Published inSpecial SnowflakeStop me if you’ve heard this one before: a black trans woman leaves her house — maybe for a party…She never comes back.Feb 23, 2016Feb 23, 2016
Published inSpecial SnowflakeThe 11 Greatest Characters of 2015All great years have great fictions — it’s the only way humans can make sense of them. And all great fictions have great characters. The…Jan 2, 2016Jan 2, 2016
Published inSpecial SnowflakeBeauty and Cruelty weaves modernity into fairy talesCruelty and Beauty is, on the surface, yet another fractured fairy tale. It concerns itself with Sleeping Beauty and the Evil Fairy and a…Dec 23, 2015Dec 23, 2015
Published inSpecial SnowflakeIn Art Angels, Grimes grasps onto the hyperfemininePop music is often, and easily, stereotyped as feminine: its vocals are light and airy, it’s dominated by women musicians, and easily…Dec 15, 2015Dec 15, 2015
Published inSpecial SnowflakeHolly Woodlawn, actress and and one of the last Warhol Superstars, dies age 69Holly Woodlawn was a Warhol Superstar, and starred in his films Trash and Women in Revolt — garnering a campaign to get her an Academy…Dec 7, 2015Dec 7, 2015
Published inSpecial Snowflake9 Best Things On The Internet This YearWe all know the Internet has many riches, and this year has been better than most. We have seen the Meme Renaissance with our own two eyes…Dec 6, 2015Dec 6, 2015
Published inSpecial Snowflake“When Giraffes Flew” shows promise, but the short stories are too many, too shortAll the best short stories have a moment of truth — the Flannery O’Connor moment. It’s a hard art to master, and many of those who are…Nov 28, 2015Nov 28, 2015
Published inSpecial Snowflake“Fates and Furies” explores privilege and heartbreakI just finished Fates and Furies and I don’t know how I feel. I don’t know how I could feel. Is it possible to feel a good kind of empty?Nov 13, 2015Nov 13, 2015
Published inSpecial SnowflakeMisbegotten Covers: What the Design of Lolita Says About SocietyNo one knows how to handle Lolita.Nov 2, 2015Nov 2, 2015
