
Jen Ortiz
As deputy editor, Jen oversees Cosmopolitan's daily digital editorial operations, editing and writing features, essays, news, and other content, in addition to editing the magazine's cover stories, astrology pages, and more. Previously, Jen was a senior editor at Marie Claire. Before that, she worked at GQ.
Latest articles by Jen Ortiz
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Your Holiday Dinner Party Survival Guide
Plus, Chef Katie Button's recipe for a no-fuss, fancy-looking dessert. You're welcome.
By Jen Ortiz
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How the Secret Black Female NASA Engineers Are Finally Getting Their Due
Meet the stars of space-race movie Hidden Figures—Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, and Janelle Monáe—and learn the real-life, little-known story that inspired it.
By Jen Ortiz
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The Women Who Love Death
Young women are more paranoid about their own demise than ever before. Enter "death positivity," a new female-driven trend aimed at turning that fear on its head.
By Jen Ortiz
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Inside Michelle Obama and Meryl Streep's Epic Trip to Liberia and Morocco
A chat with CNN's Isha Sesay about the documentary that's going to make you cry.
By Jen Ortiz
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'Scream Queens' Actress Keke Palmer Shares Your Astrology Addiction
Let her explain.
By Jen Ortiz
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Actress Jaz Sinclair on Playing One of the *Creepiest* Movie Villains We've Ever Seen
The When the Bough Breaks star on tuning in to her dark side.
By Jen Ortiz
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Two Important Relationship Lessons Courtesy of Keegan-Michael Key and Gillian Jacobs
The Don't Think Twice costars school us on #RelationshipGoals.
By Jen Ortiz
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Why 'Neighbors 2' Star Kiersey Clemons Is Going to Be Your New Favorite Actress
And how crystals come into play.
By Jen Ortiz
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Girls of Summer: Meet the 5 Female Olympians You're About to See Everywhere
Just weeks away from the 2016 Rio Olympics, we talk to gold-medal hopefuls about their quest for the top podium spot.
By Jen Ortiz
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I Went to a Super-Cheesy "Couples-Only" Resort So You Don't Have To
Guys, there was a champagne glass-shaped bath tub.
By Jen Ortiz
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Welcome to Tallywackers: The Restaurant That Sexually Objectifies Men
Hooters-meets-Magic Mike.
By Jen Ortiz
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We Saw 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and This Is What We Thought
No spoilers. All the feels.
By Jen Ortiz
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Your '90s Nostalgia Fix: Catching Up with Fred Savage
And asking him: Will there be a Wonder Years reunion?!
By Jen Ortiz
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Ta'Rhonda Jones (AKA Cookie's Badass Assistant Porsha on 'Empire') Spills About Season Two
Spoiler: Porsha will still be your fave.
By Jen Ortiz
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Hear Them Roar: Meet the Honey Badgers, the Women Behind the Men's Rights Movement
They're tired of men being unfairly targeted because of their gender. So they're fighting back.
By Jen Ortiz
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Cobie Smulders' New Pregnancy Flick Aces the Bechdel Test, Is Awesome
The actress on Unexpected.
By Jen Ortiz
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Mel B. Fills Us In on Plans for the Spice Girls' 20th Anniversary
Zig-a-zig-OMG.
By Jen Ortiz
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This Movie Will Make You Feel 17 Again
Talking to the badass duo behind new movie The Diary of a Teenage Girl.
By Jen Ortiz
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Comedian Cameron Esposito Explains Why Period Jokes Are So Funny
Because, duh.
By Jen Ortiz
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5 Very Busy Minutes with an Even Busier Nasim Pedrad
And how she'd do Kim Kardashian differently today.
By Jen Ortiz
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'Another Period' Stars Natasha Leggero and Riki Lindhome Are Rewriting History—by Being Trainwrecks
And we cannot look away.
By Jen Ortiz
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How to Survive the Apocalypse: Pro Tips from 'Last Man on Earth' Star Kristen Schaal
Survival of the funniest.
By Jen Ortiz