“The show seems to go out of its way to say that it’s very masculine to be gay. It’s a vision of a sort of non-toxic but also non-anxious masculinity – masculinity that doesn’t require women to constantly affirm it.”

ok but why would I want to do that

The Supreme Court is focused on bans in West Virginia and Idaho, but the outcome could be hugely consequential for trans rights and LGBTQ+ equality more broadly. Experts here breakdown what's at stake:

These teenage athletes have faced death threats, attacks by the president + people in their community pushing to ban them. They've also been embraced by teammates, coaches + competitors and say they just want to keep doing what they love. “I’m just a kid that wants to play sports with my friends"

As the Supreme Court considers state laws banning trans girls from sports, hear from three youth directly about the joy of athletics and the impact of the efforts to kick them off their teams. “Playing sports and loving being out there on the field is in its own beautiful way an act of resistance.”

NEW: Five trans youth athletes speak out about what school sports means to them + the toll of exclusion. "Sports is my escape" -Lina, 14-yr-old tennis + track athlete. "We’re just kids. We’re just trying to have fun…We’re not trying to be monsters. We’re just trying to find connection + community."

“The show seems to go out of its way to say that it’s very masculine to be gay. It’s a vision of a sort of non-toxic but also non-anxious masculinity – masculinity that doesn’t require women to constantly affirm it.”

It might behoove those men who complain about the use of the phrase “toxic masculinity” to consider what women find so intoxicating about Shane and Ilya’s relationship, but I won’t hold my breath.

“The women who are in it are all treated with respect. The men do their own emotional labor. It’s not on us to fix, defend ourselves, or worry. We, as women, can just watch this and relax.” THE 👏🏽 MEN 👏🏽 DO 👏🏽 THEIR 👏🏽 OWN 👏🏽 E👏🏽MO👏🏽TION👏🏽AL👏🏽 LA👏🏽BOR👏🏽

This is incredibly well-written, deeply reported, comprehensive, and smart. Well worth your time to read.

(I was the one man)

I spoke to women (and one man) about what they find so hot about Heated Rivalry. "The main reason I read MM is I just absolutely cannot stand reading or watching women suffer at the hands of men – in any way, big or small, anymore... We, as women, can just watch this and relax.”

I spoke to women (and one man) about what they find so hot about Heated Rivalry. "The main reason I read MM is I just absolutely cannot stand reading or watching women suffer at the hands of men – in any way, big or small, anymore... We, as women, can just watch this and relax.”

I wrote about how women are going feral for Heated Rivalry, and what that tells us about the state of masculinity. Maybe the real romantasy is not sex and romance with dragons and fairies, but sex and romance without misogyny and gendered hierarchy.

I wrote about how women are going feral for Heated Rivalry, and what that tells us about the state of masculinity. Maybe the real romantasy is not sex and romance with dragons and fairies, but sex and romance without misogyny and gendered hierarchy.

ICE snatched a NYC Council staffer following the law—going to a routine immigration appointment. This is an attack on due process, on our city, and on every immigrant here. Release them now.

tktk

my editor caught me lowering my voice to say something mildly critical of georgie while she was in the next room today and it was p embarrassing as it should be

*long slow whistle*

"One day, I left school and drove to a gas station to use their bathroom. Another day, I held it and thought I was going to pee myself in front of class ... This is humiliation disguised as policy, and it is why I decided to leave a job I love and was born to do."

they think it should be illegal to be rude to them

kinda feel like we should have seen mass resignations from the doj five or six watergates ago

"organized gangs of wine moms us[ing] Antifa tactics" should be a genre this could be the next heated rivalry

some real radio mille collines vibes emanating from x dot com these days

why is my dog blowing her coat in January though

well that’s beautiful

The thing about calling these videos a “national Rorschach test” is that the Rorschach test is used to diagnose psychosis and schizophrenia when people report seeing things that aren’t there

tfw you know enough to know that it would be super interesting to be able to query a bootleg api of ao3 and also enough to know that thinking i can teach myself how to do that in an hour is a v bad idea

“a torrent of untruths, half-truths, smears, and innuendo has been unleashed by the White House”

Tony Slopoupil

explained the dred scott decision to my foreign-born-and-educated therapist today, as one does

#Minnesota: I am a Guardian reporter, based here in the Minneapolis area. I want to hear about what you're seeing, hearing, feeling and want you think needs to be covered. You can find me on Signal: rachelleingang.241 or by email at [email protected]

is anyone here an anna karenina afficianado who could help me with a quick fact check?

🎉🎊 send lex your stories of fighting back and building power! 🎊🎉

A cop shot a person three times point blank and instead of the streets being deserted. They filled with people yelling at the cops [who could have shot them too].

Look at the hundreds of people in that community in Minneapolis who ran TOWARDS the danger. Look at those who documented in their heads what happened so they could accurately recount it afterwards, look at those currently out protesting. Pay attention & do your part too.

Human brains feed off of negativity. Negative thoughts are easily digested and play in a loop in your mind all of the time. The reality, however, is that there is also A LOT OF GOOD happening every single minute. You have to do more work to pay attention to the good but it's worth it.

NEW: At least four videos show what really happened when ICE shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. DHS has established itself as an agency that cannot be trusted to live in or present reality. Our latest:

This is very real and good advice. Protect your mental health; you do not need to bear witness in that way.

If you see it and it gives you intrusive thoughts play some Tetris

Hello! I would love to speak to women who are fans of Heated Rivalry, including those who are new to MM romance and those who aren't, for an article I'm working on exploring the genre's appeal to women. My DMs are open or I'm at juliacarriewong.11 on Signal and [email protected] on email

fwiw, this is an independently owned and operated hotel (Hilton franchisee) and Hilton corporate has disavowed its action here www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I thought she moved to Iowa? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

today is the 10 year anniversary of me and @samtlevin.bsky.social starting at @us.theguardian.com aka the most important double hiring of half-Chinese/half-Jewish Bay Area alt-weekly staff writers in journalistic history

Georgie just straight up walked past a packet of ham that someone left on the sidewalk, proving once again that Judaism is passed on through the mother

Is he under sedation?

real quisling energy from sir keir

fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US

feels weird given everything but apparently I’ve retained the ability to be shocked