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TV Show Recaps

“Riverdale” Episode 417 Recap: A Far Too Hetero “Hedwig”

Excuse ME, Cheryl and Toni should have sang “The Origin Of Love.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 16, 2020 2 Comments
Food and Drink

Happy Hour at Home: On Koselig, DIY Spa Days, and Boozy Spicy Hot Cocoa

Norwegians have this word — koselig — that imperfectly translates to “cozy” in English. To be koselig is to be connected, grounded, immersed, intimate. It’s a hard thing to accomplish right now, when social life is fragmented and ephemeral. This Boozy Spicy Hot Cocoa (and an impromptu face mask!) should help.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 16, 2020 2 Comments
Beauty Shopping

Our Favorite Hand Lotions For Soothing Your Extra-Dry Hands

Who’s got dry hands WE’VE ALL GOT DRY HANDS

the team April 16, 2020 11 Comments
Community

Donate Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check If You Don’t Need It

Here are 6 ways to directly support your community with your government-issued stimulus check if you personally do not need $1200 right now.

Vanessa April 15, 2020 31 Comments
Community

15 Online Personality Tests To Really Dig Down Deep Into The Marrow Of Who You Are

How Nerdy are you? Where should you live? Are you an introvert or extrovert? What’s your love language?

Riese April 15, 2020 28 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: “Lumberjanes” Is One Step Closer to Becoming a Netflix Animated Series

Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are making the best TV right now, the average human is streaming eight hours of content these days, Wanda Sykes on her coming out story, a whole new Dolly Parton music video, and more!

Heather Hogan April 15, 2020
A woman sits cross-legged on her bed with a laptop. She is dead inside.
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What Are You Doing

Tell me.

Laneia April 15, 2020 171 Comments
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No Filter: Ashley Benson Throws It Back and Kristin Kish Made You a Summer Salad

Also, Gaby Dunn is still hot, Rhea reminds me of outerwear, Stephanie Beatriz dyes her hair and dogs continue to be the best friend celebrities need in these times.

Christina Tucker April 15, 2020 5 Comments
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: The NY Times Assembled a Bounty of Butches

Are we at the start of a new protest movement? Also: Happy Birthday Dolores Huerta, sex workers should request pandemic relief, and some Animal Crossing news you can use.

Carmen Phillips April 14, 2020 19 Comments
Playlists

Songs for Your Gay Pain: A Playlist for Leaning into the Longing

As a known homosexual, my two greatest skills are yearning and making playlists.

Ro White April 14, 2020 9 Comments
Book Lists

8 Great Space Operas with Queer Women and Non-Binary Characters

Now is a great time to escape to outer space, don’t you think?

Casey April 14, 2020 51 Comments
Breakups Love + Sex

You Need Help: How Do I Stop Thinking About the Ex Who Cheated on Me?

Betrayal burrows into brains. When cheating comes to light, there’s a tendency to obsess over the minute details. You’ll replay things in your head, wonder how they were able to get away with certain things, and sometimes even be hard on yourself for it.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 14, 2020 6 Comments
Politics + Activism

Extra! Extra! Let’s Look at the Impact of COVID-19 on Marginalized Communities

This week’s Extra! Extra! COVID-19 takes a look at the particular threat the virus presents in communities with low access to health care and how the economic fallout from social distancing is making the situation even more dire for marginalized people.

himani April 13, 2020 4 Comments
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Kate McKinnon Channels RBG to Help You Up Your Quarantine Workout Game

Also: a One Day at a Time deleted scene you’ll love, Brandi Carlile pays tribute to John Prine, Killing Eve and Grey’s writers talk about their upcoming seasons, a Disney family singalong, and more!

Heather Hogan April 13, 2020
TV Reviews

“Motherland: Fort Salem” Is Queer and Witchy and Full of Surprises

Freeforms’s new alternate-universe elite witchy fighters series didn’t waste any time getting gay, gay, gay.

Valerie Anne April 13, 2020 19 Comments
Podcasts The L Word

“To L and Back” L Word Podcast Episode 403: Lassoed

A masterpiece of heterophobia, in screenshots.

Riese April 13, 2020 9 Comments
TV Reviews

“Killing Eve” Season Three is Like a Bad Breakup

Yearning, grief, and tension fuel the show, which is at its darkest now.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya April 12, 2020 3 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Salutes Our Lesbians In Lanyards

Happy Sunday! Let’s read good books, watch good TV, and celebrate those who are working hard for us.

Ari April 12, 2020 5 Comments
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NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Not All Things to All People

Don’t text or try to get back together with your ex; it’s okay to say no to Zoom hangouts; and stop sneaking out for lockdown sex.

Ryan Yates April 12, 2020 1 Comment
Straddleverse

Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board: Join the AS Editors for a Virtual Slumber Party!

Spin the Bottle does NOT fulfill social distancing guidelines but everything else is on the table; let’s get our Disney Princess sleeping bags out and get this STARTED.

The Editors April 11, 2020 532 Comments
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