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22 Recipes for the Great Caper

I hope this accumulation of caper recipes will ignite or otherwise invigorate your love for capers, or at the very least give you an excuse to make a lot of detective puns in the kitchen.

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We told some really incredible stories this year and you won’t want to miss a thing.

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It’s Sunday Funday! Just Ask LeAnn Rimes, Ava DuVernay, and the Christmas Sheep

Same-sex couples are statistically proven to be bonded for life, an otter finds home for the first time, and a bunch of UK queers upgrade their love in this week’s good news roundup.

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“I can only do so much in a made-up life.”

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While data is technically — partially — protected from search by the Fourth Amendment, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that our right to privacy is not always honored by law enforcement.

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The Comment Awards Are Roasting Over An Open Fire

Clip art mourning, T. Swift-shipping, and a mug of male tears

carrie December 12, 2014 14 Comments
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Also, Jane the Virgin introduced a lesbian subplot we’ve never seen before.

Heather Hogan December 12, 2014 3 Comments
Literature

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Riese December 12, 2014 3 Comments
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What do you do to get ready for all the stuff you have to do? What are you doing tonight? Let’s hang out.

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In this latest issue, not only do the writers play with some very dangerous transmisogynistic tropes, but they toss Barbara Gordon’s character development out the window and turn her from being the close friend and ally to a trans woman to an outright transphobe.

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‘Tis the season to have a blast with some queers and find someone new to read graphic novels with while watching Love Actually and smoking some firme bud by the fire.

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In my youthful exuberance, many crimes against fashion and dignity were committed. Not this year.

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#BlackPoetsSpeakOut, notable book lists, new Harry Potter, we are reading so much and more.

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Say some Hail Marys and make a sign of the cross, because these episodes are a hot, sexy mess. If you’ve been hanging in there and waiting for some extra-flamey gay witch action, then these episodes are for you.

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