Society + Culture

Emily’s Team Pick: Stuff White People Like

Hey white boi! Have you ever heard of Stuff White People Like? It’s a blog. About stuff white people like. This blog mostly makes fun of the “painfully hip” (ie, hipsters). Here are some of my favourite Stuff White People Like: moleskins, being an expert on YOUR culture, grammar. I feel like we’re all mostly […]

Geekery

The iPhone 4: The Good And The Meh

Apple introduces the iPhone 4, or should we say “re-introduces,” the iPhone 4. Meet the newest iPhone, its solid feature set and see just how shiny it is. But is shiny enough? Should it be? And oh yeah, Jane Lynch pops up to mock Apple and allude to a sex dungeon of some kind. Count me in.

Politics + Activism

Iowa Voters May Object to Your Union, So Get Gay-Married Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace

There are a lot of numbers in here but they’re all important, so get out your calculator and let’s do this. Statistics indicate that Iowans want to have a referendum on gay marriage, but also maybe that they don’t care that much, and Tea Partiers still hate us. The directors of GetEQUAL are making more than anyone you know, we don’t know anything about Elena Kagan still, Gawker might want to check out an AP stylebook, we might be one step closer to finding Lisa Miller and her daughter, and happy tales of reunited gays in love!

Pop Culture Fix

Laura’s Team Pick: Georgia Nicholson

This isn’t recent or new, but I know at least twenty-seven of you read Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging sometime in your girl(or boy)hood and I just want to take a second to revisit it. Those were special times, weren’t they? Giggling to yourself in your orthodontist’s waiting room and feeling scandalous for reading […]

Pop Culture Fix

Miley Cyrus Kissed A Girl, No One Liked It

Did you hear Miley Cyrus kissed a girl? Did you care? Anna Paquin says she’s always been bi, where were you, NYTimes looks at why men’s approval of gays has SKYROCKETED over the last four years while women have always been cool with it, Constance is getting a sweet benefit concert, Lilo is making friends, KStew says she’s sorry, Shit My Dad Says is coming to a TV near you. Also, don’t miss AfterEllen’s guide to DIY Pride, and watch the lolworthy WBC videos if you can stomach it!

Straddleverse

Top Ten Comments of the Week

JK! We couldn’t narrow it down to 10 because there was too much intelligence and humor in the air this week. Intelligence and humor and humidity. Are you suffocating and dreaming tender dreams about air-conditioned houses? I know I am.

TV News & Trailers

Lesbian on Skins USA: Is MTV’s Skins Swapping Out Gay Maxxie For Lesbian “Tea”?

Skins USA, based on Cycle 1 of the British series, has been picked up by MTV and is shooting in Baltimore. Early reports suggested that the gay character “Maxxie” would become “Teo” in the US version, but we’ve got news that Teo is out the window — replaced by a lesbian cheerleader named “Tea.” HOW HOT IS THAT GONNA BE. Also: Skins movie news, Adam Lambert’s tour, Reality Bites Rocks, remembering Rue & moar.