Do the Writers of ‘The L Word’ Know Actual Lesbians?
Inspired by the sudden influx of queer films, characters, and directors in 1992, film scholar and general badass B. Ruby …
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What’s Really Missing in Gone Girl
[WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW IF YOU HAVE NOT READ OR SEEN GONE GIRL.] Judith Butler may have famously said that gender …
I Am Hated For Who I Am
I thought it would be better when I got back to LA. In some ways, it is. I haven’t heard …
Pictures of You, 20 Years Later: A Goth Flashback
The Cure’s “Pictures of You” came on last night, and instantly I was propelled back in time twenty years, to …
An Artist’s Manifesto
Being an artist requires an excessive amount of confidence. Some might even say ego. Because who else is foolish enough …
Fuck You Pink
My favorite color is fuchsia. I call it fuck you pink. (Get it?) I didn’t grow up in one of …
In Real Life, Images Are Larger Than They Appear
The sexual revolution, for better and for worse, has been superseded by fears of HPV and HIV. And thanks to technology, …
New Year, New You: Just Own It
It’s not that I don’t like resolutions. I think resolutions are great. I make them on a regular basis. I’m …
A Self-Portrait in Stages: The End + Beginnings, Berlin and LA
[As I go through massive change in my life at the moment, I am reminded of those other moments of …
In Praise of Selfies: Work It, Girl
While I freely admit that the word “selfie” makes me cringe, this article made me cringe even more. According to …
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