Lesbians are still getting crumbs this Pride Month, but at least there’s more of them
Better than a calendar, a dependable way to be alerted to the start of Pride Month is to be on
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“They did not accept our relationship”: Actor Jonathan Joss shot dead in alleged homophobic attack
Actor Jonathan Joss was shot dead by a neighbor at his home in San Antonio this weekend. He was 59.
Read moreThe alpha male era is on its way out
A month ago, the extremely online couldn’t get enough of pondering the hypothetical match-up between 100 men and one gorilla.
Read morePBS challenges executive overreach
PBS filed a lawsuit this week challenging a Trump-era executive order that stripped the public broadcaster of key federal funding,
Read moreJames Blunt: It’s not a love song, actually
When James Blunt released “You’re Beautiful” in 2005, it quickly climbed the charts around the world, hailed as a bittersweet
Read moreHow “Survivor” and “America’s Got Talent” sell the lie that is the American Dream
Anyone would be nervous to open an “America’s Got Talent” audition episode. Eric Booker sure seemed to be on Tuesday’s
Read moreBroadway Calls Out Patti LuPone
With the Tony Awards just days away, Broadway is back in the national spotlight. But not for the reasons it
Read moreLoretta Swit, M*A*S*H Star, dies at 87
Loretta Swit, beloved for her groundbreaking role as Major Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on M*A*S*H, died on May 30, 2025.
Read moreYou don’t have to give up Harry Potter to quit J.K. Rowling
I genuinely feel for younger people, who will never have the pleasure of experiencing the unproblematic version of Rowling and
Read more“Jane Austen Wrecked My Life” is a rom-com for book lovers plagued by reality’s disappointments
With “Jane Austen Wrecked My Life,” writer-director Laura Piani delivers a rom-com tailor-made for Austen devotees that centers on a modern-day
Read more“And Just Like That,” midlife’s a crisis for everyone on TV except rich, gay men
Three seasons into our collective “And Just Like That . . .” journey, let us hope, if not assume, that few
Read more“Well-deserving Americans”: Trump pardons convicted reality TV fraudsters Todd, Julie Chrisley
Donald Trump officially pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley on Wednesday, freeing the former reality TV stars from combined sentences of
Read moreCaitlin Clark and Angel Reese’s rivalry reveals the ugly side of the WNBA’s rise
In their 2025 WNBA season opening, highly anticipated contest against each other, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese squared off in
Read moreThe magic of rock and roll is a sacred archive maintained by those alive to still play the hits
A handful of songs into Benmont Tench’s recent performance in Chicago, he paused to take inventory before choosing the next
Read moreStephen King’s most anxious character is also his most heroic
In Stephen King‘s 2023 crime novel, “Holly,” the author’s favorite character (and mine), Holly Gibney, solves a series of grisly
Read moreThe death of the summer rerun
Ask any Gen-Xer about summer reruns and you’ll get a vivid picture: catching up on the episodes they missed on
Read moreWhat’s going on?!: 4 Non Blondes’ anthem to our frustrations speaks louder than ever
In 1993, the San Francisco band 4 Non Blondes released the single “What’s Up?” Written by vocalist Linda Perry, the
Read moreWhere did summer jobs go?
Ask anyone over 35 what their summer job was, and they’ll have an answer or two. Theme parks. Restaurants. Retail
Read more“The Last of Us” finale tests the limits of our empathy
Television is a vehicle built for vicarious experiences, a medium fueled by feeling and thus prone to engaging in manipulation.
Read moreKermit speaks. Are we listening?
On May, 22, 2025, at Jim Henson’s alma mater, the University of Maryland, a familiar green frog urged the 2025
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