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!! OMG, Happy Pride! The SideNote pod guys did an episode on the science and history of Gay Cruising !!

Mitch and Greg of ASAPScience‘s SideNote podcast just dropped an episode on gay cruising, tracing the practice from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics through Renaissance-era crackdowns to modern hookup apps. There’s also a genuinely wild 1970s sociological study in there, which found that many men seeking anonymous public encounters were otherwise living outwardly straight suburban lives.

The science portion makes the case that while same-sex behavior is common across the animal kingdom, cruising is a uniquely human response to social oppression and shame. Interesting! Check them out above!

!! OMG, from bartender to acclaimed author: Téa Mutonji enters the Champagne Room !!

Téa Mutonji takes over the Champagne Room in the latest episode of the talk series from the team behind STR*PPER NEWS, w/ hosts Andrea and Ariel.

A celebrated Congolese-Canadian author, Mutonji has built a body of work rooted in truthful, character-driven storytelling about friendship and self-discovery. In this episode, she traces her path from aspiring actor and bartender to professional writer, and reflects on how her identity as a queer, bilingual Black woman shapes the stories she tells. She talks about the weight of public perception after Shut Up You’re Pretty became a Canada Reads finalist, why she now guards her privacy and boundaries, her sobriety, her refusal to believe in writer’s block, and her pull toward the unpolished side of human intimacy. She also discusses her forthcoming novel, My Person.

Check it out above and follow on YouTube and Instagram, or subscribe to their Patreon for bonuses and early access!

!! OMG, WATCH: Life 100 is the afterschool special starring the elderly that you’ve been missing !!

I don’t know what I just watched… but I want MORE! If David Lynch directed and afterschool special with the elderly, this might be the outcome!

Once you’re done wrapping your head around FAILURE, check out Life 100 Show‘s EMPATHY episode after the jump! Maybe you’ll learn somethin’!

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!! OMG, stinky: Paula Abdul has released a choreographed TikTok detailing the woes of her IBS !!

@paulaabdul

It’s a lifelong condition 🤷🏽‍♀️✨

♬ original sound – ☆

This is the kind of koo-koo we love from Paula!

We truly miss the chaos of Hey, Paula! – her short-lived reality TV show. Any choreography which incorperates telling the story of being plagued by smelly farts is one we are seated for. Check it out above!
People should #recreate it.

!! OMG, new music: Meg Stalter is ‘The Prettiest Girl In America’ as she releases new music !!

Hi gay! Our favorite Hacks scene-stealer Meg Stalter has gone full pop star, and the video for her debut single “Prettiest Girl in America” is everything you’d expect from the queen of unhinged confidence, which is to say: perfect, delusional, iconic!

The electro-pop track about the burdens of being THAT famous is the first taste of her debut album Crave, dropping later this summer. Press play below and let her serve. You never stood a chance.

!! OMG, don't miss these !!