“I could almost hear them thinking, “Is this really happening?” I know this because at some point, I started watching the audience to make sure I wasn’t hallucinating.”

Please don’t watch all of these in one day. You’ll die.

Topics include three strikes laws, Nick Offerman & Megan Mullally, the Mount Rainier shooting, YA novel covers, Ms., Naked Joe, domestic violence, photographers in Juárez and more!

Video of the Rutgers men’s basketball coach, Mike Rice, has been all over the everywhere for two days, and as an alum, I’m still surprised by it.

“How Poetry Saved My Life” tells Dawn’s story of sex-work and survivorship through poetry and prose. We spoke with her about this latest work, queer writers and speculative fiction.

Last year the NMA nominated zero ladies in its prime categories but this year we snagged half the noms! Why? Plus, I’ve got an epic rundown on everything you need to know about every ladyjourno finalist.

Jenna Wolfe announced on the Today Show this morning that she’s super gay and also super pregnant. She also enjoys swimming with sharks.

Today, the court heard oral arguments related to Prop 8, and everyone has thoughts on how they might rule in response. Now we just have to wait about three more months to actually find out!

D 56490-12 Girls Aloud. Obligatory Credit – CAMERA PRESS / Ben Morris. UK RESTRICTIONS APPLY – PLEASE ASK. SPECIAL PRICE APPLIES – CONSULT CAMERA PRESS OR ITS LOCAL AGENT. Left to right: Nadine Coyle, Cheryl Tweedy, Nicola Roberts, Sarah Harding and Kimberley Walsh of British pop band Girls Aloud.

As with the meaning of written text, our bodies float somewhere between the author (ourselves) and the reader (those we encounter).

Topics include Ellen circa 1998, women in the KKK, the HMS Bounty, high cost medical care, long prison terms and poverty, Adalia Rose, studio photography, child beauty pageants & manufacturing in America.

YET ROBERT DE NIRO LOOKS SO BORED

via REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

This week in literature: reading writers you hate, choosing your own adventure, evolving libraries, an interview with Eileen Myles, Gertrude Stein and more.

The “Genetic” Pinot Noir from Stand TALL Wine Co. is the “first LGBTQ wine label” ever produced – a portion of total sales goes towards the Napa LGBTQ Project. And we should mention it’s delicious.

From free healthcare, to the suffragette movement, to Idle No More, the following list describes some of the best in radical prairie activism.

Jodie Foster comes out at the Golden Globes, is perfect.

The nominations are out and history was made this year as the oldest and the youngest actresses ever appear in the best actress category. Feb. 24th Seth MacFarlane will hosting the 85th Academy Awards. Get excited if that’s at all possible.

“This was the first city that I chose for myself, and I’ve never looked back. This is home, and for good reason.”

Photo Credit: Robert Grand