Things I Read That I Love #52: The Very Special One-Year Anniversary Edition
We celebrate an entire year of TIRTLs with a look at 32 of my favorite longreads of all time!
DeAnne Smith and Um, A Cat
“I wouldn’t put it past Melissa Etheridge to presciently write a song about me and this cat 19 years before our love manifested.”
My Top 8 Favorite Authors: Hansen, Contributing Editor
I’m a classics kind of girl. I’ve had the same eight favorite authors since I was 18.
Holigay Gift Guide: Bookworms and Thrift Shops
Maybe you met a cute girl at the vegan feminist potluck, and you’re hoping you two can go on a worm-compost shopping date followed by a discussion on our fossil fuel addiction over a nice kale salad. Maybe you want to give her a gift. We have suggestions for you!
More Than Words: The Associated Press Stamps Out Homophobia
You can take the word out of the stylebook, but you can’t take the complexity out of the word.
An Unprofessional on Cutting Your Own Hair Unprofessionally
If you ever want to start cutting your hair, you might as well look for advice. Nothing helps you learn faster than an anxiety-ridden narration.
Brittani’s Video Party: Gay Women Will Marry Your Boyfriends on Black Friday
Gay women will marry your boyfriends, Brittani’s must see holiday film, a Black Friday prank, and only one more thing.
Lez Liberty Lit #8: I Never Thanked You, Batman
In this week’s Liberty Lit: a new book vending machine, Google poetry, queer writers of colour, free short fiction, a review of a Clueless spin-off novel and more.
Girls Have Feelings in Eve Ensler’s “Emotional Creature” Off-Broadway
Eve Ensler (The Vagina Monologues) is back with a new musical play, Emotional Creature, featuring fictional monologues and stories inspired by girls around the globe.
Holigay Gift Guide: Music Lovers
We love music lovers, and probably you do, too. Here are some musical gifts you can give them that aren’t actually music!
Holiday Breakups: 10 Reasons to Buck Up And Do It
Sometimes you have to break up with someone to save yourself, no matter what time of the year.
Tegan & Sara Release Video for “Closer,” Do Karaoke, Are Generally Adorable
Were these two women at your meetups? Probably.
My Top 8 Favorite Authors: Ali, Contributing Editor
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on / And our little life is rounded with a sleep.”
Holigay Gift Guide: Crafty Little Bitches
Buying a gift for a crafty person can be difficult if not impossible. But take heart, brave soul, because there is hope for gift givers.
Glee 407 Recap: Dull Duos
This week on Glee everyone dressed up in spandex and rubbed themselves all over each other. Well, that’s partly true.
Also.Also.Also: Lesbian Excels As Sports Official and Other News We Missed This Week
Willow Smith lives on, Chris Brown finally goes away, and you really just have to see this Swedish toy catalogue.
How About We Stop Criticizing Amber Riley’s Body, My Body, Your Body
“Hollywood is a very hard place to be in. It really is. Being the person I am, you know, the size I am, being a woman, being a black woman, there’s not a lot of roles for us.”
Idol Worship: Ten(ish) Questions with Eileen Myles
“Recently I wrote a poem on the notebook on my iPhone on the subway platform. I like to move around.”
Holigay Gift Guide: Funny Grrl
A gift guide for people that like to laugh but aren’t presented with the opportunity nearly enough.
Make A Thing: Shrinky Dink Earrings
Shrinky Dinks have officially grown up.