July 11, 2018 Yep, there actually are cute laptop bags out there to carry all your crap If you've found yourself on your first day at your big new job (or preparing for school in the fall!) with a hideous briefcase a la Andie in The Devil Wears Prada, worry not. There are tons of cute laptop bags from which to choose so that you can look chic and fully prepared at the same time. Let's find a new home for your goodies, lappies, and electronics… Read More 1.2k July 10, 2018 How do I address problematic issues within my favorite shows and pop culture? One of my friends will find a way in which they feel a show is bigoted (e.g. "Steven Universe is racist") and suddenly it's the only thing they can talk about re: that show. They'll interrupt any conversation about it with "but you shouldn't like that, it's bigoted." I understand the importance of keeping social justice topics in mind while consuming media, and obviously I can't tell them to stop because this is important to them, but sometimes I just want to gush about my favorite lesbian aliens. Help? Read More June 27, 2018 An interview with writer/performer/fashion maven Travis Alabanza Travis Alabanza is a London-based performance artist, writer, and fashion gurl. Released in 2017, Travis’ stunning chap book, Before I Step Outside (You Love Me) documents the experience of navigating public space as a trans person. Let's hear what motivates Travis in fashion, writing, and performance… Read More June 25, 2018 This meditation app is using Bob Ross magic to lull you to sleep If you're a fan of meditation/relaxation apps like Headspace and Meditation Studio, and ALSO a fan of the dulcet voice of Bob Ross, you're in luck. The meditation and sleep app Calm is introducing PBS fave Bob Ross' voice as part of its Sleep Stories, using the audio from his super relaxing painting episodes to lull you into repose. Read More June 19, 2018 From Mr. Rogers to Afropolitans in space: What we're watching, reading, and listening to right now We haven't been talking a lot about what we've been consuming media-wise lately. And that's no good since I know we're all watching, listening, and reading things that aren't just terrible news media. You've got to spend some time in other worlds sometimes, be they fictional fantasies, crime dramas very much not set in reality, and enjoying whatever it is we love most. Read More 1234…150
1.2k July 10, 2018 How do I address problematic issues within my favorite shows and pop culture? One of my friends will find a way in which they feel a show is bigoted (e.g. "Steven Universe is racist") and suddenly it's the only thing they can talk about re: that show. They'll interrupt any conversation about it with "but you shouldn't like that, it's bigoted." I understand the importance of keeping social justice topics in mind while consuming media, and obviously I can't tell them to stop because this is important to them, but sometimes I just want to gush about my favorite lesbian aliens. Help? Read More June 27, 2018 An interview with writer/performer/fashion maven Travis Alabanza Travis Alabanza is a London-based performance artist, writer, and fashion gurl. Released in 2017, Travis’ stunning chap book, Before I Step Outside (You Love Me) documents the experience of navigating public space as a trans person. Let's hear what motivates Travis in fashion, writing, and performance… Read More June 25, 2018 This meditation app is using Bob Ross magic to lull you to sleep If you're a fan of meditation/relaxation apps like Headspace and Meditation Studio, and ALSO a fan of the dulcet voice of Bob Ross, you're in luck. The meditation and sleep app Calm is introducing PBS fave Bob Ross' voice as part of its Sleep Stories, using the audio from his super relaxing painting episodes to lull you into repose. Read More June 19, 2018 From Mr. Rogers to Afropolitans in space: What we're watching, reading, and listening to right now We haven't been talking a lot about what we've been consuming media-wise lately. And that's no good since I know we're all watching, listening, and reading things that aren't just terrible news media. You've got to spend some time in other worlds sometimes, be they fictional fantasies, crime dramas very much not set in reality, and enjoying whatever it is we love most. Read More 1234…150
June 27, 2018 An interview with writer/performer/fashion maven Travis Alabanza Travis Alabanza is a London-based performance artist, writer, and fashion gurl. Released in 2017, Travis’ stunning chap book, Before I Step Outside (You Love Me) documents the experience of navigating public space as a trans person. Let's hear what motivates Travis in fashion, writing, and performance… Read More June 25, 2018 This meditation app is using Bob Ross magic to lull you to sleep If you're a fan of meditation/relaxation apps like Headspace and Meditation Studio, and ALSO a fan of the dulcet voice of Bob Ross, you're in luck. The meditation and sleep app Calm is introducing PBS fave Bob Ross' voice as part of its Sleep Stories, using the audio from his super relaxing painting episodes to lull you into repose. Read More June 19, 2018 From Mr. Rogers to Afropolitans in space: What we're watching, reading, and listening to right now We haven't been talking a lot about what we've been consuming media-wise lately. And that's no good since I know we're all watching, listening, and reading things that aren't just terrible news media. You've got to spend some time in other worlds sometimes, be they fictional fantasies, crime dramas very much not set in reality, and enjoying whatever it is we love most. Read More 1234…150
June 25, 2018 This meditation app is using Bob Ross magic to lull you to sleep If you're a fan of meditation/relaxation apps like Headspace and Meditation Studio, and ALSO a fan of the dulcet voice of Bob Ross, you're in luck. The meditation and sleep app Calm is introducing PBS fave Bob Ross' voice as part of its Sleep Stories, using the audio from his super relaxing painting episodes to lull you into repose. Read More June 19, 2018 From Mr. Rogers to Afropolitans in space: What we're watching, reading, and listening to right now We haven't been talking a lot about what we've been consuming media-wise lately. And that's no good since I know we're all watching, listening, and reading things that aren't just terrible news media. You've got to spend some time in other worlds sometimes, be they fictional fantasies, crime dramas very much not set in reality, and enjoying whatever it is we love most. Read More 1234…150
June 19, 2018 From Mr. Rogers to Afropolitans in space: What we're watching, reading, and listening to right now We haven't been talking a lot about what we've been consuming media-wise lately. And that's no good since I know we're all watching, listening, and reading things that aren't just terrible news media. You've got to spend some time in other worlds sometimes, be they fictional fantasies, crime dramas very much not set in reality, and enjoying whatever it is we love most. Read More 1234…150