Today.
I consider today the true start to 2021. Sure, we may technically be 20 days into this New Year. But we have not been able to shed the ugly shackles of 2020 – and indeed the last four years – until...
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A New America
We did it, Joe. We did it. The Age of Trump is over, finally. Today is the first morning in four years we, as Americans, can wake up without the looming dread of whatever fresh hell one morally corrupt...
View ArticleMy Weekend Crush
Yes, everyone is talking about National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb.” The 22-year-old poetry phenom is getting a lot of praise, and rightfully so. Her words...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Firework Edition
Granted, I’ve had issues with Katy Perry in the past-past because “I Kissed a Girl” remains an endlessly dumb if also endlessly catchy song. But, you can’t deny the over-the-top spectacle of her...
View ArticleWhen Women Rise
Look, we just lived through four years of Trump. So forgive me if I think an entire week’s worth of celebration is warranted at the End of Trump, Beginning of President Biden/Vice President Kamala...
View ArticleWhat a World
A new administration, a new lesbian period piece. See, 2021 isn’t so bad after all. (You know, minus the coup and corruption and 74 million crazy people who keep demanding four more years of all that...
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Gender Fuck Thursday: Gay Googles Edition
Things you should know about Brie Larson. 1) She plays a superhero with a wife and child back on Earth, allegedly. 2) She looks great in a gray pin-stripe suit - like, so great. And 3) Ten-year-old...
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My Weekend Crush
Hey, look, a theme! That theme is, “Is ________ gay?” Yesterday it was Brie Larson. Today it’s Barbie. Yes, that Barbie. In a nod to inclusivity a few years ago, the Instagram feed for the iconic doll...
View ArticleMany Bridges, None Too Far
Am I the only one slightly confused by the existence of both Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Phoebe Bridgers? Or, very possibly, I’m just old. Anyway, the two-named Phoebe with a bridge, not to be confused...
View ArticleMake My Day Equal
I don’t know about you, but I could use a little righteous vengeance. So much misery, suffering and pain has been purposefully inflicted these past four years that payback sounds pretty good. But more...
View ArticleLady Sings the American Blues
While we’re talking about righteous justice, here’s something else we can very much look forward to. We’re slowly working our way through some long-deserved biopics about the great women (who also...
View ArticleBut, Really, What Still Works?
Admittedly, I did not watch the first new “Saturday Night Live” of the Biden-Harris era live on Saturday night. I’m pretty sure I was in bed already, because that’s what I do now on Saturday nights. I...
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My Weekend Crush
Evan Rachel Wood is brave and strong and powerful. By naming her abuser this week, she called out more than just Marilyn Manson but the entire culture that bolsters bad men and seeks to silence brave...
View ArticleMusic Monday: Always Working It
Look, Dolly Parton can do no wrong. Whether she’s helping get us out of this endless pandemic (I call the Moderna vaccine The Dolly and you can’t stop me) or turning down that Trump medal (TWICE!) or...
View ArticleThose Gals Got Moxie
You ever watch a movie and think, “Wow, someone’s been reading my old diaries?” Well, if you’re a product of the 90s like me, you sure will when you watch the new trailer for “Moxie.” Directed by and...
View ArticleI Really Do Care, Do You?
I did not expect “Sexy Queer Lady Grifters” to become my new favorite genre. But after watching (and rewatching — suits, suits for dayyyyys) “A Simple Favor,” I now very much hope “I Care A Lot” will...
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Ready to Be Strong
Dammit, Joss Whedon. Dammit. Look, I love Buffy the Vampire Slayer and own all of the seasons and might have an action figure or two (plus Kitty Fantastico) in my possession. But I simply cannot...
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My Weekend Crush(ing Loss)
Well, shit. Seriously, shit. Also fuck. And dammit, and fuck and dammit and shit some more. SyFy’s announcement late last week that Season 4 the last for our beloved “Wynonna Earp” is sad news indeed....
View ArticleMusic Monday
Remember concerts? In small rooms? Packed with people? And together you all experienced something special in that moment? You were all moved by someone’s talent, someone’s art, someone’s joy. Yeah, so...
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