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Dolly Parton Was Never Ours, But She Became Ours Anyway

Dolly Parton Was Never Ours, But She Became Ours Anyway

There is something almost funny about how much Dolly Parton means to queer people. She is not queer. Somewhere along the way, Dolly became ours anyway. In this essay, Alivia Stonier works with Justin Hiltner to explain that process.

What If We Don't?: Sapphic Imagery in Mainstream Country Music

What If We Don't?: Sapphic Imagery in Mainstream Country Music

Sapphic imagery is a recurring theme in mainstream country music these last few years -- but why? And what if we don't?

Announcing: The 600/500 Challenge!!!

Announcing: The 600/500 Challenge!!!

Free zines and t-shirts inside!!! All for the low price of keeping this site going!

My Queer Longing and ‘90s Country: A Top Ten

My Queer Longing and ‘90s Country: A Top Ten

The song remembers when . . . Josh Friedberg gives us his top 10 '90s country songs brimming with queer longing

Re-Litigating Spike x Buffy

This week, Sara Mae of The Noisy and music journalist Jonah Evans dissect Sara Mae's recent album, The Secret Ingredient is Even More Meat, and it's links to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Here's Sara Mae's introduction to the conversation and track-by-

Even More Meat: The Noisy the Vampire Slayer Compendium

Even More Meat: The Noisy the Vampire Slayer Compendium

To celebrate the release of the deluxe edition of their astonishing album The Secret Ingredient Is Even More Meet, Philadelphia's The Noisy (Sara Mae) and music journalist Jonah Evans combine each track on the album with a Buffy the Vampire Slayer monster-of-the-week!

“There’s a Whole Lot in Our Culture I’d Cancel If I Could”: Crys Matthews and the World We’re In

“There’s a Whole Lot in Our Culture I’d Cancel If I Could”: Crys Matthews and the World We’re In

Josh Friedberg dissects Crys Matthews' song "Cancel Culture": how do we meaningfully resist oppression -- and is cancel culture even a thing?