c c cummings: An Excerpt From Mean by Myriam Gurba
“To read a piece about lesbian e e cummings, you have to fully commit, but you could tell Dr. Brown was scared.”
Sunday Funday Pours Soup on Racists
This week is short and sweet: fart jokes, Danger and Eggs, HOT SOUP, and new LGBTQ centers.
“Halt and Catch Fire” Is The Best TV Show You’re Not Watching (Yet)
The lesbian character I tuned in for didn’t make herself lightly known until the show’s final season, but at that point I didn’t even care — I was already enthralled by this smart, progressive fascinating show about the rise of personal computing and the internet with two smart, progressive, fascinating female characters at the helm of it all.
NSFW Sunday Is Not Even A Little Bit Mysterious
Stop trying to be mysterious on dates. Plus: kinky porn and the Armory, muffing, Victorian smut, astrological signs and sex, when it might be okay to call that person your ex and more.
Boob(s on Your) Tube: The Shannara Chronicles Has a New Girlfriend
Fall TV is back in full swing and we’ve got updates on Broad City, American Horror Story, Grey’s Anatomy, The Shannara Chronicles, How to Get Away with Murder, and Ten Days in the Valley.
Femme Brûlée: Banana Bread Scones
If you’re a reader that’s constantly on the go or lives in a tiny house or apartment with an adorably small but mighty kitchen like this one and are always left out of the baking party, this one’s for you!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Knot
“Do you think marriage is dumb?”
BREAKING: Natalie Barney and Liane de Pougy Break Up Because Amour Is a Lie
We could hardly believe it was real, and now we can hardly believe that it’s over.
“Professor Marston and the Wonder Women” Gives Us Comics History, Kink and a Queer Poly Marriage
Writer/director/longtime lesbian favorite Angela Robinson has done a really subversive thing with the most talked-about period film of the fall: She’s brought an ardent screenplay, a soaring score, and unapologetically gauzy sunlight to bear on the story of the man, his wife, and their lover who created the most iconic female superhero of all time in the hopes that she would prepare the world for matriarchal rule — and a healthy side of bondage.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: It’s Friday the 13th!!!!
It’s the unluckiest day of the year, but we’re lucky in here!
The Comment Awards Are Searching for Themyscira
“Live from my wet dreams, it’s Saturday Night!”
Things I Read That I Love #248: Good F*cking Luck Fighting Off Those Bowls of Baby Snickers.
Topics include The Olive Garden, Harvey Weinstein, domestic violence, Kink.com, Dirty John the con artist, an immersive Casper mattress experience, essential oils and more!
S.H.E. Episode II: A Day In The Life
“I didn’t really buy her as an action hero. I’ve never met a girl that badass.”
What You’re Flagging With Your La Croix Flavor
First it was for Midwestern moms, then it was for social influencers, then it was for everyone, and now it’s ours. La Croix is gay culture. (While we’re on the topic: Staying hydrated? Gay culture. Water? Gay culture in that it is life, which is something we are constantly giving other people. The ocean? Gay.)
Style Thief: Early 20th Century Superbabe Annemarie Schwartzenbach
By now you’re familiar with early 20th Century writer, photographer, traveler, and all-around superbabe Annemarie Schwarzenbach. Hmm, you may be thinking, do I want her, or do I want to be her? If the latter is at least part of your answer, you’re in luck.
Alex G Is Bisexual: YouTube Musician Inspired by Evan Rachel Wood to Come Out
“In the LGBTQ community there’s not a lot of people coming out saying ‘I am bisexual,’ and I wanted to do that, because it really has been helpful for me to see other people out there with influence talking about their sexual orientation in a way that made sense to me.”
Lez Liberty Lit: A Peculiar Malfunction
The Nobel Prize is “fun” now, “Her Body and Other Parties,” Shirley Jackson, Rupi Kaur, the most subversive thing a woman can be and more.
Divinity: Original Sin 2 Is All About Adventures in Flirting and Murder
Today in this game I resisted the thrall of a spooky scarecrow, employed a phishing scam to talk my way through an enchanted door, rescued a chicken’s beloved egg from demons, and lured a rat with food so it would sit still long enough for a turtle to confess her love to it.
Pop Culture Fix: Why Are We So Thirsty for Celesbians Coming Out and Other Stories
Topics include celesbian gossip, “Professor Marston and The Wonder Women, “Strangers,” Carmilla, Tegan & Sara returning to The Con,” Danger & Eggs, Survivor’s Remorse getting cancelled and so much more!
Mastodon 101: A Queer-Friendly Social Network You’re Gonna Like a Lot
Trolls on Twitter got you down? Tired of Mark Zuckerberg’s Real Name Policy? Looking for a social network not owned by a massive corporation? Mastodon may be your next haunt.