Baopu #72: Working From Home
What happens when you try to be productive even though you can’t.
What happens when you try to be productive even though you can’t.
Because we all need some queer joy in our lives, we’re going to throw you a (pay-what-you-want) variety show if we meet this goal! Think comedy, think music! Think of all of us pretending we’re bumping into each other in front of a stage and spilling drinks and showing off haircuts maybe done by a professional (or a friend who was able to come over) and laughing (well, you can still laugh from where you are) all together. That’s what it will be like in spirit. I want this so much for us! If everyone who clicked away the pop-up today gave $9.35, we’d ZOOM past our stretch goal!
It’s jam packed in here with updates on (whew! deep breath!): Motherland: Fort Salem, Brooklyn 99, Harley Quinn, Tommy, Siren, SWAT, In the Dark, and Vagrant Queen.
Good morning to everyone who woke up with the a cappella hand clap chant from Portrait of a Lady on Fire in their head 🔥
This week’s Extra! Extra! brings you sobering news out of Nova Scotia, an update on the state of immigration around the world, a look at American political institutions, perspectives on the state of the environment, and more. It’s been pretty grey in Jersey City this week, and that’s pretty much how I feel about all of this.
The case for Bagel Bites: they are affordable and lovely and delicious no matter what.
“Proof that mullets are the gayest thing: I had one in sixth grade!”
Nature is healing.
Paige slowly took Bennett’s fingers back out of her mouth, but didn’t let go of them. “What about … “ She brought their hand down between her legs, under her slip, where she parted her thighs and led Bennett to touch her there.
Queer Activists reimagining Pride online in the wake of the Coronavirus, learning from Indigenous leaders on Earth Day, Stacey Abrams has a plan to put $1k in the pockets of working families who need it most, and yes, a personality test for your quarantine horniness.
A fake gay bar on a fake gay beach — WHY NOT!
“Each day seems to bring more bad news so it’s been such a tremendous relief to have this show every week to genuinely make me laugh. It has been the perfect show for this not-so-perfect moment.”
Have you ever wanted your clit just HAMMERED? Just pounded on? Then this is your toy!
While the Hanged One asks us to wait quietly instead of pushing hard, to surrender to the experience instead of fighting against what we cannot control, this is also a chance to understand what drives us, fulfills us, inspires us. What are you dreaming of? What has become more important to you, and what have you realized isn’t worth your energy?
If you’re not living with your partner, the only person you’re having sex with right now is yourself. You deserve to practice elaborate masturbation in your life. And now’s the perfect time!
Art supply care packages, what even is “normal,” just get weird and more.
You… don’t know what the word “slur” actually means… do you?
Sara and Charlie face off against Charlie’s sister and Zari 2.0 meets Original Zari in Legends of Tomorrow’s triumphant return.
Comfort reads with queer characters to soothe you in today’s rough times! I’ve specifically picked books that are available in ebook format so that you can get a hold of them from the comfort of wherever your shelter in place is.
This trailer for Legends of Tomorrow is bonkers, The Bold Type’s coming back so soon, everything else is getting delayed delayed delayed, Melissa Etheridge’s #StayHome concert series, and more!