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Destiny’s Julia Child

Editor's Note: this essay was scheduled prior to the announcement of the Ferguson Grand Jury's decision. We have decided to publish it as scheduled,...

Britney, Our Lady of Perpetuity

“toward dinnertime, you do what you came to do: Ziggy Stardust and American Graffiti. Funny the things that save our lives.”                                                 —Heather McNaugher   “Bullshit,” Paul says, twisting...

Cover Art

It was with a rush of delight that I first heard the Rolling Stones’ cover of Dobie Gray’s hit single “Drift Away” a few...

Janelle Monae’s Android Agenda

Janelle Monae’s new single poses, for us, a question: is an android performing as a woman any less drag than a man doing the...

The New Normal: Normal and Normaller

The New Normal, an NBC sitcom about a gay male couple and a surrogate mother parenting a baby, premiered on September 11, 2012.  It...