Some days ago, I embarked on this project as a fun way to kill some time while quarantined. It quickly evolved into a harrowing odyssey of grief, regret, and triumph. I have emerged battered, bruised, and bereft of the $119 Canadian dollars I used to impulse-buy the doll who stole my heart during this exercise. … Continue reading All 282 American Girl Doll Outfits, Ranked
Category: Fashion
Diana Vreeland’s “Why Don’t You?” For Transmascs
Diana Vreeland, famed fashion writer and editor for Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, had a regular column in the former titled Why Don’t You..? She started writing it early in her career, in the summer of 1936, and it helped establish her reputation. In this column, she floated whimsical, eccentric style ideas that were best enjoyed … Continue reading Diana Vreeland’s “Why Don’t You?” For Transmascs
Public Service Announcement: Phoebe Bridgers Used to Have a Pixie Cut
This post exists for one reason and one reason only: to spread awareness of the fact that Phoebe Bridgers, highly talented musician and wielder of a sword, once had a pixie cut. I know what you're thinking: surely there is no way that a pixie cut could possibly hold a candle to Phoebe's current style, … Continue reading Public Service Announcement: Phoebe Bridgers Used to Have a Pixie Cut
20 Men Whose Bad Hairlines You Haven’t Noticed Due To What I Suspect Is A Multi-Level Government Conspiracy
Reader, I come to you now from inside a dark and damp cave. For years I’ve bided my time, collected my data, risked my neck… All while you have been out galavanting in the world, getting gay married with a legal weed wedding registry and inventing new yoga moves in what I assume you now … Continue reading 20 Men Whose Bad Hairlines You Haven’t Noticed Due To What I Suspect Is A Multi-Level Government Conspiracy
A Bunch of Old Timey Socks That Make Me Glad to Be A Lesbian Because It Means I Can Wear Whatever I Want
The sheer amount that's happening visually here has me convinced that these socks could have only belonged to a lesbian. Same goes for these. Why even wear shoes when you have on these sexy boys? Perfect for the tabi boots I'll never be able to afford with my fine arts degree. Who needs a locket … Continue reading A Bunch of Old Timey Socks That Make Me Glad to Be A Lesbian Because It Means I Can Wear Whatever I Want
Best- and Worst-Dressed: Ellesmere Chaucer Edition
When April with his showers sweet with fruit The drought of March has pierced unto the root And bathed each vein with liquor that has power To generate therein and sire the flower; When Zephyr also has, with his sweet breath, Quickened again, in every holt and heath, The tender shoots and buds, and the … Continue reading Best- and Worst-Dressed: Ellesmere Chaucer Edition
Phantom Thread (2017 dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) is a Rom-Com: A Scientific Proof
Last night, months after the rest of you gays, I finally watched Phantom Thread and let me tell you it had everything I was promised; painful levels of repression, sub-textual pegging realized via poison, Daniel Day-Lewis's sexy fucked up thumbs, Vicky Krieps being iconic in every single shot. I'm in love. It was also definitely … Continue reading Phantom Thread (2017 dir. Paul Thomas Anderson) is a Rom-Com: A Scientific Proof
How I Stole Mitt Romney’s Jacket, and You Can Too
In 2012 - or some year similar to that - Mitt Romney approached me, shook my hand with moderate firmness, and asked me why I was standing in his driveway. He did not question the Jedi robes I was wearing at the time, nor did he flinch when my lightsaber went off later on in … Continue reading How I Stole Mitt Romney’s Jacket, and You Can Too
I’ll Eat When I’m Dead: A Niche Interview with Author Barbara Bourland
Have you ever had one of those totally magical experiences when you're killing time at Barnes & Noble and you spot a book with an intriguing cover and you pick it up and you read the first goddamn sentence and you immediately have to stand in one place and hoover up as much of the story as … Continue reading I’ll Eat When I’m Dead: A Niche Interview with Author Barbara Bourland
Six of Jane Fonda’s Glamour Pants Looks and the Respective Personas They Reflect
For all the talents Jane Fonda has mastered, Pants On The Runway is my personal favorite. She really seems to bring an unmatched degree of elegance to the red carpet pants game. I think I’m biased towards her, but that doesn’t make my subjective personal opinions any less reasonable or factual. She looks good. Now, … Continue reading Six of Jane Fonda’s Glamour Pants Looks and the Respective Personas They Reflect