you do not have to immediately go “this will also hurt cis people” when there is transphobic legislation/law passed. y’all are not the targets and it is enough that we are like yes, that is a knockon effect and it is bad, but it is not the fucking point

I would like to go home and eat pad thai with tofu and fall asleep on the couch is that too much to ask

Well, we gave them a chance to fix their hearts.

"I cringe at sex scenes in movies" That's cool bro you should simply read them instead, I recommend Histoire de l'œil by Georges Bataille

From an article about charges being dropped in Harvey Weinstein’s New York rape case. If anyone is still operating under the delusion that the criminal legal system is, in any way, equipped to address and/or redress the impact of sexual violence on survivors and communities: [*gestures*]

Art Still Exists

<Paul Lynde voice> If you stay there, ask for the turndown service

Trying to identify an exceptionally long and noodly Pink Floyd song before it got to the iconic bits ("Is it 'Welcome to the Machine', or ...?"*), I think I discovered the most challenging iteration of Name That Tune: at least for non-fans. "I can Name That Tune in 7,538 notes!"

And then… villain mode :3

Movie theater employee, handing me my ticket: “Just so you know, there is no post-credit scene in Leviticus, so you can leave when the credits start.” Um. Noted.

It wasn’t paw prints! The dogs licked peanut butter off the outside of a Ziploc bag, artfully (?) smearing blobs of paint on the canvas inside.

Like Kat said, the process IS THE PUNISHMENT

My 17-year-old has gone to a little, weeklong filmmaking camp the past five summers. This year, she and her friend made a slasher short, set at prom. It’s nonstop incredible shots like this one, of which she said: “IDK. Someone accidentally stepped on the mirror and we didn’t have another one 🤷🏼‍♀️”

Also: if you someone thinks they need AI to make art due to their disability, I would gently suggest that perhaps their idea of what art is & should be is probably rooted in ableism as well. Speaking for myself as a disabled artist who has struggled w losing former modes of expression.

This press conference, sprinkled with Polari, is THE moment for Arthur. He sees Brian and finally sees himself. His "that's me!" is still so resonant for so many.

🎉🎉🎉

Trying to prove my love for my 17-year-old by attempting to obtain Phoebe Bridgers concert tickets for a show a week before her birthday is possibly more stressful than her actual birth

Jeremy Miranda. Blue snow, night. 2019

#HQPrideParty kicks off today so why not begin with the devastating Icelandic film RIFT?

This is lovely to know, because every time I hit “send” on emails like this I feel an instant pang of embarrassment

As long as we’re doing delightful lore, another one of my favorites is the map store: bsky.app/profile/mapc...

And if you don’t know about the rice truck, then you’re one of today’s lucky 10,000. (Not actually anywhere near that many, since it was basically constrained to Twitter & Bluesky, but whatever.) bsky.app/profile/name...

The sample guy at the supermarket asked about my David Wojnarowicz Foundation t-shirt (they put one out, with the burning house image, as a fundraiser, and to commemorate DW’s 70th birthday, a couple years back). I feel like I gave a pretty pithy elevator speech, all things considered 💅🏼

Did I just get a ticket for a Pride Night at our dog daycare? INDEED I DID. After all, it promises a “rainbow craft”, made by the dogs. Cullen: “It’s gonna be paw prints, isn’t it?”

You must forgive me for not writing for so long, but I just wanted to be on my own for a couple of years or so.

Fyi to those unfamiliar with the history: “your sex life makes you too vulnerable to blackmail and so we must ban you from government work” is what we did to queer people in America throughout most of the 20th century

I committed to honestly logging every film I see on Letterboxd rather than curating a “cool” public-facing viewing history. But, yikes, I’ve gotta watch two movies real quick to get Ladies First off the Recent Activity array on my profile.

Anthropomorphic heteronormative couple Rayne, LA

My daughter (17) enjoys Pop Culture Jeopardy and is usually much better at it than I am. I think she feels a little bad for me. When they announced the category “Queries As Song Titles”, she was like, “Hey, you’ll know those!” To which I had to sheepishly correct, “‘Query’ means ‘question’.”

During all our summer tabling events, my agency (an anti-violence org) is informally collecting community input on what makes them feel safe to dispute the popular narrative that it’s policing and surveillance. My coworkers are at Hmong Youth Day this evening, and one kid said “Cheeseburger” ! ❤️🙏🍔

I see you, doctor’s office: trying to pass off a lumbar puncture as a “lumbar ✨procedure✨”.

Also, while Miller obviously made the statement in bad faith, it is a neutral, albeit incorrect, one at face value. They could counter this without taking the bait, e.g. "While Talarico is not transgender, we look forward to the day when Texas does have its first transgender senate candidate".

Last I saw him, he was lamenting "Not another fucking indoor rock climbing wall!"

My husband has gotten really into these room-by-room vacation home renovation competition shows. I half-pay attention. Him: “The gay guys should win this challenge, but they won’t.” Me: “Hm. Because of homophobia.” Him: “No, because they won the last two. It just lacks dramatic tension.”

OK, so I didn’t get a discount and the quick, relatively inexpensive fix I’d hope would address an annoying problem … did not. Still, though: proud of your menschlich reputation, son.

I’m waiting for an oil change and recognized one of the service center employees as my son’s friend from high school. When I re-introduced myself to him, he said “Oh, sick! Give this lady a discount!” The rewards of parenting are sometimes elusive. But not today!

I made this meme some years ago and it just popped up in my phone photo memories and… welp.

A friend of mine who was TA’ing for an AmLit course found a copy of Moby Dick a student had left behind. It had only one marginal annotation, around page 100, that simply said “whale is important.”

Deleted a thread because I realized I didn’t care that much

Overheard conversation between our kids: 17: “It’s going to be the 22nd anniversary of Reagan’s death next month.” 19: “Oh yeah? Are you going to celebrate?” 17: “[*winkingly*] Mom and Dad celebrate every year*.” 19: “Really? That’s cool.” *It’s our wedding anniversary

I'm heartbroken and angry to be losing so many #GenX Black men. In March, a panel led by Boston's Mayor Wu shared the results of a study to understand lower lifespan of Black residents, esp. Black Men. The average Black man has a life expectancy 9.3 yrs less than that of other men. 1/ #BlackSky 🌱

Catastrophe can be plausible without being preordained, and treating every danger as destiny does not make us more prepared. My latest.

Hugh Ryan recounts a teacher's casual homophobia in “The Last Analog Childhood,” an excerpt from Ryan's new book "My Bad." buff.ly/F15ckcx

My 17-year-old is dead set on Star Wars as next school year’s Homecoming theme; so she’s rewatching all the movies in the order of their release to inform her lobbying. “Ooh, this one’s set in the wintertime!” Girl, even I know that’s the ice planet, Hoth. You are out of your depth.

The dearth of media literacy thing has been around for a while, but never mind interpreting texts critically, a lot of people now just straight up do not know how to even watch a TV show or movie in the first place anymore.

If BookTok and Goodreads (etc.) existed when I was forming my identity as a reader, I probably wouldn’t have read a goddamned thing.

It’s honestly unconscionable that Rachel Campos(-Duffy) was on the season with housemate Pedro Zamora, who was the first person living with AIDS many Americans were able to see in a human and humane light. His death, at age 22, had a profound effect on me as a teenager. What did it mean to her?

I am not critical of Brewery Guy’s gubernatorial bid because he is “too radically left” nor because he is “vulgar, like Trump” but for a Secret Third Reason* (*his own words and attitudes. For example …)

Kyle Rittenhouse already has a deep necrotized crater where his soul should be, so the effects of this bite shouldn't be anything new to him. For everyone else who lives in the Brown Recluse's native range--generally the Sun Belt--please make sure to be very careful when unfolding clothes.