Monsters & Mommis: “Cat People” and “The Seventh Victim” Come Out of the Closet
The real horror is straight people.
The real horror is straight people.
Queer relationships often don’t take the shape or trajectory of cis-heterosexual ones.
During my most nervous-system-destroying breakup to date, I found myself feeling like an abandoned child, the victim of a broken contract.
Kate McKinnon is living the lesbian dream and doing a press tour about her new middle-grade book, Agatha All Along ASMR, a peek into Heartstopper’s potential future, Ariana Debose’s new horror flick, and more.
With a toddler and another baby on the way, Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick have to carve out space to keep making art together.
“Young and naïve, I looked towards magazines, media and the Internet to tell me about the world. I imagined what it might look like when I grew up and became a part of it, not realizing how literal or destructive that aspiration would become.”
Of course, it’s not all Big Feelings and Hard Conversations. There’s also plenty of sweetness and cuteness that will have you smiling until your cheeks hurt.
Pro-tip: when a word is shortened or abbreviated in a crossword clue, there’s probably an abbreviation in the answer too!
Sapphic vampires, perhaps? Trans body horror? Or maybe a queer zombie romp is more your style.
Horoscopes can be a useful way of understanding ourselves and working toward personal growth; HORRORscopes can let us avoid that personal growth by reveling in our own mess and allowing our “evil” sides in. And doesn’t that sound more fun?!
Exercise reminds us of what it is like to stay in the present through our bodies. Even Baopu who mostly ponders daydreams goes on a trip to the gym.
See you next week for the conclusion of this learning journey.
During the most recent season of House of the Dragon, Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen, First of Her Name, started riding more than just dragons.
Well, maybe not a size queen. But other kinds of queens!
Some things are missing, but did the cat-sitter actually steal them? That’d be nuts, right? Also, is it a red flag if someone isn’t friends with their exes?
“I think it’s cool that people now know a little bit more about me and know that the person who is playing these characters is also living this lifestyle.”
The third season of Vox Machina is full of epic battles, moving moments, higher stakes, and more gays.
“I saw a little bit myself on the screen in so many of Burton’s characters. The weird, lovable outcast that just needed to be shown a little bit of love and acceptance in order to shine.”
Will this be the first Marvel property to give us an on-screen sapphic kiss?
The world wasn’t technically ending in 2003 — it just felt like it was.