team pick

2012 Presidential Race

team pick

politics + activism

New Prez Candidate “Vermin Love Supreme” Promises Free Ponies, Dental Care

Presidential candidate and performance artist Vermin Supreme wears a rubber boot on his head. And if he gets elected, all Americans get free ponies. What’s not to like?

Whitney Pow —

Jan 11, 2012

saturday night live

team pick

music

SNL Does Robyn at 4:30 in the Morning

This video is equal parts hilarious and impressive.

Brittani —

Jan 11, 2012

music videos

team pick

music

Girl Walk All Day Will Be the Best Thing You See All Day

Rachel’s Team Pick: Would you like to watch an adorable girl dance for 71 minutes? Okay, sure, here you go.

Rachel —

Jan 11, 2012

Nerd Culture

team pick

geekery

The Comic Sans Project Rethinks Your Least Favorite Font

Whitney’s Team Pick: Thought you needed more Comic Sans in your life? No? Well, here’s some anyway.

Whitney Pow —

Jan 10, 2012

'zines/magazines

photography

visual art

#1 must have Brings Photographic Queer Realness to a Zine Near You

Lizz’s Team Pick: #1 must have is an uplifting, adorable and generally all around awesome new photo zine for queers!

Lizz —

Jan 10, 2012

team pick

comedy

VIDEO: Shit Straight Girls Say To Lesbians

“You are so cute, if I was lesbian I would totally fuck you.”

Riese —

Jan 9, 2012

power dyke

rachel maddow

tv news & trailers

This Video of Rachel Maddow Holding a Baby

Laneia’s Team Pick: Ugh, great. My uterus just exploded.

Laneia —

Jan 8, 2012

A.K. Summers

butch/femme

parenting & family

A.K. Summers Draws The Life And Times Of A Pregnant Butch

Jamie’s Team Pick: What to expect when you’re expecting, and identify as a butch dyke.

Jamie J. Hagen —

Jan 3, 2012

children's books

team pick

book features

Maurice Sendak Is Curmudgeonly, Brilliant, Tells You To Go To Hell

Whitney’s Team Pick: Maurice Sendak, author of “Where the Wild Things Are” is as brilliant and curmudgeonly as ever in this mini documentary. I love you, Maurice.

Whitney Pow —

Jan 2, 2012

pariah the movie

team pick

movie news & trailers

Pariah Personals Profiles People Ready For Revolution

Laura’s Team Pick: Pariah is making waves all over the Internet

Laura —

Jan 1, 2012

team pick

women in media

comedy

Women’s Magazine Profile of a Normal Girl

Brittani’s Team Pick: “She has two movies out. They are Troop Beverly Hills and Inception. Both are from Netflix and both have been sitting on her desk for six months.”

Brittani —

Dec 30, 2011

Nerd Culture

science

geekery

Sarcasm is Better for Your Brain Than Sincerity

“Scientists who have monitored the electrical activity of the brains of test subjects exposed to sarcastic statements have found that brains have to work harder to understand sarcasm.” I think…

Brittani —

Dec 29, 2011