Emily McCombs

Associate Editor

Emily McCombs is a writer, editor and Asylum's token girl. She is something of a chubby chaser.

A Woman's Perspective on Online Dating Profile Pictures

Last week, we explored the best ways to entice women with your dating profile picture. Today, we invited Lemondrop's Julieanne to join Asylum's token girl for some real talk on taking pictures with dogs and the merits of dating a guy with an ankle bracelet. if(typeof ...

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A Woman's Perspective on the Super Bowl

It's that time of year again -- when two teams face off and the world watches from their couches with chicken wings. But how do the women of the world* feel about this manly event? Let Asylum's token girl lay it out for you. if(typeof ...

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8 Things We Saw at Sundance Besides Movies

Last weekend, our friends at Axe flew us out to The Sundance Film Festival for a few days of movies, snow and hobnobbing with film's most eclectic collection of celebs. Surprisingly, the big bucks we pull in as bloggers here at Asylum aren't enough to go jet-setting around to star-studded parties, so this is probably the first and the last time we'll have this experience. Yet all we could think ...

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A Woman's Perspective on Short Guys

These days, with all the chemicals in sugar substitutes and the Ozone layer, a lot of women are giant, towering freaks while many men remain of normal or lower size. Let Asylum's token girl walk you through the ramifications of this size disparity and lay some truth on you about short guys. if(typeof ...

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Dating Red Flag of the Week -- The Designer-Diamond Demon

Here's this week's most outrageous relationship red flag story from the editors of The Little Black Blog of Big Red Flags. The Story: My girlfriend and I'd been dating for about six months when she presented me with a Cartier catalog in which she'd circled various $40,000 engagement rings. She told me that these were the ones she'd be willing to accept when I proposed. We hadn't discussed ...

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A Woman's Perspective on Babies

Last week, we reported on the forthcoming documentary "Babies" and its potential to impregnate women worldwide. The whole volatile subject kicked off a cubicle-wide debate on the subject of babies. Specifically, some people around the Asylum offices expressed the belief that babies are not, as is widely believed, cute. Other people were right. Click through to see Asylum's token girl give ...

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Paranoia Alert -- 'Babies' the Movie Is Coming to Impregnate Your Girlfriends

The first time we saw this trailer for the upcoming documentary, "Babies," we knew we were all in big trouble. The documentary depicts the early lives of four infants growing up in Mongolia, Namibia, San Francisco and Tokyo, respectively, and is packed with so many shots of adorable, cooing infants of all colors that you can almost feel the ovaries beginning to ripen with each overly precious ...

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A Woman's Perspective on the G-Spot

There's been a lot of hubbub lately over the alleged tiny bundle of nerves known as the G-spot. Apparently, some scientists found out that the G-spot, discovered only recently in 1981, may never have existed in the first place. Keep reading to watch Asylum's token girl give the final verdict on the mysterious G-spot. ...

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A Woman's Perspective on Chick Flicks

There's no time like the holidays for gathering around to watch the latest piece of Hollywood fluff created for women. That's how Asylum's token girl ended up taking in "It's Complicated" over the Christmas break. Keep reading for some insight into how women really feel about chick flicks. ...

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A Woman's Perspective on Obscene Gestures

Once again, Asylum's token girl finds herself confounded by the world of men. Today, she tackles obscene hand gestures, especially the mysterious "whatever wank." Keep reading to see what we mean. ...

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