FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I’m Definitely Still At Work, How About You?
This is an open thread, and I’d like you to distract me from about a zillion boxes filled to the brim with feminism.
Canadian Inuit Respond to Ellen DeGeneres’ Famous Selfie with Sealfies and Tradition
Canadian Inuit have responded to DeGeneres’s recent Humane Society donation with sealfies — like selfies, but with seal furs and meat — to bring positive attention to seal hunting.
Getting Health Insurance: A Thing You Have A Few More Days To Do
“It hadn’t hit me until then how awful it had felt to be without insurance — like my life and health had been worth less than other people in this country. I didn’t even know how much of that I’d internalized until I had the stupid little card in my hand, and when it all went away.”
Top 5 Snacks From My Hometown In South Texas
These snacks are super unusual and will probably gross you out. But oh, they’re magic.
The Comment Awards Would Travel The Globe For You
We’re all over the place this week.
Things I Read That I Love #120: Alfred Kinsey’s Report Makes No Mention Of Games Of Spin-The-Bottle
Topics include the Branch Davidian siege, women writing about sex, autism/disney, traveling while black, Cool Girls, endometriosis and more!
Top 5 Amazing Yet Affordable Whiskeys You Probably Haven’t Tried
After some extensive research (i.e. drinking), I’ve come to the conclusion that these are the bourbon whiskies that give you the best bang for your buck. All are under $30 and none are Bulleit, Jack Daniels, or Makers Mark.
Rhymes with Witches Double Feature: Marla Sokoloff as Cokie Mason and Lisa
“Unlike the mean girls in other movies who serve as the core of their clique, Lisa and Cokie are on the outskirts looking in. I related to Sokoloff’s characters because they were just like me, dying to be a part of a group that would never accept her.”
Listling Without Commentary: How You Met Your Significant Other(s)
“At a meeting of Xena: Warrior Princess in Brazil”
“The Fosters” Episode 121 Recap: 10,000 Chickens Come Home to Roost
“That’s right — the characters on this show abusing their power has become so commonplace that I am now desensitized and can only think of denim.”
What The Headlines Missed: Landmark Ruling In Lebanon Advances Trans* Rights Too
A ruling in Lebanon shows that progress for LGB and trans* communities can occur simultaneously instead of hierarchically.
Brittani’s Video Party: Emma Stone #Hashtags Haviland Stillwell’s “Royals” Parody
Nuns, Spice Girls, Chicago lesbians, and sidekicks throw a party with maximum energy.
OPEN THREAD: Bomb Girls Movie Premieres Tonight!
Tonight at 8 ET/PT on Global, your favorite vintage Canadian patriarchy smashers will be trotting their hat collections out for two hours of what promises to be tear-jerking, scream-inducing, good old fashioned excellence.
Top Five Ways to Avoid Dealing With Your Ex
So you thought it would be super cute and convenient and special to date your roomie-lover-friend-roommate-teammate-co-worker but now you’re broken up and you can’t get away from each other? Here are some tips to make the whole process easier.
Glee Episode 513 Recap: New Directions For Lesbos!
This week on Glee, everybody graduated and old loves blossomed anew!
Kristen Kish Is Queer: Top Chef Season 10 Winner Has A Girlfriend
Kristen Kish, winner of Top Chef season 10, announced she is dating Jacqueline Westbrook via Instagram today.
“Porn Studies” Is Fucking Rad
The first academic journal about porn just launched and it’s pretty important.
Dear Queer Diary: A Doodle Is Worth A Thousand Words
Meditations on Poké Balls, mermaid breasts, and a coloring book for grown-ups!
Top Five Ways To Restrain Your Sex Partner (NSFW)
If you’re into that kind of thing, restraining people is a super-fun sexual activity! Here are five ways to do it.
I Just Now Saw: Battlestar Galactica
Spaceships! Vipers! Raptors! Starbuck! Athena! Cylons! Confusing beautiful things!