With “Bury the Lede,” Gaby Dunn Reshapes the Modern Thriller
“Bury the Lede” follows the familiar, even classic format that makes a hard-boiled detective story work, but Dunn takes that wireframe and expands upon it to make something unique.
Arts + Pop Culture
Gal Pals Without Benefits: Why Does Kissing Your Bestie Get You Killed in Horror Movies?
Using Barbara Creed’s ‘The Monstrous Feminine’ as a guide, I take you on a journey of exploration and analysis across the lethal lesbian kisses of horror history.
PHOTOESSAY: K. Flay Performs at Brooklyn Steel on her ‘Solutions’ Tour
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to photograph Flay’s show in Brooklyn, and – I don’t say this lightly – it was one of the best concerts I’ve been to this year.
Monsters & Mommis: “Memento Mori” Asks Us to Remember the Dead
This is a ghost story. This is a horror movie. This is two decades of queer lives free to live.
“Batwoman” Boldly Goes Where Few TV Shows Have Gone Before — Into a Gay Lady Love Triangle!
“Down Down Down” introduces Reagan, a bartender who neither melts under Ruby Rose’s intense smolder nor is shaken from her single-minded pursuit of asking out Kate Kane by the fact of three entire elevators plummeting to the ground in the building where she’s working a party.
A Weaver of Unique Variety: The Magic and Legacy of Debbie Friedman
In her life, Debbie Friedman did not want to be defined by her sexuality, but there’s something that feels queer about her music. The hidden history, the lyrics about liberation and joy, and, yes, a whole lot about women dancing with timbrels.
“Supergirl” Episode 503 Recap: The Girl with the Spider Tattoo
Alex is worried about Kelly with this shapeshifter on the loose and Kara does favor upon favor for Lena.
Some Covers of Some Lesbian Sci-Fi Books
When I made a pledge to myself a few years back to only read sci-fi books by or about queer people, I wondered whether the cover art would be subtly queered in the process. The answer, in many cases, was no: it was queered to the absolute max.
“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 213: Lacuna
Gloria Steinem joins the lesbians for the season finale, in which there is death, but also life, and also people whispering the names of L Word characters while those characters are sexually engaged with one another.
Boobs on Your Tube: “Almost Family” Is Heating Up!
Plus updates on: 911, How to Get Away with Murder, American Horror Story, the season finale of Why Women Kill, and new gays to look out for on Nancy Drew!
Two Spooky Playlists For ALL Your Gay Halloween Music Needs
Some people just want a nice casual playlist for their Halloween party! So, I decided to split all of the song spooky suggestions into two playlists.
“Orphan Black: The Next Chapter” has New Mysteries, New Clones and Possibly a New Queer Character
IS KIRA QUEER?
“Riverdale” Episode 402 Recap: Friendships and Queer Loneliness
The failures of family, the joys of friendship, and a nonsensical but incredible musical number—just another day in Riverdale!
15 Horny Songs from My Youth I Thought I’d Have Sex to by Now
Sometimes you have to make a playlist and dedicate it to the horny tween version of yourself.
Dark Under Eye Circles Are Gay, or: Hi, I’m Depressed
Is it not a gay badge of honor to be tired and sad and drained and to still exist?
Were We Ever So Young: A Retro High School Deep Dive with Tegan and Sara
Inspired by their vulnerability and the powerful throwback energy of high-school-age Sara and Tegan, we’ve cracked open our own high school diaries to show you our deepest, darkest, gayest secrets and send a little love and perspective back through time on who we’ve been.
“Steven Universe” Is Even Cooler When You Apply Some IRL Gay Rock Knowledge
The show putting Ruby and Sapphire together isn’t a fluke — these two are a great match for each other, both stubborn and passionate and potentially dangerous with their respective abilities to generate heat and cold. They’re literally cut from the same stone.
Season of the Witch: 25 Books on Witches, Witchcraft and Wonder
Whether you’re interested in witches as a horror trope, a doorway to sex positivity, a topic of historical exploration, or rich characters and ideas in fiction or poetry, at least one of these books will bring something into your life!
Tegan and Sara are Just Like You on Their Excellent New Album
Tegan and Sara have mined through their pasts, found the gems, and put together a poignant ode to their past selves. We can live vicariously through their public vulnerability and imagine — without evidence — that if we did the same, we’d be charmed, rather than horrified, by what we found.
No Filter: Samira Wiley Held a Baby While Wearing a Slightly Unbuttoned Button-Up Shirt and Nobody Told Me???
Lena Waithe loves Euphoria, Kiersey Clemons is surviving on a tropical desert island, Deanne Smith gets a glamour shot, Chelsea Gray loves winning, Leisha Hailey loves a dog but Amber Heard also loves a dog and also wow Instagram your algorithm doesn’t understand me at all and I’ll tell you why!