Literature

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Things I Read That I Love #347: Portlandia, The New Yorker Story, Vegans, The Great Movie Ride and More

Looking back on Portlandia, the “New Yorker story,” the most anticipated books lists, the Great Movie Ride, our friends in…

Riese

Jan 31, 2026

1980s TWO TEENAGE AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS IN CLUTTERED BEDROOM ONE TALKING ON THE PHONE ONE READING MAGAZINE (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #344: Dishwasher Wars, Divorce, Motels, The Perimenopausal Novel, Mystery Pallets and More

Elif Bautman interviews Miranda July, Rachel Kushner remembers ‘Less Than Zero’, The Ringer explains Olivia Nuzzi, why men like AI more than women, two types of dishwasher people and more…

Riese

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Dec 20, 2025

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Things I Read That I Love #343: Cinnabon, Food Delivery, Lost Vegas, Chat GPT Divorce, Etc

Dying in a hospital town, the horrors of being 44, the legend and the glory of Cinnabon, the airport lounge wars, Chat GPT destroying relationships, delivery’s impact on restaurants and,…

Riese

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Dec 13, 2025

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ND Stevenson on Picking Back Up the Pirate Fantasy Project He Started as a Teen

“I will read or watch any pirate story, but I have strong opinions about them.”

Rendy Jones

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Dec 10, 2025

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Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for December 2025

There’s lots of new queer history and nonfiction coming your way this month, plus other picks across every genre!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese

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Dec 9, 2025

book features

What Does ‘Queer Food’ Mean?

In their new anthology of essays, graphic memoirs, and author-tested recipes, Queers at the Table: An Illustrated Guide to Queer Food, authors and researchers Alex Ketchum and Megan J. Elias…

Stef Rubino

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Dec 3, 2025

A group of models, one wearing a white jacket and jeans sits in a chair as another sits opposite in a chair, also wearing a white jacket and jeans, as a third model sits on the floor wearing black jeans and a black jacket reading a magazine, in a studio fashion shoot for 'Tiger Beat' magazine, United States, circa 1985. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #342: Ms. Rachel, Free Birthing, Perpetual Stews, British Bake-Off and More

The missing kayaker, everything is television, the difference between audacity and courage, Ruby Tandoh on the charm and machinery behind “The Great British Bake-Off,” making a stew for 75 days…

Riese

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Nov 29, 2025

Best Woman by Rose Dommu and The Pairing by Casey McQuiston

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Rose Dommu and Casey McQuiston on Writing Queer Romance That Fucks With the Formula

“I hold queer and trans art to the same standards as any art.”

Adam Eli

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Nov 25, 2025

A 1990s lady sits with her pet poodle on a sea wall reading the Sunday Express magazine that features Princess of Wales on the cover, on 19th July 1993, at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

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Things I Read That I Love #341: Courtney Williams, Windsor, County Fairs and College Students These Days

The Holy Land Experience, Courtney Williams on herself, the libido of Las Vegas, the Ivy-to-Consultant pipeline, Lizzo, the Sarasota County Agricultural Fair, a dark side of homeschooling and more.

Riese

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Nov 22, 2025