NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday Is Going Down
The astrological signs most and least likely to be polyamorous, going down on a vulva, false balance in sex reporting, how to live past age 100 (by having lots of sex) and more.
6 High-Quality Wireless Headphones For Different Budgets
Apple’s iPhone 7 is ditching the headphone jack. Here are some wireless headphones to pair with your sleek new technology.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Seasons Change
“As we usher in September, change is in the air and a new season begins…”
Largest Prison Strike in US History Hopes to Expose Injustice and Suffering
Incarcerated people across the nation are striking today to disrupt the profitability of the prison-industrial complex, California might end their statue of limitations on sexual assault, Airbnb announced new policies to address racial discrimination, and more news
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: I’m Never Gonna Stop Sweating
Are you sitting in a pool of your own sweat because even though it’s September and you willed it to finally, please, for the love of everything, to just be Autumn already, it’s still averaging 90º every day? Me too! Let’s talk about it in this week’s open thread!
The Comment Awards Gets a Goal
This week we’ve got allergies, The Babysitter’s Club, throwbacks and so much more.
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.”