This reads like an AI response to a prompt from a person who did not read a single line in this article.

Not a bad list. Definitely some good choices and others I need to check out. Great shouts on the Chief Keef and Tierra Whack albums in particular.

As the parent of a trans teenager, I look forward to checking this out. It’s been quite a journey, and there aren’t many artistic touchstones to shed any light along the way. I did enjoy Always Jane, but (aside from the fact that it’s a documentary and not a drama) Jane was so far into her transition and so able to…

Missing

Shut up, troll.

Came here to make sure the new St Vincent was listed. I’m glad to see that it was, although slightly disappointed that ‘All Born Screaming’ was praised with the common side insinuation that ‘Daddy’s Home’ was a misstep. I absolutely love the different vibes of both albums.

Surprised Tangk by Idles isn’t on here. 

My research turned up a lot of theories about other factors tied to toxic shock: the specific materials in Rely tampons; microtears in the vagina caused by tampon use that could allow the bacteria to seep into the bloodstream; and even the vaginal microbiome. But the introduction of oxygen seems to be the clearest and …

I thought there was also a link to Ca++ depletion in the methylcellulose tampons. Apparently the cotton-based material has calcium ions but the methylcellulose does not (?) and this alters the growth of Staph.

The GOAT

I love her so much. 

Education about the risks also helped to make sure that women didn’t leave tampons in as long and many of them just choose pads where they could.

I like that Kara is cosplaying as Android 18

I know it’s been reviewed on this site, but I urge everyone who sees this to check out I Saw the TV Glow. It’s great to make movies about trans people, but it’s even better when a trans person gets to make a movie.

This sounds lovely. The world sorely needs more empathy and understanding.

I suppose it was released last year, but it was only early this year that I fell in love with Sweeping Promises’ Good Living Is Coming for You (thanks to Apple Music’s Discovery Queue, of all things).  

Well, that’s just, like, your opinion, man.

No Squirrel Girl!?

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl sadly ended its incredible 50 (58?) issue run this year as well. Ryan North and Erica Henderson created what was probably my favorite mainstream publisher comic in years.