The problem is precisely his timing AND that he singled out only Islam for sexism and homophobia. Jackie was already trying to get the point across that Muslims already deal with a lot of discrimination but they’re still American. Jeff comes in with what almost sounds like “but isn’t Islam bad?” It’s pure…

I thought this was hilarious, but also Jeff Goldblum’s Islamaphobia is noooot a good look. Gigi should have lipsynced. Raven was a perfect Tim Gunn: hilarious and good actionable advice. Rachel Bloom was amazing. She gave heartfelt advice about how to separate criticism about your art from yourself that comes from…

“The sheer amount of privilege that Drag Race allows coming straight into the competition means it’s not a level playing field for everyone”

Those two were one of my least favorite guest judges on this show. 

Gigi’s look was cute if I was still collecting Barbies I wouldn't mind having one of her look. Also nice touch to write her answers in a computer like font.

And I LIVE for it; not giving any air and energy to toxic people is a GOOD thing.

I think that does have a lot to do with it, now that you mention it; I live for a queen who’s confident without being insufferably obnoxious.

What makes GiGi better is that she has a better knowledge of Pop culture and her references are more interesting.

I talk elsewhere about Gigi, so I’ll leave that just to say part of Jackie’s smartness and comedic instinct that’s just so good is the way she inverts the problem of packing impersonations down into six second TikToks, essentially.

The more lipsyncs I watch, the more I appreciate the (eternally underrated) Sasha Velour’s take on them: people remember the props, but what I remember is her going from sad to fragile to hysterical to happiness depending on the verse, and Brita was closer to this in the lipsync. Just smile when you sing “let it go”,…

Sherry Pie, for the first time, wasn’t even featured on the runway. Yikes!

I am happy to see some love for Lovesick. 

It’s been awhile since I have seen Paris is Burning, but I never got the impression that it is “a portrait of queer POC interfacing with the harsh realities of white patriarchy”

Such an incredible film, and a model for ethical documentary filmmaking. I’m a doc filmmaker too, and I loathe how so many doc filmmakers barge into their stories as if they are wearing pith helmets ready to study the quaint natives in their natural habitat. They are intellectual colonists, coming in and extracting…

The sponcon could have been way less weird if she only used the caption “YOU try looking sexy while your house smells like baby vomit. Febreze: get your horny on, save your gag reflex for the good shit.”

My read is that Ortberg equated pedophilia with homosexuality as well as gender dysphoria, so his take was that the parishioner was trying to get better but Lavery and his wife weren't, since they transitioned. "How can you understand someone trying to fight their immorality when you decided to embrace yours" type of…

He also referenced but didn't explain the estrangement in his newsletter around Thanksgiving. I was sad to hear it then, and am even sadder about it now that I know what happened. I’ve spent a non-zero amount of time worrying about him, as an internet stranger who has long wished him well from afar. His sister has a…

Same. I’ve been such a long time fan of his work and generosity ... This is just an extraordinary extension of that in the most personal and devastating sense.

Damn. I just listened to the latest Dear Prudence podcast and was wondering wtf happened that Danny was suddenly estranged from his whole family right before his wedding. Obviously the rest of his family has taken the father’s side‽ ugh

Can I just say how much I hate trump’s “Mussolini face” when he tries to look serious? It’s out in full force in the pic of him saluting the veterans. Blargh.