can line a little somethin’ somethin’ up. But sometimes another candle on your cake is the only thing you can count on.

I had been dating this dude for what I considered a fab four months. The sex was so hot from the start, we never spent more than a night apart. Plus, he had a great record collection (housed in adult furniture), the most lovable dog on the planet, and the cutest butt. I liked him almost as much as I like bacon. Keep reading »

Madonna Turns 50: A Look Back

Madonna turns 50 this Saturday, August 16th. Can you believe? Madge has lived quite a life, as evidenced by her many, many, many transformations. After the jump, a look back at, uh, Madonna’s look, over the last 24 years. [Photos Courtesy Of: AP/Warner Bros.] Keep reading »

Happy 15th Birthday Bust Magazine!

Last night, The Frisky’s Emily and I celebrated 15 years of Bust magazine in a circus tent packed with crafty, sassy, stylish babes and their gay boyfriends. Performances by booty beat internet icon Leslie Hall (who autographed the concert t-shirt her mom sold me), burlesque style strippers like Peekaboo Pointe, Amy Sedaris, DJ JD Samson from Le Tigre, and drag king lounge act lover Murray Hill are how these girls like to get down! The ladies of Bust are a good time — and not just because they gave away 500 vibrators to the crowd. Since 1993, they’ve also given women’s mags an irresistible edge. In a market flooded with stupid self-help tips and fashion for stick figures, they showcase women who are hip, hot, and, above all, their outrageous selves. The mag is not afraid to support the freaks and geeks that are flying in the face of traditional pre-packaged celebs. They put revolutionary people in print, without discriminating based on looks and marketing machines. They go for vigilantes with vaginas who are shaping our generation of bad ass bitches. Like their favorite women, Bust does what it wants and it really has an eye — they’ve featured cover girls like Amy Poehler, Beth Ditto, Bjork and Charlotte Gainsbourg. So, congratulations Bust! You keep the magazine rack well-rounded. Keep reading »

Frisky Quote Of The Day: Mel B (Scary Spice)

“If there was an Olympic sport for anything, I’d win gold for sex! Me and Stephen have a pretty hot sex life and I admit I look I look quite good in my underwear or bikini.” — Spice Girl Mel B (aka Scary), who recently treated her husband to six strippers for his 33rd birthday [AHN] Keep reading »

The Daily Hotness: Rufus Wainwright

Today is the 140th Birthday of homosexuality! We’re sure gays have been around way longer than that, but 140 years ago the word “homosexuality” was coined. In honor of that great addition to the English language, we’ve picked the awesome singer/songwriter/musician Rufus Wainwright as our Daily Hotness. The ‘mos are lucky to have you Rufus. And so is the word “sexy”. Keep reading »

Get Your Rocks Off: Covering Billie Holiday

Today is Billie Holiday’s birthday. In honor of the amazing singer, we’ve compiled a playlist of some of the best covers of songs either written by or famously performed by her, because hopefully you already have at least one of her albums. If not, go get one, and enjoy these in the meantime!

Marianne Faithfull   Marianne Faithful — “Gloomy Sunday”
Catherine Wheel   Catherine Wheel — “Strange Fruit”
Willie Nelson   Willie Nelson — “All Of Me”
Michelle Shocked   Michelle Shocked — “God Bless The Child”
Rufus Wainwright   Rufus Wainwright — “Come Rain Or Come Shine”
Olivia Newton-John   Olivia Newton-John — “Love Me Or Leave Me”
Nancy Wilson   Nancy Wilson — “What A Little Moonlight Can Do”
Diana Ross   Diana Ross — “Lady Sings The Blues”
Nina Simone   Nina Simone — “Fine and Mellow”
Cat Power   Cat Power — “Don’t Explain”
Ol' Dirty Bastard & Lil' Mo   Ol’ Dirty Bastard & Lil’ Mo’ — “Good Morning Heartache”

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