Hello, and welcome to another Trash Report! I’m your girl, Elinor Jones. You’ll notice that this edition is exceptionally queer, and that is because it will appear in our upcoming printed Queer Issue. Look for it on newstands (do we still have those?) soon! And you may be wondering, “Elinor, I am not queer, will […]
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THE TRASH REPORT: On Sweatpants, Underpants, and Toilets (But Cute!)
Hello, Trash Pandas! Welcome to another Trash Report. I am the garbage mother, Elinor Jones, here to regale you with gossip and the news. Or rather, my thoughts on gossip and the news, which are much more fun. Pour some sparkling water into that chardonnay and add a couple of ice cubes to keep her […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Hot Music Goss for Hot Days, Plus Jimmy Carter, FDR, and Cardi B Makes Three
Hello, Trash Pandas! Welcome to another Trash Report. I’m your girl Elinor Jones, coming to you with this extra ~musical~ edition of steaming hot gossip. So like, pretend I’m singing to you. For context, I’m not a very good singer, but I do care a lot, which is very similar to what you’ll get with […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Like a Prayer from a ’90s Movie or a Prayer for Pop Goddesses in Lingerie
Hello, and welcome to another Trash Report! I’m Elinor Jones and it’s so nice to see all of you with what limited vision I have remaining after rubbing my itchy eyes shut in this glorious springtime that is trying to kill me. The next time Democrats have power (IF, lol) they should legalize marriage between […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Bryon Noem’s Huge Balloon Jugs, and Other Sundries
Hello, trash panda baby angels, and welcome to another Trash Report. I am Elinor Jones, back from Spring Break vacation and ready to make “person who has been to Japan” into my entire personality. But as much as I enjoyed being away, I have also enjoyed diving back into everything that I missed and immediately […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Tacky Columns, Tacky Shoes, and Zach Braff Said WHAT?!
Hello Trash Pandas, and welcome to another Trash Report! I’m Elinor Jones. I’ve gotta make this part short because there’s a lot of shit going down and if I don’t make you giggle about all of it I will simply fade away, Tinkerbell-style. Let’s go. The People’s Columns In his ongoing rampage to remake the country […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Rashes, Wigs, Zendaya’s Wedding, and Timothee’s Breakfast
Hello, hello! Time for another Trash Report. I’m Elinor Jones. The human world—it’s a mess. If we don’t make fun of it I think we become complacent in it? Or at least apathetic. And I, for one, prefer to be regular pathetic, thank you very much. Let’s gossip! Hail to the Rash Donald Trump started […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Men in Jail, Men on Ice, and Cardi B in Portland
Hellllooooo, sweet baby angel Trash Pandas! Welcome back to the Trash Report. I have missed you! My latest column was part of the Valentine’s issue, so I feel like we haven’t had one of these rambling web-only columns in ages. (Web-only columns are often more fun because the editors barely look at them and word […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Love Is Trash (Except, of Course, for Heated Rivalry)
Hello my little lovebirds! Welcome to this very special Valentine’s Day edition of the Trash Report. Love is a wonderful feeling, and although this is a very stupid holiday, this column will be extremely layered and complex. I hope you’re ready to access the darkest corners of your heart you’d forgotten even existed. Just kidding! […]
THE TRASH REPORT: Feuds for Thought
Hey friends. I am writing this on Sunday. My daughter and I like to snuggle on the couch and watch dumb Instagram reels on my phone together on the weekends, and but yesterday ICE shot a man to death in Minneapolis, so I had turn my phone away from her to make sure a news […]
The Trash Report: Ashley Tisdale and the New World Order—Plus Mermaids!
Hi babies! Welcome to the first new Trash Report for 2026. As always, I am your best friend, Elinor Jones. I don’t know about you, but I am not bothering with Dryuary this year. I learned from the events of January 6, 2021 that January is always going to give us a reason to toss a […]
The Trash Report: Clip Show!
Happy holidays, Trash Pandas! ‘Tis I, Elinor Jones, coming to you live from the weird vortex between Christmas and New Year’s Day. In the spirit of this being the laziest, dirt-baggiest week of the year, this week’s column is a compilation of my favorite morsels of trash from throughout the year. That’s right friends: it’s […]
