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In Praise of Dandies
August 5, 2016
I bet you can guess where this is heading.This Monday, The Wall Street Journal published a piece about a Cold War being fought in suburban homes across our...
Baby, You're a Firework!
July 30, 2016
We are feeling REAL patriotic this week and, for once, it's not because of the Olympics This election cycle has been, mostly, a garbage fire nightmare...
Two Bossy PhDs
July 22, 2016
Hello and welcome to TWO BOSSY PhDs!Today, sisters and smarties Laura Blanton and Kathryn VanArendonk are busting into this newsletter to bring you some deep...
Finding the Joyous Shruggie Within
July 16, 2016
Hello, darlings!! As you may have guessed from the GoGo's gif above, we Your Beloved Dames will be on vacation next week, because Dame Margaret's best friend...
Hold on for one more day
July 9, 2016
We sent out this week's issue (and it's a beaut), but between hitting SEND and your inboxes, something went...kaflooey is the technical term, we believe....
Sea of Chaos; Island of Frivolity
July 8, 2016
Hey friends,Normally, we have a gif here, and some kind of consciously grand greeting, and you’ll find all of that below. We believe, firmly, in the value of...
A Festschrift for The Toast
July 2, 2016
Dames Nation, we thought we were ready. We were not ready. The stylish sonic BOOM heard 'round the world. Back in May, Mallory Ortberg & Nicole Cliffe,...
Golden Dames
June 24, 2016
Hi, Dames Nation! We are Karen Corday and Sara Faith Alterman and we are so happy to Guest Dame for Sophie and Margaret this week. We met in 2008 when we...
Our Name is... Advice-ander Hamil-dames?
June 18, 2016
Hello, Subscribers Who Were Devastated When This Week In Hamilton Came to a Close!In honor of the musical's smashing success at the Tony's, we're opening the...
The Party's Still Raging, But Now We've Got Tunes
June 11, 2016
DAMN, Y'ALL.We keep trying to be mad and #NormalizeLadyRageBut your responses to last week's Bossy Take on women and anger have us all likeYou guys are...
Lady Raaaaaaage
June 3, 2016
Bossy Take: Lady Rage Dearest Darlings of Dames Nation, hello & welcome. Pull up your comfiestchaise longue, drape yourself in your most glamorous swishy...
INCONCEIVABLE!
May 27, 2016
Dames Nation, you now how much we love writing newsletters for you...... but we DO relate to Prince Humperdink here.So-- as we've said-- there will be no...
Middle Fingers Up
May 14, 2016
Heyyyyyy there, Dames Nation! Welcome to this very special, leather jacket-clad, red lipstick-painted, estrogen-scented, and hella lady-centered edition of...
Tears Make Toast Soggy :(
May 14, 2016
Oh BOY guys. This was a fucking FRIDAY, huh? As those of you who follow Dame Margaret on Twitter already know, she spent the day mourning the impending close...
Boozy Slushiewatch 2016
May 6, 2016
TAP TAP TAP...IS THIS THING ON?DAMES NATION! REPORT TO HOMEROOM!IT'S TIME FORTHE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS! Oh, you betcha! Friends, the darling buds of May are...
Love God, Herself
April 30, 2016
HELLO, Dames Nationals! Hello, only dance Dame M. will ever do from this day forward. Please join us in saluting Queen Allison, who this morning delighted...
Thank U 4 A Funky Time
April 22, 2016
2016 can fuck DIRECTLY off, y'all. Your Dames are heartbroken. AGAIN. We’re having a little chat about it, as we do, and assembling a rich buffet of links,...
Witchy, adorable & linky
April 16, 2016
Dames Nation, We Bring You A Bossy Spotlight! Get ready to rev your nerdy engines forDame Sophie's love affair with WITCH, PLEASE. As longtime readers know,...
Infanticide Doughnuts, Sequins, & Other Lavish Treats
April 9, 2016
Greetings, New Readers! After leaving last week in the hands of our very favorite Josephine and Geraldine-- Andrew and Craig of Overdue......and doing our...
Freaky Friday Friday Fridayyyyyy
April 1, 2016
Oh, hi, Dames Nation.We were just browsing.We’re Andrew and Craig, and thanks for having us as your guest editors on this day for April Fools! As you some of...
10 Pounds of Culture in a 5-Pound Bag
March 25, 2016
DAMES NATION, WE’RE BACK! Haaaaaaay. A big, big thank you to Meryl & Liz for taking such excellently Bacheloriffic care of you all last week! We missed your...
West Coast Edition
March 18, 2016
Hello, Dames Nation! We are your guest editors for this week, Liz Galvao (@lizgalvao) and Meryl Williams (@MerylWilliams). Liz is a writer/editor/comedy...
Low Battery Power Mode
March 12, 2016
Dames Nation, IT US: Our 2016 has been a little BANANA PANTS, especially in the past few weeks. SO this week we're skipping our Top Fives and instead...
Baller Moves & Best Winks of The Week
March 5, 2016
DAMES NATION! For you, today, we have a call to action! Oh, hi. Our cherished pals Rosie & Jessica Fletcher (the very first people we ever trusted to guest-...
Anniversaries, Mutual Admiration, & Rage Blackouts
February 27, 2016
DID YOU KNOW that, for many of you, this is our Anniversary?This morning, Dame Sophie brought to my attention that it's been almost exactly one year since...
Zaftig Hotties & Women Laughing Alone With Salads
February 19, 2016
Dames Nation, last week: with the Unfriendly Black Hotties all over again. It’s odd to say that an issue we didn’t write is among the best we’ve ever sent...
Christina & Kamille: The Hottie Takeover
February 12, 2016
Dames Nation!We cordially invite you to pull yourself a little closer to the monitor and Get Involved with the Unfriendly Black Hotties Edition™ of Two Bossy...
A bittersweet symphony of pastels
February 6, 2016
Salutations, Dames Nation!Please pack all your best brocade smoking jackets and join us TOMORROW NIGHT as we livetweet VELVET GOLDMINE, A.K.A. “What if...
Homoerotic Subtext Should Always Actually Be Text
January 30, 2016
Sometimes, Dames Nation, something perfect and incandescent twirls into your life. Something like the truly magical music video for Miike Snow's "Genghis...
Sexual Activity: ALWAYS a La Carte, Never Prix Fixe
January 23, 2016
GREETINGS, Dames Nationals! This week, we had the pleasure of reading about an 11-year-old girl to whom we're awarding our 1st Annual Michelle Obama Mimed...
A Festschrift for Bowie
January 16, 2016
Dames Nation, We Mourn. Naturally, we also celebrate this great, decades-long gift to #punimwatch(h/t #DamesPal Julie) It has been a rough week for people,...
Tears n' Vows & Vows n' Tears
January 9, 2016
YOU GUYSSSSSSS!Your response to our JUST ONE WEEK OLD Patreon campaign has been GOBSMACKING!We keep trying to figure out which makes us cry more-- seeing a...
Lucille Ball: She To Whom All Vine Stars Aspire
January 2, 2016
Merry New Year, Stalwarts of Dames Nation! We are so grateful for our acquaintance with all of you, auld and new. We are doing something today that is,...
Everybody, Carlton Dance Now
December 26, 2015
We Are All Carlton. Well, Dame S. is, for sure, (and Adam Gopnik definitely knows what I'm talking about!) but perhaps this is the one true privilege of...
SNEAKY BONUS BOSSING! WITH CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS!
December 18, 2015
SURPRISE, Dames Nation!When we said you wouldn’t see us until 2016, we lied. We have one more tiny bit of Bossing for you before we take our break. Namely,...
Dogs Both Goofus and Gallant, Plus Other Things We Avidly Love
December 12, 2015
Dames Nation, you continue always to delight us! How have you managed it this week? Why, with your great responses to Our Very Bossy Proposal from two issues...
Victory Dances, Bratwurst, and the VERY BEST Worst Deals
December 5, 2015
DAMES NATION! Today is December 4th.DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS?It means it's TIME TO ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS of our VERY BOSSY GIVEAWAY!!To refrain from...
#ServiceJournalism: Audible Sale Guide!!
November 29, 2015
DAMES NATION! We have $4.95 AUDIOBOOK RECOMMENDATIONS for you!! Just so's you know, we don't get any $$ from Audible to do this, we just do it because (1) we...
Butterball Hotline Bling(ee)
November 27, 2015
Dames Nationals of the United States, We Have a Very Bossy Proposal for You. No, President Bartlet. A DIFFERENT proposal: Thanksgiving Should Be Demoted The...
Auxiliary Dames of the Week!
November 20, 2015
Never Were There Such Devoted Sisters I’m Rosie, I’m Jessica, and you’re reading Rosie and Jessica’s Two Bossy Dames of Fun. If you are asking yourself, “Who...
<3 <3 A Hyggelicious Giveaway <3 <3
November 16, 2015
DAMES NATION! Run with us!!For we have a delightful surprise for you this day, this Monday among Mondays. A VERY BOSSY GIVEAWAY, COURTESY OF OUR BELOVED...
Snuggle up, buttercups!
November 13, 2015
We Still <3 Hygge The Most! Thanks, Denmark! We want to go to there. Longtime readers will remember our introduction to the Danish concept of hygge from last...
Backflipping into November
November 7, 2015
EVERYONE GIVE IT UP FOR AMERICA’S UNDEFEATED GYMNAST Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so flipping cooooooooool!!!! 2016 is nearly here & you know what that means:...
#Gloomvmber, #Punimwatch, and Other Sundry Hashtags We've Invented
October 30, 2015
Dearest Stalwarts of Dames Nation, A dark time is upon us. A dark time called #Gloomvember. In the Northern Hemisphere, at least, these are the months which...
Drake & Dames-o-ween
October 23, 2015
Yeah, Dames Nation. We watched the new Adele video. But we were like "How can we care about this when there's Rembert Browne's absolutely flawless analysis...
#Hamildames, Managerial Incompetence, and Many, Many Tears
October 16, 2015
Your Dames are NON-STOP... ...with their on-going Hamilton obsession. At least, that is, until: Sunday, Sunday, SUNDAAAYY: #Hamildames! We predict a lot of...
But How DID We Get To Be So Very Bossy?
October 9, 2015
Briefly, a Ham-nouncement Sorry, not sorry, the Hamilton puns are non-stop around here, folks. The Original Broadway Cast Recording is continuing to take our...
People of the world, join hands, start a Hamil-train
October 2, 2015
Dames Nation, We’re HelplessDear Lin-Manuel Miranda:IT IS UNTOWARD TO MAKE SOMETHING THIS GREAT AND AFFECTING,YOU BEAUTIFUL BROADWAY GENIUS.YOU GOT A LOTTA...
GIFfin
September 25, 2015
Have we told you lately what a BUNCH of Bettys and Baldwins you all are?Our deepest thanks to you, darlings of Dames Nation! You are funny & smart &...
Home again, home again, jiggety yaaaaas!
September 18, 2015
Truly, be it ever so newslettery...Dames Nation, we missed you & are thrilled to be back (though, real talk: our recent break was just what the doctor...
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