“In the words of Notting Hill, “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.” Or more realistically, I’m just a girl, standing in front of KFC, praying that it’s open.”
We need intersectional critical thinkers to flood the political landscape and help win the war on facts. And with the most blatantly ableist President in modern history knocking on the door of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, disabled folks have got to lead that charge.
Vendors who want you to get married more than they want to make money, making trans history at the Oscars, and more good news from around the world!
Queer sexual mentorship, filming sex scenes, what we’re really looking for in love, masturbation and meditation, lies and sex education, and more.
I’m having trouble staying positive about technology, so here are five things that are keeping it positive and productive in this, the year of our trashfire 2016.
Things I’m worried about when I visit Taiwan with my whole family, 1995 v. right now.
Hey, what if we altogether stop killing off women to advance the plots of men? Even in maybe-not-real flash forwards?
Ohio passed laws that bans abortion as early as 6 weeks after a heartbeat is detected and bans abortion after 20 weeks. Texas is making healthcare facilities bury or cremate fetal remains, which will probably increase abortion costs in the state.
This week we’ve got puppy love, vest enthusiasm, the new Doc Brown and so much more!
It’s feeling like the holidays in Austin and the local news is bananas! Get in here and let’s chat about it in this week’s Friday Open Thread!
Affordable, functional options for people who binge-watch Chopped regularly!
When you’re not busy counting the sweat beads dripping between your shoulder blades, you’ll be plotting to slip into the club room for your seventh party pie, just to bask in air-con for one sweet minute. Probably, though, you’ll get pie-blocked by one of your red-faced, sweaty-palmed co-workers, who wanders over and, with a dramatic tug of their shirt collar says, mate, how’s this fucken heat? So how do you look and feel great while roasting and dripping under Australia’s death rays?
Why does an event like the election so profoundly affect marginalized people, while allies can almost avoid it?
Maintaining the balance between “I like you and think you’re cool to hang with and sometimes bang” and “we’re dating” is tough, but these gifts will help you out.
What do you get for the person who is perpetually tired, underpaid, and overworked? More books, obviously.
Between the blocking of the recount in Michigan and the partial recount in Nevada, what’s going on?
Stealing diaries; the oldest library; a conversation on women, bodies and writing; a peek at Roxane Gay’s forthcoming book; “The Lottery” in Stars Hollow and more.
Right now I’m a girl fighting a girl arch-nemesis and my headquarters is a ship with a girl captain and a girl mad scientist and I feel real good about everything besides my chaos level and the fact that I think my next mission is to rescue a boy from a boy.
If you’re looking for a way to retool or update your aesthetic, there’s no better inspiration than Grease.
This round we cover unfriending, chatting with bots, wacky 404s, the #UNameItChallenge and more.