Why 'Bottoms' Succeeds When Other Queer Comedies Flopped
The new Emma Seligman film is representation for selfish gay losers everywhere – and that's a good thing.
Film
Are 3D-Printed Guns Really About Free Speech?
‘Death Athletic,’ a new documentary, follows eight years of the ghost gun industry and its most controversial creator, Cody Wilson.
Why 'Bottoms' Succeeds When Other Queer Comedies Flopped
The new Emma Seligman film is representation for selfish gay losers everywhere – and that's a good thing.
A Bunch of Wild Hollywood Memorabilia Is Up for Auction Right Now
Want a dagger from ‘Gladiator,’ a wand from ‘Harry Potter,’ and Hannibal’s mask from ‘Silence of the Lambs?’ They can literally be yours.
TV
Love Island Is... Actually Good This Year?
Everyone's saying that the ITV reality show is a certified failure, but they couldn't be more wrong.
‘Girls’, Reviewed by Gen Z
“The lesson I took from it is you’re always more annoying than you think you are.”
Reality TV Stars Who Quit Influencing for a ‘Regular’ Job
Getting cast on a hit TV show isn't a golden ticket anymore – just ask these guys.
Internet
CYBER: ‘Extremely Online’ With Taylor Lorenz
This week is all about a new history of the social internet.
Can We Do Great Things By Thinking Smaller? This Is How Quantum Computing Is Set To Change The World.
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‘Get Up Off Your Ass and Flirt’: Serena Shahidi’s Dos and Don’ts of Being Young, Silly and Fun
"I once manifested a man, down to the last detail. But it turns out he yelled at CNBC in the morning, so be careful what you wish for."
Celebrity
The Conspiracy Theorists Who Think All Celebrities Are Secretly Trans
Transvestigation, or “elite gender inversion”, combines phrenology, psuedoscience and new age woo-woo in one transphobic package.
Is Faking Your Death The Latest Way to Get Clout Online?
You say six feet under, they hear six figures.
Australia Has No Idea How to Handle the Cult of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift will touchdown in Australia soon. Already, she's made everyone feral.
Art
This Long-Lost Masterpiece Was Unveiled For the First Time in 134 Years
The painting by the renowned but troubled painter was lost after his death, but was eventually found in a noble European family’s home.
'I Literally Hate Fashion': Inside The Mind of Melbourne Designer Wackie Ju
"People hold such a competitive or elitist point of view – they want to keep their circle; keep their power contained."
DO: ‘Black Thought, Black Expression, Black Art’ at Melbourne’s Black Mass Club Night
“Like, how often do you see this kind of lineup?”
Books
‘Lesbians Did Not Exist’: Growing Up Gay in Russia
I came of age in the 2000s, where queer counterculture was truly underground.
Bibles Banned From Utah Schools After Parent Demanded Its Removal
The parent wrote that the Bible's “incest, onanism, bestiality, prostitution, genital mutilation, fellatio, dildos, rape, and even infanticide" should make it illegal in schools under Utah's book-banning laws.
Inside the World of Dark Romance, Where Serial Killer Is the New Sexy
Even though we’re in the post-#MeToo era, the women who read dark romance—because its readers are largely women—adore it.
Nightlife
I Was A Trans Comedian. Here’s Why I Quit
Even “supportive” cis comics I performed with lectured me on the limits of “identity-based comedy.”
14 Places To Go in Miami That Aren't Ultra
If you’ve inadvertently found yourself in Miami, you might be wondering where to go to get a bit of a break from the hordes of shirtless partiers.
I’ve Gotten Super into Queer Afterhours Parties in My 50s
In Los Angeles, the afterhours scene is creating some of the most radical queer spaces I’ve ever seen.