A+ Crossword Knows the Lyrics, I Swear
I just published a book on reverse psychologist.
Boobs on Your Tube: The Season Two Finale of “Rap Sh!t” Is Jonica Booth’s Best Performance to Date
Also: the season finale of Beacon 23.
Things I Read That I Love #333: Erewhon, Melrose Place, The Bowel Unit, Blurred Lines and Crosswords
Ruby Tandoh on selling the seaside, nobody knows what’s happening online anymore, Caity Weaver looks for Tom Cruise near the airport, Patricia Lockwood takes her husband to the Bowel Unit, a journey through the annals of “Blurred Lines,” we ask if crosswords can be more inclusive and more longreads for your weekend.
Survivor Season 45’s Finale Shows Us That Sometimes Winners Win
The Survivor finale was better than I thought it would be, to be honest!
My Favorite Queer Christmas Movie Is “How To Blow Up a Pipeline”
Yes, it’s a Christmas movie actually. Let me explain.
25 Things To Do if You Need a Break From Your Family This Holiday Weekend
8. Go down a social media rabbit hole trying to figure out what your favorite high school English teacher is up to.
Mini Crossword is Really Going Through It
I have an allergy to cheddar cheese.
“Queer People Are No Friends to Israeli Apartheid”: LGBTQ+ Artists Sign Open Letter for Palestine
The letter also crucially includes a commitment to a cultural boycott of Israel.
Into the AF+ Advice Box #95: ANXIETIES
Whether it’s anxiety about driving, being perceived as younger at work, bodies and sex, pregnancy, or socializing — we’ve got you with some queer advice!
I Think I Accidentally Bought My Fiancée a Haunted Music Box for Christmas
Who knew the vintage clown music box that inexplicably plays “Memories” from the musical Cats would be haunted?
Gay People: I Need Us To Care About Palestine
“In a world where it is clear that the nation-state is an outdated model that cannot hold us down, that cannot protect us, I ask: what do we owe each other? What do we owe the land? How do we protect each other, and the land, in this increasingly turbulent time?”
“Under Pressure” Re-Centers the Identity of the U.S. Women’s World Cup Team
Netflix’s “Under Pressure” begins the work of re-establishing the USWNT as more than just pawns in someone else’s narrative. And to that, I can only say: LFG.
Pop Culture Fix: boygenius Covers Shania Twain’s “You’re Still the One” And It’s Swoonworthy
Shania Twain loves the Boygenius “You’re Still the One” cover. Plus: Sarah Paulson on Broadway, a queer Joker parody movie, Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are hosting the NBA Christmas Day games, and more!
Every WNBA Team’s 2024 Season Rollout Promo, as Ranked by Brittney Griner Dunks
This week, each of the league’s 12 teams dropped their schedules for the 2024 season — and some of them were 🔥🔥🔥
Unexpected Item in the Bagging Area
“My wife and son didn’t know; no one knew. The guilt crept up when I unloaded the groceries in the kitchen, stolen and paid-for alike.”
The 25 Best TV Shows of 2023 with Lesbian, Queer and Trans Characters
These are our picks for the best TV shows of 2023 with LGBTQ+ women and/or trans characters.
No Filter: Da Brat and Raven-Symoné as Baby Gays!
Plus, this picture of Megan Thee Stallion is so powerful I almost immediately started taking out my braids????
Gay Historical Fiction Series “Fellow Travelers” Flattens American Tragedies and Wrongdoings
Technically, the premise of Fellow Travelers has all the makings of what could have become a beloved piece of queer media.
Mini Crossword is a Labor of Love
Fun fact: Australia’s biggest export is boomerangs.
If Only “The Color Purple” Had Loved All of Us
The Color Purple has never been just about Black women saving each other. It’s about Black women finding beauty and worth in each other, in all aspects of who we are, and on this Alice Walker could not be more clear: that means in our bedrooms, too.