Books The Beetle: Like Dracula, But With Bugs
Margot Blankier on the long-forgotten bug equivalent of Dracula.
2014
Books Good, Bad, and Everything In-Between
On being the "good girl" and the assumed lack of sexual agency that comes with the label.
Magic Powerful Modern Curses
Powerful modern curses for today's everyman.
Fan Fiction Liberal Dude Erotica
Meet Ted, the star of Charlotte Shane's Liberal Dude Erotica.
Noisy Living
On moving forward, settling down, and letting go of the fear of failure.
Link Roundup Link Roundup
Tuesday's link roundup.
Movies Ayn Rand’s The Breakfast Club
Ayn Rand's The Breakfast Club.
LGBT Notes On Surgery
Kate Good on her husband's experience with surgery.
Casting Charlotte Brontë’s The Spell: An Extravaganza
Dream-casting Charlotte Brontë's early work, "The Spell."
Animals The Devil in Disguise: the Cat in the West
The long and bloody history of cats in the Western world.
Television Kids In The Hall Monday: “Is He?” Annotated
This Kids In The Hall Monday asks the age-old question: is he?
Observations From My Dad Upon Finally Watching The Devil Wears Prada Last Night
Notes from a dad who has finally seen The Devil Wears Prada.
Music The (Not So) Guilty Pleasures
On openly loving the things you love no matter what.
Writing The Mooring of Starting Again
Samantha Powell on finding her way back to writing.
Cocktail Hour: Open Thread
The Toast's weekly Friday open thread, hosted by The Bartender.
