Things I Read That I Love #299: A Nice Ass Lurks Somewhere On The Horizon, Like the Presence of God
Topics include John Updike, fraternities, ThirdLove, writing about yr life, Lilith Fair, Balloon Boy, coincidence, Heteropessimism and so much more!
Lez Liberty Lit: Reclaiming Anger
Halloween reading, all the new (and forthcoming!) Carmen Maria Machado, women reclaiming anger and more.
So You Want to Dress Like a Mommi This Fall
“Swaddled in cardigans, ensconced in sweaters— Mommis are at their most powerful when the temperature drops below 70 degrees. In their honor, here is a fall fashion guide that will allow you to usurp some of their power for your own!”
“Riverdale” Episode 401 Recap: A Town in Crisis
The show’s season four premiere serves as a Luke Perry tribute and a reminder of the compelling themes pulsating beneath Riverdale’s chaos.
What We Love and Hate About Dating Virgos
If you want to catch the attention of a Virgo in your life, you might find the following phrases to be useful: “What if we get up early and clean your bathroom?,” “I need your advice,” and “Will you edit this for me?” (The advice, like that in the present paragraph, will just as often be unsolicited.)
Pop Culture Fix: What the Heck Is Happening With Batwoman and Alex Danvers?
Plus! A queer Christmas romcom, a masc black lesbian lead in Lena Waithe’s Twenties, new teasers for She-Ra and Steven Universe, Kate McKinnon as Elizabeth Warren, and this Ellen/George Bush mess.
Observations on Heaven from Dante’s Paradiso That Also Apply to These Stills of Linda Hamilton
In a literary and historicist sense, Dante’s Divine Comedy was a mulit-volume narrative poem that advanced some notable theological suppositions about the afterlife; in another, more honest sense, though, it’s about what a fucking unreal silver fox Linda Hamilton is.
We All Slept on YouTube’s “Impulse” and That Was a Big Gay Mistake
Impulse is a fast-paced drama with a slow-burn potential lesbian character to invest in.
No Filter: Bella Thorne’s New Girlfriend Is Wearing Her Shoes In Bed
Shane, Bette and Alice do a reboot photoshoot, Lena Waithe guarantees a lit Westworld with ERWB and Tessa Thompson, Be Steadwell drank Ovaltine too, Ruby Rose does a classic lesbian pose, Kristen Kish makes tater tots and so much more in this week’s No Filter!
Foolish Child #56: The Hug
Better luck next time, Champ.
Tegan and Sara’s “High School” Will Fill You With ’90s Nostalgia, Heal Your Teenage Heart
There’s something extra special about the High School audiobook, and not just because it features the rough cassette recordings of the songs that make up their new album, or because they read their own chapters with their own voices, or because they interview each other for maybe the first time ever. It just feels real and ever so soft.
The Queer Legacy of “Legacies”
Before we had queer witches, we had queer werewolves and Heretics, too.
“All American” Episode 201 Recap: Hustle & Motivate
Beyond just redefining what it means to be “All American,” this show also gave us one of the most groundbreaking depictions of a black lesbian on network television ever.
Supreme Court Hears Arguments Impacting Trans, Gay Civil Rights Forever
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the protections of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 apply to trans, queer and gender nonconforming people, and their decision on it will impact us all.
Reimagining Intimacy: Queer People on Touch and Closeness Outside Romance and Sex
We don’t ever grow out of our need for touch, though as we mature, that kind of intimacy tends to only be expressed sexually. But sexual intimacy isn’t the only type of intimacy there is.
Monsters & Mommis: Three Trips to Hill House
As The Haunting of Hill House has found new life across decades, the queerness has become more explicit yet less important to the overall work.
8 Queer Halloween Reads for Your Gay Spooky Needs
Here are 8 queer books appropriate for the Halloween season, from the genuinely terrifying to funny and lightly macabre.
“Supergirl” Episode 501 Recap: Pants, Hope, and Trust
Kara and Lena set us up for a season of subtext and stress; Kelly & Alex and Nia & Brainy remain adorable.
PHOTOESSAY: Tove Lo’s New Album “Sunshine Kitty” and its Bisexual Heartbreak Anthem
Singer-songwriter Tove Lo dropped her newest album, Sunshine Kitty, on September 20th, and celebrated with an intimate album release show on New York City’s Lower East Side.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 211: Loud and Proud with Chingy
“If you’re doing an anal sex seminar, why are you eating chicken wings?”