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In her midthirties and newly free from a terrible relationship, Tabitha Lasley quit her job at a London magazine, packed her bags, and poured her savings into a six-month lease on an apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland. She decided to make good on a long-deferred idea for a book about oil rigs and the men who work on them. Why oil rigs? She wanted to see what men were like with no women around. [more inside]
posted by latkes on Jun 22, 2024 - 0 comments

Y: The Last Man meets The Girl With All the Gifts in Gretchen Felker-Martin's Manhunt, an explosive post-apocalyptic novel that follows trans women and men on a grotesque journey of survival. [more inside]
posted by zeptoweasel on Oct 23, 2022 - 3 comments

In a series of personal essays, prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist George M. Johnson explores his childhood, adolescence, and college years in New Jersey and Virginia. From the memories of getting his teeth kicked out by bullies at age five, to flea marketing with his loving grandmother, to his first sexual relationships, this young-adult memoir weaves together the trials and triumphs faced by Black queer boys. [more inside]
posted by johnofjack on May 19, 2022 - 1 comment

The Enterprise responds when the J'naii need help finding a missing shuttlecraft. Meanwhile, Riker needs no help responding to questions about his sexual organs. [more inside]
posted by CheesesOfBrazil on May 13, 2021 - 11 comments

Women are not small men. Stop eating and training like one. Because most nutrition products and training plans are designed for men, it’s no wonder that so many female athletes struggle to reach their full potential. ROAR is a comprehensive, physiology-based nutrition and training guide specifically designed for active women. [more inside]
posted by aniola on Jan 24, 2020 - 0 comments

The crew discovers that visiting Moclans aboard The Orville are harboring a secret. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Apr 12, 2019 - 33 comments

The elephant koi call Aang's name as the Avatar, Sokka and Katara, arrive at Kyoshi island as part of Aang's to do list. Almost immediately the gang is captured by fierce green clad, fan wielding women, the Kyoshi Warriors, who teach Sokka that dressing like a girl also means dressing like a warrior. While Aang is celebrated as the Avatar, Zuko is alerted to his presence on Kyoshi island and sets out to capture the air bending Avatar. Also, foaming at the mouth guy. [more inside]
posted by Atreides on Mar 2, 2015 - 23 comments

A funeral brings all the Pfeffermans together and reunites them with their past - Shelley and Maura with old friends, Sarah with her ex, and Josh with his teenage babysitter - who brings a 17-year-old boy. Just when they thought there were no more secrets, the family busts out a few more.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 13 comments

Maura finds solace with ex-wife Shelly, and the two hatch a plot to help Ed realize his wishes. Sarah spends time with her ex-husband and begins to question their breakup, while Raquel finally breaks through to Josh. And when the entire family is summoned to Shelly's, they are in for a few surprises.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 0 comments

In a flashback, Mort escapes with friend Mark (Bradley Whitford) to a cross-dressing retreat in the woods, and becomes captivated with a very accepting woman named Connie (Michaela Watkins). Left alone after canceling her Bat Mitzvah, 13-year-old Ali finds trouble with an older man at the beach.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 3 comments

Josh goes on a date with Rabbi Raquel while Ali explores her feminine side with a TA from Gender Studies class. The kids turn out for Maura's performance in a talent show, but her delight quickly turns to dejection.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 5 comments

As they struggle to come to terms with Maura, Josh looks for answers from a rabbi named Raquel (Kathryn Hahn), and Ali looks for answers in a Gender Studies class with Syd. Sarah is left to answer questions from her own kids, who meet Maura for the first time.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 2 comments

When Shelly's husband Ed goes missing, Sarah, Josh and Ali set out to find him, and instead find themselves lost in their past. Ali can no longer keep Maura's secret from Josh, which sends him into a tailspin. When Maura runs into a Pfefferman family friend she takes a stand for her new identity.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 3 comments

Maura finally comes out to Ali, and they join Sarah on a field trip to the mall - where they all get rude lessons in womanhood. Josh is forced to confront his past thanks to questions from Syd (Carrie Brownstein) about his longtime relationship with Rita.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 1 comment

Maura moves out of the family house and into a lively new apartment complex, just as Sarah needs a new home after dismantling her perfect life. Josh has to reconsider his sudden vision of starting a family, while Ali finds some new boundaries to cross.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 4 comments

Maura embraces her new journey, but nothing about life as a woman is easy -- making friends, finding a new community, and above all, coming out to her children. Sarah introduces her husband (Rob Huebel) to her ex-girlfriend Tammy (Melora Hardin). Josh pays a visit to his ex-babysitter Rita, as Ali gets closer to her trainer.
posted by Jacqueline on Jan 5, 2015 - 1 comment

An LA family with serious boundary issues have their past and future unravel when a dramatic admission causes everyone's secrets to spill out. Starring Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light, Amy Landecker, Jay Duplass, and Gaby Hoffmann.
posted by iamkimiam on Sep 27, 2014 - 16 comments