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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
Hunter Schafer with drawn on blue eyes is photoshopped over Timothee Chalamet in an image from Dune Part Two with Zendaya
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
A collage of images from the series finale of good trouble: Malika and her girlfriend, Callie and Mariana, and Alice and Sumi
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
Left to Right: Nia Long, Laverne Cox, Jennifer Beals, Grace Jones, Taraji P Henson, Gina Torres, and Tracee Ellis Ross. All the actresses are in shades of blue and collaged in front of the number 15 repeated over and over again.
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
Queen Latifah throwing up double peace signs with a blue curtain behind her on the Tonight Show
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
two women play video games on a couch together
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
A collage with a close up of Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers next to multiplied images of Paul Giamatti in My Best Friend's Wedding
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
a woman in a yellow sweater looks bored
Dating

You Need Help: I Don’t Get Excited To See My Girlfriend

“I feel guilty about being so confused and not being able to decide if I like her or not. I’m worried that I’m leading her on.”

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 5, 2024 8 Comments
The author is wearing a binder and posed in a top-like fashion with a dog, there is a collage of the 15 in cobalt blue behind him.
Comedy

Top 15 Most Top Things I Do

13. Have over 100 unread texts

Motti March 5, 2024 5 Comments
The author is posed in a bathing suit drinking a bud light, in front of a cobalt blue background with the number 15 all over.
Comedy

Top 15 Most Bottom Things I Do

2. Reference my “top era,” which only really existed in my mind

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 5, 2024 1 Comment
Hacks season three trailer: Christina Hendricks and Hannah Einbinder kiss on a bed; Christina's character is coming in to kiss Ava, who is taking off her shirt
Pop Culture Fix TV News & Trailers

Pop Culture Fix: Christina Hendricks and Hannah Einbinder Get Hot and Heavy in New “Hacks” Trailer

There’s a sapphic kiss in the Hacks trailer, Taylor Swift is related Emily Dickinson, the ABC shows got bigger badder gayer trailers, The Last of Us cast (another) queer actress, and more!

Valerie Anne March 4, 2024 3 Comments
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Book Lists

69 Most Anticipated Queer Books for Spring 2024

What’s on the horizon for queer books in March, April, and May? New work from Judith Butler, K-Ming Chang, Emma Copley Eisenberg, and so much more.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya and Riese
March 4, 2024 15 Comments
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Comedy

Famous Animals Who Are Queer Icons Because We Said So

In honor of Flaco the owl (RIP king!), here are some other viral animals who are also queer icons.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 4, 2024 9 Comments
Jamie in Drive-Away Dolls
Movie Features Queer Fashion

Style Thief: How To Harness the Texan Lesthario Style of Drive-Away Dolls’ Jamie

Invest in a big-buckled belt and get ready to break some hearts!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 4, 2024 4 Comments
A grainy portion of a still from The Zone of Interest with Sandra Hüller holding a baby.
Movie Features

“The Zone of Interest” Has Never Been More Relevant — Why Does It Feel So Empty?

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Drew Burnett Gregory March 4, 2024 15 Comments
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Puzzles

Mini Crossword Loves a Good Mystery

Have you heard about those new corduroy pillows?

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