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The Spice Girls Reunite, Stop My Gay Heart in its Track

Be still my 90s kid heart, the Spice Girls reunited for Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday. Also: a queer reading of “The Tortured Poet’s Department,” a Little Miss Perfect musical, Chappell…

Valerie Anne —

Apr 22, 2024

mel b

spice girls

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Mel B Confirms She and Geri Halliwell Definitely Boned During the Spice Girls’ Glory Days; I Am Deceased

Truly, THIS is what I want. What I really, really want.

Stef —

Mar 24, 2019

"personality cult"

Lists/Top 10s

comedy

Analyzing My Childhood Bedroom Posters As A Profoundly Gay Woman

Oh, sweetie.

Erin —

Jul 18, 2017

angel haze

brittney griner

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Gothip Girl’s Top 10 Most Important Celesbian Moments of 2014

It’s been a great year for hard-hitting investigative journalism.

Stef —

Dec 29, 2014

bisexuality

mel b

celebrities (vapid fluff)

Mel B Says She Was A Lesbian “For A Few Years,” That’s Not How Any Of This Works

Today we are here to discuss Melanie Brown, née Scary Spice, and question whether or not our dear Melanie has forgotten the principles of girl power.

Stef —

Nov 9, 2014

friday open thread

open thread

straddleverse

FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: How Do You Prefer to Spice Up Your Life

Ain’t no party like a Spice World party ’cause a Spice World party mixes up her ’90s pop culture references.

Ryan Yates —

Jul 25, 2014

90s nostalgia

feminism

music

Idol Worship: What the Spice Girls Taught Me About Feminism

The Spice Girls were, for a really fucking long time, the only women showing me how to live a philosophy I later came to call feminism.

Carmen —

Dec 31, 2013

amber riley

beyonce

pop culture fix

Brittani’s Video Party: The Evolution of Geri Halliwell’s Spell Block Tango

A video party for internet troll appreciators, Spice Girls fans, Disney lovers, and Beyoncé stans.

Brittani —

Oct 31, 2013

bisexuality

Daily Fix

music

Spice Girls’ Occasionally Lady-Loving Mel B Actually Has Gotten With Her Friends

It seems that there was perhaps more going on in the Union Jack-emblazoned double decker Spice Bus than our fragile teenage brains could have handled at the time. Who can…

Stef —

Sep 19, 2013

Glee

Glee Recaps – Seasons 1-6 Lesbian & Bisexual Storylines

tv show recaps

Glee Episode 417 Recap: Guilty Pleasures Zig-A-Zig-Ah

This week on “Glee,” everybody played dress-up and some people cried and some people yelled at each other and some people were gay and had pillows.

Riese —

Mar 24, 2013

90s nostalgia

Daily Fix

theater

Feelings Atrium: Spice Girls Musical, ‘Viva Forever!’ Trailer

What you’ve got here is the trailer for ‘Viva Forever!’ plus feelings plus a safe space to talk about those feelings. That’s what’s going on.

Stef —

Feb 15, 2013

Daily Fix

feminism

music

Spice Up Your Life: The Olympics Closing Ceremonies Remind Us Girl Power Is Forever

The closing ceremony for the 2012 Olympics happened last night, and all I really really want is to talk about the Spice Girls.

Vanessa —

Aug 14, 2012