Dec
27
The Bake Sale Bunch #17: Sophie Saves Christmas
Excerpts from the classic book series about a bunch of trans women who love to bake (sale)
12 min read
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
Dec
13
Taylor Swift's evermore is a Christmas album
Finally, someone creates art that is very specifically about being sad between December 22 and January 3.
8 min read
Dec
06
"Jeopardy! fans are like trans people: There’s not actually that many of us, but everybody knows a few."
Reigning Jeopardy! champion tells me all about her historic run, her trivia history, and Ken Jennings.
14 min read
Nov
29
That time Robert Downey, Jr., and Kermit the Frog made a Christmas special together
And then it was never spoken of again
9 min read
Nov
22
Kirsten and Natalie #1: Léon: The Professional (1994) and Interview with the Vampire (1994)
WOULDN'T IT BE INTERESTING IF A TINY GIRL CHILD WAS MORE MATURE IN SOME WAYS THAN HER MALE GUARDAN???
10 min read
Nov
15
Some other guy
On the discontinuity of my adult life
8 min read
Nov
08
Introducing Kirsten and Natalie
A new occasional series, coming soon
8 min read
Nov
01
The 1970s sitcom divide that still secretly rules American TV comedy
Though less and less of it with every year
10 min read
Oct
25
How to make deviled eggs (also: a review of THE SINISTER CLIFFS)
Happy Halloween! (From the cis version of myself who's a recipe blogger in an alternate universe...)
19 min read
Oct
11
Jack o'lantern
Why I'm letting them do horrible things to my skull
3 min read