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Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Wants to Dance With Somebody to Celebrate Gay Rights

It’s a good week when you have 200 cops, Margaret Cho, Hillary Clinton, and a crown prince of India on your side.

Carmen February 12, 2012 16 Comments
Music

Whitney Houston Is Dead

Whitney Houston, the most awarded female vocalist of all time, was found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Hills Hilton today. She was 48 years old.

Riese February 11, 2012 50 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #12

Topics include Hollister, the U.S. prison system, an amusement park about Charles Dickens, Mitt Romney and AshleyMadison.com!

Riese February 11, 2012 26 Comments
Money + Work

Freelancers Freelancing Their Way Into Jeopardy

Freelancers strengthen our economy, but at what cost?

Laura February 11, 2012 20 Comments
Politics + Activism

But What Does It Mean? – The 9th Circuit Court’s Ruling Against Prop 8, Explained

“But from a legal standpoint, how we reach an outcome is every bit as important as the outcome that we reach.”

Jessica February 10, 2012 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Pete Hoekstra Airs Racist Political Ad During the Superbowl, Everyone Facepalms

Hey guess what — using racial caricatures and stereotypes in your political ads won’t make you the most popular guy in the senate elections!

Whitney Pow February 10, 2012 22 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

Real L Word 2’s Cori and Kacy Post Heartbreaking “Update On Our Family”

After seven months of trying, Cori got pregnant in August 2011. Today they’ve written on their blog about losing the baby on Christmas Day.

Riese February 10, 2012 25 Comments
Movie Features Recipes

Movie Night: Romeo + Juliet

Shakespeare, Claire Danes and pizza. If you know of a better way to spend an evening, I’d like to hear about it.

Bren February 10, 2012 30 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Glee 312 Recap: The Spanish Teacher and Santana Are Too Sexy For This Show

Glee, how long ’til your soul gets it right? Can any human being ever reach that kind of light?

Riese February 10, 2012 76 Comments
Music

Pussy Riot: Russian Feminist Collective Protests Putin in Neon Facemasks

Jamie’s Team Pick: “The illegal part is the whole point”

Jamie J. Hagen February 10, 2012 10 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Pretty Little Liars 219 Fashioncap Plus: The Never-Nude Truth

This week’s episode of Pretty Little Liars featured bright neons on Aria and metallic lace on Mona plus the big reveal on who sent out that sexy picture of Kate.

Lizz February 10, 2012 8 Comments
Straddleverse

The Comment Awards Are Fierce

We’re smiling with our eyes and launching an attack.

Laura February 10, 2012 9 Comments
Issues Visual Art

Artist Attack! LTTR Is Here to Reconstitute a New Team Under An Old Threat

“We’re getting up and on the go with no finish line and I like it.”

Jessica February 10, 2012 5 Comments
Politics + Activism

How Maggie Gallagher Became Maggie F*cking Gallagher of NOM

Salon digs in to the life story of Gay Marriage’s Enemy Number One, Maggie Gallagher and reveals new insights into exactly how she got this way.

Riese February 9, 2012 49 Comments
Music

Hannah Hart’s Ode to the Internet Is Something You Will Love

You desperately need to watch this video. It’s a song about true love, and it will make you drool.

Intern Grace February 9, 2012 47 Comments
Politics + Activism

Justice Kennedy May Decide Prop 8’s Fate, Maybe Consider Sending Him a Fruit Basket

Who’s Justice Anthony Kennedy and how is he gonna feel about Prop 8?

Rachel February 9, 2012 17 Comments
Issues Visual Art

Art Attack: 10 Websites For Looking at Pictures All Day

I don’t wanna work, I just wanna look at art/design/photo blogs all day.

Riese February 9, 2012 16 Comments
Music

Artist Spotlight: Lianne La Havas

Nothing like Corinne Bailey Rae or Andreya Triana, but they have similar hair.

Ericka February 9, 2012 24 Comments
Politics + Activism

Obama Should Executive Order Us Some Workplace Protection

“In the past, executive orders setting standards for contractors have not only put an American ideal of equal opportunity into practice; they have also helped show employers that ending discrimination is good for business.”

Jamie J. Hagen February 9, 2012 5 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Cauliflower and Pasta

There must be fifty ways to eat cauliflower.

Ryan Yates February 9, 2012 7 Comments
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