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My Epiphany of January 6th
By Lori Perkins It’s January 6th. I have dreaded this anniversary. This time last year my son and I were looking up the recipe to make a...


Increasingly Hostile Environments in Fandoms
By David T. Valentin After eight weeks, nine episodes, and countless amounts of fan theories flooding the internet and having its grip on...


Remembering Betty White During a Pandemic
By David T. Valentin Like everyone else on December 31st, I woke up to the news of Betty White’s death at 99 years old. It felt like a...


British Trans Trailblazer Dame April Ashley Dies at 86
By Lori Perkins Most Americans don’t even know who April Ashley was, but those in the fashion world should remember her as the first...


No More New Year’s Resolutions – New Years’ Goals
By Lori Perkins This time last year I was halfway through five and half months of chemo treatment, sleeping 12 hours a day and completely...


Celebrating New Year’s Eve Around the World
By Lori Perkins Ok, so I am staying in with my son and we are drinking champagne and eating Monte Christos sandwiches fried in duck fat...


Looking Towards a New Year, Amanda Gorman Gives us a New Poem
By Lori Perkins All my New Year’s Eve plans were canceled due to the Omicron viral surge. For the second year in a row, I said to my...


What Do Writers Do?
By David T. Valentin “So, what are you going to do with a liberal arts degree?” one might ask a wide-eyed and naïve student going into...


Movie Review: Don’t Look Up, So on The Nose You Can’t Help But Laugh
Movie Review: Don’t Look Up, So on The Nose You Can’t Help But Laugh By David T. Valentin After the past four years of a Trump...


John Mulaney and Olivia Munn Share Photo of Their Baby
By Lori Perkins So it turns out that comedian John Mulaney and actress Olivia Munn welcomed their son, Malcolm, into our world around...


Joan Didion Passes Away at 87 Years Old
By David T. Valentin Just before Christmas, the American author, novelist and essayist, Joan Didion, passed away at 87 years old. The...


Zillow Lists Santa’s Home for Over a Million
By Lori Perkins Now, when you think of Santa Claus, you rarely think of how much his North Pole accommodations are worth, but leave it to...


Season Two of Canada’s Drag Race Winner Makes a Bold Statement with Fashion
By David T. Valentin Icesis Couture, known as Steven Granados-Portelance out of drag and also the winner of season two of Canada’s Drag...
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