Doctor Feels Brilliant

Ugh, is it fall yet? The more they tease us with little tidbits of the Thirteenth Doctor, the more excited I get.



I’m into it all. The coat, the boots, the suspenders, the rainbow top, the multiple ear piercings. Oh, yeah, you know I love those piercings.



And now this new logo. Yep, I’m in. Bring on The Doctor. And the creeping excitement you feel thinking about watching a female Doctor on TV for the fist time? Yeah, that it is a reminder that representation always matters.



p.s Straight white dudes feel like this all the time and they still aren’t happy with the world? Sheesh.

Tank Top Tuesday: Olympics Edition

Damn, I miss the Olympics already. But, good news, we don’t need to miss the Olympians. Here are a few choice Team USA athletes in their tank topped finest. And, of course, sports bras count. Like you even had to ask. See you in Beijing in 2022.

Hilary Knight, hockey, gold


Mikaela Shiffrin, skiing, gold & silver


Chloe Kim, halfpipe, gold


Jamie Anderson, snowboarding, gold & silver


Lauren Gibbs, bobsled, silver


Lindsey Vonn, skiing, bronze


Maia Shibutani, ice dancing, bronze

And, because I still feel bad for my Canadian friends about that hockey loss, here ya go.

Tessa Virtue, ice dancing, gold

And, because I feel like it, here is a bonus Mikaela Shiffrin because dayyyyyummmm.

The Way This Makes Me Feel

I wish this video went on forever. I mean it, I could watch Janelle’s “Make Me Feel” video f-o-r-e-v-e-r. Like, who wouldn’t want to watch this ode to bisexuality and Prince (wait, is that redundant?) on a loop? No one, that’s who. And who wouldn’t want to watch Janelle Monae and Tessa Thompson flirt and dance until the end of time? No one, that’s who. Like I want to San Junipero this video. In fact, it kind of reminds me of San Junipero with the day-glo and sexual liberation and all. Anyway. This is possibly the best way to start your week possible. Now please excuse me I have to go watch this for the 600th time.

I mean...



Yep, I’ll be in my bunk.

My Olympic Weekend Crush

Well, I hope you’ve been enjoying the Olympics. You know I have. In honor of its final weekend, please enjoy these literal golden girls. Here are all the female gold medal winners from the United States (with much respect and congratulations, of course, to all the other women from other countries who took gold as well).

Jamie Anderson, Slopestyle Gold


Chloe Kim, Snowboard Halfpipe Gold


Mikaela Shiffrin, Giant Slalom Skiing Gold


Kikkan Randall & Jessica Diggins, Cross Country Skiing Team Sprint Gold


U.S. Women’s Hockey Team Gold


Also, come on, 20-year-old rookie goalie Maddie Rooney (left) is totally Ellen Page’s jock little sister, right?



And, because it’s my blog and I can post what I want, here is a little bonus SGALGG action from the PyeongChang Games.

Maren Lundby & Silje Opseth, Norway, ski jumping


Laura Deas & Lizzy Yarnold, Great Britain, skeleton


Kaori Iwabuchi & Sara Takanashi, Japan, ski jumping


Stina Nilsson & Hanna Falk, Sweden, cross-country skiing


Lindsey Vonn & Laurenne Ross, US, downhill skiing


And, because you knew this was coming, here is some choice SGALGG from the U.S. Women’s Hockey Team gold medal celebration.



Go ladies, go world, and happy weekend, all.

Gender Fuck Thursday: Cate Edition

Oh, hi. Thought you might want to see in Cate Blanchett in this suit. And tie. And no shirt. You are welcome.



Look, I don’t know why she’s cutting her hair either. But are you gonna tell her it’s probably not a good idea to cut her hair while she’s wearing that suit and tie and no shirt? I didn’t think so.



Yeah, the lady can do whatever she wants.

You Don't Own Us

Here are two of the sheroes of my not all that rebellious youth (What? I was a good student…) Shirley Manson and Fiona Apple, singing a wonderfully defiant version of Lesley Gore’s “You Don’t Own Me.” What a perfect anthem for our Time’s Up moment. And, really, a lot of things. Garbage men, you don’t own us. NRA, you don’t own us. GOP, you don’t own us. Trump, get the fuck out. Etc. Etc. Etc.

p.s. Fiona's shirt is a reference to Grammy president Neil Portnow. He suggested women weren't succeeding at the awards because we need to "step up" more. So, you know, fuck him, too.

Lesbian Bucket List

Filmmaking friends The Finks (Julie Keck and Jessica King) have been making LGBTQ-themed content for years now. And they were kind enough to share one of their latest projects, the sex education series “F*ck Yes,” with me the other day. Just a reminder that consent is always, always sexy – with an assist from gay lady cinema icon Guinevere Turner. Please, like you don’t also have a soft spot in your heart for “Go Fish,” too.

p.s. The above episode is no longer free, but please check out the trailer for their "F*uck Yes" series below.

We Call B.S.

Here’s the speech from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez at an anti-gun rally happening today in Fort Lauderdale https://t.co/CyfMnPDAvW // https://t.co/hgewZy4Cxf https://t.co/gssAmGczuH

— Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) February 17, 2018

I added this to my Friday post already, but in case you missed it (or even if you watched it once, twice or three times already) please – take the time. Emma Gonzalez and the students of Marjory Stonrman Douglas High School will not be forgotten, ignored or dismissed. Look out, GOP politicians who are bought and paid for by the NRA. We call B.S. And we are coming for you.

p.s. Emma Gonzalez/David Hogg 2020

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg to politicians who receive NRA donations: “If you can’t get elected without taking money from child murderers, why are you running?” (via CNN) pic.twitter.com/qcdlcpcEfV

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 19, 2018

My Weekend Gun Control Now

It’s easy to get despondent about all the senseless gun violence in America. Very, very easy. Why do we keep letting angry men unfettered access to the weapons of war? Why are they allowed to commit mass murder in a matter of seconds? Why can a 19-year-old kid buy an assault rifle? Oh, yeah – because too many Republican lawmakers are bought and paid for by the NRA. And the money the GOP receives from this terrorist organization is more important than keeping children safe in school or fans safe at a concert or parishioners safe in a church or revelers safe at a nightclub or workers safe at an office. All this terrible carnage.

But you know what? Enough. Enough of being held hostage by the NRA. Enough allowing the 25 percent of Americans who own all of its guns dictate our gun policy. Enough with tolerating 18 school shootings so far this year. Enough of this senseless death.

But don’t take my word for it. Take the word of the survivors of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The students who saw their classmates and their teachers and their coaches shot dead in front of them. The students who cowered in closets for hours, hiding from a young man who was allowed to buy an AR-15 assault rifle and then used it to take 17 innocent lives. The students who are mad at hell at our country’s lax gun laws, and aren’t going to take it anymore.

Students like these, all survivors of the shooting in Parkland, Florida this week:

I was hiding in a closet for 2 hours. It was about guns. You weren't there, you don't know how it felt. Guns give these disgusting people the ability to kill other human beings. This IS about guns and this is about all the people who had their life abruptly ended because of guns. https://t.co/XnzhvuN1zd

— carly (@car_nove) February 15, 2018

Unless you are going to do something about gun control so no one else experiences what my school has, shut the fuck up. https://t.co/9i8Yr2233L

— Morgan Williams (@morganw_44) February 15, 2018

A gun has killed 17 of my fellow classmates. A gun has traumatized my friends. My entire school, traumatized from this tragedy. This could have been prevented. Please stfu tomi https://t.co/qNo03ZE3Ev

— kyra (@longlivekcx) February 15, 2018

why was a student able to terrorize my school mr president https://t.co/rwDRYz3ayx

— nikki (@nikta04) February 14, 2018

And this student, David Hogg.

The video, for those who are asking. pic.twitter.com/KCCfuiFhQK

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 15, 2018

At a vigil last night they chanted, “No more guns!”

America did nothing when an angry young man with an AR-15 assault rifle killed 20 elementary school kids. The deaths of so many 6- and 7-year-olds at Sandy Hook Elementary did not move our lawmakers to try to stop the next one.

But maybe the righteous anger of a bunch of teenagers will. And a little child will lead them all. Happy weekend and demand sensible gun control now, all.

UPDATE: This is Emma Gonzalez. Remember her name and know the students of Marjory Stonrman Douglas High School will change the world if only we will listen.

Here’s the speech from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emma Gonzalez at an anti-gun rally happening today in Fort Lauderdale https://t.co/CyfMnPDAvW // https://t.co/hgewZy4Cxf https://t.co/gssAmGczuH

— Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) February 17, 2018

Why Hello, New Robot Overlords

Oh, in all the commotion I’ve forgotten to talk about the new “Westworld” trailer. It’s a show I’ve grown to appreciate more and more as it reveals itself. Yes, it’s a slow and strange burn. But, if this the trailer is any indication, the robots are ready to rise up and kick our asses. Given today’s geopolitical climate, I say bring it on – especially if our new robot overlords look like Evan Rachel Wood and Thandie Newton.

Happy Carol-entines Day

Dearest Kittens,

May someone flirt with you as boldly as Carol Aird flirts with Therese Belivet this Valentine’s Day. Or – alternately or concurrently – may you love yourself as effortlessly as Carol Aird lifts herself off the floor. But, seriously, that’s serious gracefulness goals. Have a great day filled with love and a possible rewatch of “Carol.” Hey, it couldn’t hurt.

Kisses,
Ms. Snarker

Olympic Scream Queens

One of my favorite things about watching the Olympics is seeing the unfiltered emotion coming from all the female athletes. Women, all too often in society, are told to strictly monitor their emotions. Don’t be too friendly. Don’t be too cold. Smile. Smile less. Be happy, but not unladylike. Ugh, how I hate the world unladylike. But at the Olympics, women are allowed to express their inner roar. They can yell and scream and howl and ROAR all they want. Sure, it’s sometimes a little easier to spot at the Summer Olympics because there’s so much less clothing. Those big, bulky winter uniforms and helmets and mirrored goggles can make it more challenging to see – but no less satisfying.

So here are some Olympics screams from some very, very talented female athletes – may we see many, many more as the Games go on.

Mirai Nagasu, USA, figure skating

The first American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics (and only the third woman overall to land one at the Games – behind Japan’s Midori Ito in 1992 and Mao Asada in 2010 and 2014.

Summer Britcher, USA, luge

The lugers are the athletes I’d most like walking beside me in a dark alley. Just sayin'.

Anastasiya Kuzmina, Slovakia; Anais Bescond, France; Laura Dahlmeier, Germany; biathlon

Those are your silver, bronze and gold medal winners of the 10Km pursuit biathalon(L-R), all thrilled out of their minds. Oh, and they are pretty good in a dark alley, too, what with their sharp shooting.

Nika Kriznar, Slovenia, ski jumping

She came in seventh on the normal hill, but that is a happy, happy seventh.

Chloe Kim, USA, snowboard

A gold medal winner and instant legend at age 17. So, you know, not too shabby.

Ireen Wust, Netherlands, speed skating

How are the out gay ladies doing in Pyeongchang? Well bisexual speed skater Ireen won the gold in the 1,500 – making her the first Winter Olympian to win individual gold medals at four consecutive Games. So pretty well, thanks.

p.s. Because it is also a Tuesday, here’s Ireen in a tank top. For science!