Maree

personal essay

love + sex

All My Exes Live in Brooklyn

“They were a union organizer and liked to throw themed parties (for example: Naked Brunch). One time I bought Gap jeans and they called me a capitalist pig dog. They…

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Jul 5, 2017

memoir

nonfiction

lgbt book reviews

How to Live in Paris, Get Kissed a Lot, Write a Memoir About It

“By the end of the seventies, women were in fashion: every Parisian woman, gay or straight, fell in love with women as if it were the most natural thing in…

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Jun 6, 2017

climate change

environment

politics + activism

Climate Change is a Problem Much Bigger Than the US — Here’s How All of Us Can Fight It

The Trump administration’s battle against environmental regulations and denial of climate change are terrifying, but the US isn’t the only nation that needs to do better by the planet, and…

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Apr 25, 2017

cold war

LGBT history

lgbt book reviews

We Need to Talk About Angela Calomiris, Lesbian FBI Informant

“It was one of those rare moments in American history when there was something worse than being a lesbian, and that was being a Communist.”

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Apr 18, 2017

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: What Are You Grateful For?

It is sometimes the hardest and most simple thing, to conjure up three things you are thankful to have in your life, every single day. It feels especially hard, and…

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Mar 3, 2017

advice

friendship

You Need Help: Your Best Friend Has Feelings for You, Lives 1000s of Miles Away

There is safety in distance, a whole lot of it — distance lets us be different version of ourselves, or to reveal parts of ourselves we haven’t shown to the…

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Dec 6, 2016

personal essay

recipes

How To Cook Vegducken (Or: How to Spend Thanksgiving Heartsick and Far From Home)

“I get up off the floor, reach for a long, heavy leek and a cutting board and my favorite knife, its weight in my palm like an amulet. I feel…

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Nov 22, 2016

essay collection

Maggie Nelson

literature

The Ultimate Maggie Nelson Reading List

Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts doesn’t have an index, so I made one for it. I can promise that it is both longer and shorter than you think.

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Oct 31, 2016

#affiliatemarketing

Lists/Top 10s

style

31 Halloween-Worthy Socks for the Costume Averse

Not moved by the costume spirit this year (or ever)? We’ve got some footwear alternatives for you, boo.

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Oct 18, 2016

food and drink

18 Savory Pies To Keep You Warm And Full This Fall

Savory pies (and tarts and galettes, too) that will keep you warm and happy and full even as chilly weather and crispy leaves descend from above.

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Oct 3, 2016

bisexuality

family

first person

Impossible Machinery: On (Not) Coming Out to My Dad as Bisexual

“I feel as if I am filled to the brim, fit to spill, with how much I love her and how much I resent being a secret. It makes me…

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Sep 22, 2016

androgynous fashion

femme fashion

style

12 Ways to Sneak Pink into Any Outfit

There’s something particularly striking, for example, about a monochromatic outfit with one bright pink detail. It says, “I am chic and serious but also fun and clever. Here, watch me…

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Aug 9, 2016