Things I Read That I Love #210: The New Sofa Has Nothing To Fear From Me
Topics include Flint, the framing of a PTA mom, perfume, Roger Ailes, the true crime genre, the Upright Citizens Brigade, Miss America, domestic spheres, Winona Ryder and more!
A Special Film/TV-Inspired Edition of “What I Wore: Navigating the Heteronormative Patriarchy”
This week I channel women in film/TV to navigate the comedy show, a rock concert and the sport bar.
Read A F*cking Book: M-E Girard’s Novel “Girl Mans Up” Powerfully Explores Minefields of Gender
“Girard’s writing is special in the way it speaks the language of our lived experience of moving through and within gender — inching, painfully slow, changeable, delightful, sexy, and made manifest in a thousand tiny ways, often between people and between words, unspoken.”
You’ve Got This in the Bag: Our Fave Bags and Backpack Picks for Fall
Find your next favorite bag, backpack tote or clutch in here.
Things Men Tell You When They Think You’re One of Them
“It was a predatory smile that he flashed at us, the rest of his pack, expecting us to become predators with him and start howling along.”
5 Things We Learned from the Commander in Chief Forum with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump has a secret plan!!!! What could it be???
Poly Pocket: Solo Poly Without Hierarchy
“Not leaning into change is a lot like staring at your house while it’s on fire.”
Poly Pocket: Making Relationships Up As We Go
Welcome to Poly Pocket, a new series showcasing polyamorous and ethically non-monogamous relationships. Here’s how a married kinky butch/femme couple does poly.
“The Turing Test” Is A Locked-Door Puzzle Game With Existential Implications
“I am not a genius. In fact I am no longer 100% certain that I’m even a human?”
Netflix’s Hip-Hop Drama “The Get Down” is Almost What We Need, But Not Quite
This is a story centered around poor Black and Latinx communities, their struggles with institutional abandonment, and their journeys to self-love and empowerment.
KT Tunstall, Self-Described Heterosexual, Has Feelings About Gender And Kissing Girls
“KT Tunstall is, it turns out, definitively straight. She is thankful for her lesbian following, but she’s not a lesbian. She kissed and possibly did other things with girls when she was young, and it was not “just a phase,” but also, at the same time, she is heterosexual.”
Follow Your Arrow: Entrepreneur Alyah Baker on Uplifting Queer, Trans, POC Makers and Brands
“After 13 years of corporate work I just needed to do something that felt like it mattered to me and to the communities that I was part of. I’m passionate about self expression, human connection, building community, and subverting the status quo by creating environments and experiences where women, POC, and queer and trans folks are prioritized.”
A-Camp Midwest: There’s Still Time To Sign Up and You Really Should
We wanna see you in Wisconsin! Some regular spots have opened up PLUS we’ve also got some VIP Apartments if that’s more your style!
Fool’s Journey: What Makes a ‘Feminist’ Tarot?
“Feminism is about unlocking the bonds of separation. Seeing everyone as equals and raising up those who have been most oppressed by patriarchy. Tarot and oracle decks support this work because they give us a tool to connect to our atomic memory. A memory that knows the equality of all beings.”
“Eat, Pray, Love” Author Elizabeth Gilbert Comes Out On Facebook
This is a happy story and also a sad story. Gilbert realized she was in love with her best friend, Rayya Elias, after Elias was diagnosed with liver and pancreatic cancer.
Rejoice, For Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs Have A Podcast About Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It’s called Buffering the Vampire Slayer and there’s gonna be original song recaps in each episode. It’s true!
6 Strategies For Reluctantly Talking to Men in Your Male-Dominated Workplace
Follow my advice and you’ll be well on your way to making apolitical small talk, scoring points for “likeability,” and building career-necessary rapport with 75+% of male coworkers!
No Filter: Ruby Rose and Her Shark Movie Are Happening Whether We Like It Or Not
Come for Tegan and Sara’s cats, stay for Danielle Brooks’ outfit.
Pop Culture Fix: “Heathers” Remake Has A Black Lesbian Heather and A Queer Director
The “Heathers” reboot has a genderqueer teen and a black lesbian Heather, Sarah Paulson’s bringing someone VERY special to the Emmys, everybody is gay, Last Tango in Halifax has a few regrets about burying their lesbians and more important pop culture stories for your head and heart!
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa #4: Venn Diagram
Oh Hey! It’s Alyssa is a biweekly web comic series by Alyssa!