The street harassment I received on a daily basis during my three months in France was like my once-in-blue-moon worst stories in the US. I was also regularly shocked by how misogynistic people would openly be in the workplace. Truly was eye opening
Yes I get them weekly. I’m strongly considering removing any way to contact me from my website, but haven’t yet because I still do occasionally get actual people contacting me
never have I been more relieved to be off Instagram lmao
📍marked safe from seeing posts exclusively recommending straight white romance novels to fans of heated rivalry
An image of the meme of a man being interviewed where he says “the club is bumping, the ladies look good, the alcohol is flowing. There is much pain in the world but not in this room,” edited to read “there is much pain in this room”
Heated rivalry said
I really don’t think there’s a song choice for that scene that could’ve been more evocative I was YELLING at my screen
I am so unwell
someone who is an expert in scoring and/or lighting needs to write an essay about this show with this scene as the focal point. the fear with a book to film adaptation is always the loss of the internal monologue, but with this show you still get every goddamn emotion you need
Jacob tierney needs to teach a class on adaptation
Heated Rivalry: this horny gay ice hockey drama has everyone talking – but is it any good? HBO’s new show is part of a wave of gay-themed romance – from Heartstopper to Red, White and Royal Blue – that desexes gay men just enough to make them palatable, like pets for young women
Because Heated Rivalry does get heated. One minute aloof Russian player Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) is making eyes at meek local champion Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), the next they’re wanking in the shower together. Then getting blowjobs in classy hotel suites. Pretty soon, the boys are going at it hammer and tongs – broken at regular intervals by months-long ellipses, waiting for the hockey circuit to bring them back into each others’ arms. This is also convenient for sexual tension, which would otherwise have to be developed through character and dialogue.
Yep it totally sounds like this show has been "desexed"
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
Pronoun hell is so real. Trying to rework my next dual she/her into something that can be first person 😫
Don't Buy Starbucks! At any location, today and beyond, while workers are on ULP strike!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Katie Wilson is ahead by 91 votes
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
When will there be a Simon and Garfunkel biopic starring Ben platt and Jonathan Groff
Thank you Vicki!
“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”
public opinion and thermostatic backlash are a bit like surfing a wave. and the thing about surfing is you don’t just sit there waiting for a wave to come take you; when a wave is approaching, you start swimming in the same direction to catch it. if you do nothing, it’ll pass underneath you right by
“sir, harry styles is dating a third Black woman”
Ah yay! I’m so glad you liked it 🩵
It’s just embarrassing, honestly. A shanda, a shame, a moral failure.
You want to think that someone could only disagree with you if they had no connection to their culture and religion, because then you wouldn’t have to wonder whether your opinions are morally justifiable. Never mind that because of the nature of antisemitism, most secular Jews still experience it.
Bitch I read Torah. I still do, at 29. I’m getting married by a rabbi. I’ve read the Jonah haftarah on Yom Kippur, will fasting. I’ve been on the statewide board of a Jewish organization. I was raised in the conservative movement, and observe holidays with that level of religiosity. It’s pure cope.
Something I find so deeply offensive personally is when Zionist or kahanist Jews imply that the only Jews who are anti-Zionist are those who do not live meaningfully Jewish lives or are devoid of Jewish community. I’ve even had people come into my DMs to say this to my face.
Andrew Cuomo gets publicly humiliated. Bill Clinton learns his endorsement is worth less than dogshit. What a great time to be a hater. A golden age.
1000 successful copycat campaigns for every level of office across the nation keinehora
congratulations nyc holy shit
Happy Pride I'm going to rank my queer romance books on their cishet representation 🌈🧵
there is no better feeling than telling a woman who is happy to be divorced “congratulations on your divorce”
You have three days, starting today, to leave a public comment with the FDA about, say, why COVID-19 boosters should remain available to everyone and also free. "Individual consumer" is the category you most likely want (unless you are one of the other categories; if so, choose that).
Hey #booksky I finished an ARC of this book today and it is SO good.
I loved Yael. I loved Ravi. I loved Gina and Mia and Charlie and Suresh and Sanaa.
@rachelrunyakatz.bsky.social built an incredible cast with such depth and tenderness with well timed comedy.
Pre-order this book.
