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TV Lists

Top 15 TV Mommies I Want To Be (With)

7. Yes, okay, technically Chessy is neither a TV character nor a mom, but also? I love her.

ashni March 8, 2024 5 Comments
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Movie Features

Oscars 2024: Two Queers Discuss the Honestly Very Gay 96th Academy Awards

It’s time for our fifth annual Oscars chat and this is the best batch of films we’ve ever discussed! Join us as we journey through all the Best Picture nominees in anticipation of the 2024 Oscars ceremony.

Drew Burnett Gregory and Riese
March 8, 2024 2 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

The Traitors 211 Recap: Finale Ends With a Fizzle

I found this finale hard to feel invested in, let alone enjoy.

Anya Richkind March 8, 2024 3 Comments
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AF+

Did My Partner Trick Me Into a Lifetime of Sexless Monogamy?

In today’s A+ advice box: is a miscommunication over polyamory really the issue here or is your relationship simply broken and toxic? Plus; advice about feeling insecure when texting a partner and getting into being handy!

the team March 8, 2024 3 Comments
A grainy close up of Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction.
Movie Features

‘American Fiction’ Was Never About Its Satire

Despite what many reviews — and even its own PR campaign — might say, American Fiction is not very interested in white people at all.

Carmen Phillips March 8, 2024 6 Comments
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Dating

Top 15 Questions I’ve Asked to Vet People on Dates

10. I’m a bit ashamed of this, but it’s the honest truth. I could never be with a Swiftie hater. At best, I can deal with indifference.

Em Win March 8, 2024 7 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Neither a Top Nor a Bottom

I’m going to try attaching a light fixture to my ceiling later.

Kate Hawkins March 8, 2024
Couple to Throuple Ash Maximo: a leafy tropical background with a tinted pink photo of Ash, Maximo, and writer Gabe Dunn.
TV Feature

The Polyamorous Devils of “Couple to Throuple” Are Ready to Blow Up Gender Norms

Peacock’s polyamorous dating show Couple to Throuple got two things right: Ash and Maximo.

Gabe Dunn March 7, 2024 2 Comments
2000s movies girls kissing: Natassia Malthe kisses Jennifer Garner in Elektra.
Movie Features

Bad Movies From the 2000s I Loved Because Two Women Make Out

Here’s the thing about bad movies between 2004 and 2006: A lot of them featured women making out.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 7, 2024 4 Comments
A grainy edit of Greta Lee and Teo Yoo laughing in Past Lives.
Movie Features

In “Past Lives,” It Really Is All on the Page

If you have yet to see Past Lives, you should watch it as soon as possible. But I think you should read the film, too.

Georgie Morvis March 7, 2024
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Movie Features TV Feature

“Euphoria” Characters Ranked By How Likely They’d Survive “Dune”

Get ready for the Zendaya crossover nobody wanted!

Drew Burnett Gregory March 7, 2024 2 Comments
Dating

Top 15 Strangest Things I’ve Done (or Have Been Done to Me) on a First Date

9. Got rejected because I didn’t pay enough attention to someone’s dog
8. Got rejected because I paid too much attention to someone’s dog

Drew Burnett Gregory March 7, 2024 9 Comments
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TV Show Recaps

Good Trouble Series Finale Recap: It’s Not Where You Come From, It’s Where You Belong

Lots of shows have diverse casts, but very few shows bring that diversity to the fore on a consistent basis. Above all else, this is the thing I’ll take with me about Good Trouble — this is how diversity should look.

Natalie March 6, 2024 1 Comment
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: “Love Lies Bleeding” Premiere Full of Queer Stars and Sex Scenes Discourse

Kristen Stewart really wanted to nail the nailing in ‘Love Lies Bleeing.” Also: Aida Osman stars in Teen Vogue’s Young Hollywood Issue, One Million Moms is upset about a lesbian car commercial, and more!

Riese March 6, 2024
Close ups of Sandra and Daniel in Anatomy of a Fall with a blue tint in front of an overhead image of them in the snow.
Movie Features

The Most Important Relationship in “Anatomy of a Fall” Is Between Mother and Son

The first time I heard people posing the question of whether or not Sandra killed her husband, I thought it was a joke. To me, it was obvious the court drama was just set dressing for something more complicated.

Aamina Inayat Khan March 6, 2024
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Movie Lists TV Lists

Top 15 Black Actresses Over 50 Who I Think Should Play Gay (Again)

15. Did I put Jennifer Beals this low purely to make a joke about Bette Porter being a bottom?

Carmen Phillips March 6, 2024 33 Comments
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Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Have You Stopped and Considered How Grateful You Are for Queen Latifah Today?

Also, Ayo Edebiri is absolutely cleaning up this awards season!

Christina Tucker March 6, 2024
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Takes Off

In 2020 I didn’t do a marathon. I didn’t do one in 2021, 2022, or 2023, either.

Emet Ozar March 6, 2024
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Geekery

An Unkempt List of Great Video Games for Queer Relationships

Someone saw Stardew Valley and decided it wasn’t gay enough. That’s how we ended up with Fae Farm.

Summer Tao March 5, 2024 7 Comments
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Movie Features

From “My Best Friend’s Wedding” to “The Holdovers,” Paul Giamatti Is One of Cinema’s Great Listeners

To understand the magnitude of Paul Giamatti’s warm, yet thorny performance in The Holdovers, you must go further back into his filmography where the seeds of his on-screen persona were sown.

Marya E. Gates March 5, 2024 1 Comment
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