The A+ Bee Issue Thirty-Nine: Bee Cool, Soda Pop
This issue contains a haiku about Sarah, our new Design Director, a word search AND a mystery solvers, and a guest playlist about cats. Get in here!
Pop Culture Fix: Ellen Page, Keke Palmer, Evan Rachel Wood, Tegan & Sara and Xena, Who Could Ask For Anything More
Ellen Page and Evan Rachel Wood are sitting in a (house in a forest of) tree(s) in “Into the Forest,” looking at a post-Twilight Kristen Stewart, Tegan & Sara queering Toronto pop music and so many other stories that will touch you deeply in important and meaningful ways.
“Orange is the New Black” Episode 413 Review: “Toast Can’t Never Be Bread Again”
“These women are angry, and rightfully so. They aren’t treated like humans. Their lives are taken away from them, sometimes literally, and they don’t even have names. They tried a peaceful protest and someone was killed. Their riot is righteous, but at the end of the day, they’re going to be the ones punished. There is no justice.”
So You’re Allergic To Cats?
Some strategies to make sure your cat allergy doesn’t come between you and the cats in your life.
No Filter: Samira Wiley Knows What We’ve Been Thinking
Samira Wiley’s got a shirt you’re gonna like, Jenny Owen Youngs wrote you a new theme song for Rizzoli and Isles, and Amandla Stenberg is really raising the bar for Instagram users everywhere.
Queer Word Problems For All Your Alternative Lifestyle Needs
If they all sit at the bar, in what order should they sit so that the couples can sit next to each other, Kayla doesn’t have the opportunity to play footsie with her crush, and Shannon and Valerie are as far apart as possible?
Fool’s Journey: 10 People-Free Tarot Decks for Your Collection
When tarot decks are filled with images of people, it can sometimes feel hard to relate to your cards. Here are some decks that use animals and other symbols instead!
Texas Women Win Big, But It’ll Take Some Time for Abortion Clinics to Reopen
SCOTUS finds HB2 unconstitutional but it doesn’t mean things will be right back to normal; attacks at Istanbul’s International airport leave at least 36 dead and 140 injured; some helpful links to understand Brexit and all of its implications; some updates on the Orlando shooting and more news.
“Orange Is the New Black” Episode 412 Review: “The Animals”
“With one more episode in this heart-wrenching season, we are all still gasping for air and dreaming of justice.”
Annotated: Jenny Owen Youngs “Fuck Was I”
“Everyone I had dated or made out with (or even thought about making out with) in the past year thought it was about them. At the time, I was certain they were all wrong — except, you know, one of them.”
San Francisco Pride Was Really Wild
We eased into the raging with a potluck of queers.
OPEN THREAD: Post-Brexit Feelings Smörgåsbord
“But then, looking at voting demographics by age, I realised there was a 60% chance Mary Berry would have voted Brexit, and had to arrest the thought before it brought my entire cultural reality tumbling down.”
Bottoms Up: Why I’m A Bratty Bossy Bitch
Submitting is a weird dichotomy of knowing exactly what you want but putting someone else in control of giving it to you.
Drawn to Comics: I’m Gay For Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat
Reading Patsy Walker, AKA Hellcat feels like being your ideal 14 year old self and going on a super fun adventure with your amazing group of friends during summer vacation.
Ann Arbor Meet-Up 7/1: Senior Editors Emerging From Hibernation To Drink Whiskey With You
Riese, Rachel, Yvonne, Heather, Laneia & Sarah want to hang out with you!
Helping You Help Yourself #29
Cooking corn on the cob in the microwave, how to be a good listener, being productive when living with chronic illness, treating jellyfish stings and more.
Getting Proud and Staying Proud: Navigating Pride as a Disabled Person
“I like being disabled because I like being myself (which is radical enough for any woman to say). Pride, though, requires an even bigger risk.”
“Orange Is The New Black” 411 Review: “People Persons”
Suzanne’s backstory is so heavy it feels almost unnecessary.
27 4th of July Recipes That ARE NOT Hot Dogs
Look, there’s an American Flag pizza in here. No excuses.
27 4th of July Recipes that ARE Hot Dogs
Everyone loves Hot Dogs, and I mean EVERYONE! I can’t think of a single person who would have any reason not to love them! I know for sure my best friend, Heather, loves them!