angela, among strangers: Archive

Things You Should Know Before Your Date A Writer

By Jamie Ann Royce From my favorite blog: Thought Catalog The whole professional writer thing is the only game I have. To an unsuspecting potential mate, I’m just like every other unremarkable femme with long dark hair and glasses in the bar. But when they ask me what I do with my time and I reply with, “I’m a writer, editor, poetess and photojournalist, who runs one of the top 100 LGBT blogs...

Jun 5th

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Jun 5th

Zombie Apocalypse 101

By Christopher Hudspeth From my favorite blog: Though Catalog As many of you already know, there was an incident in Miami this past weekend that was disturbing enough to trigger me to write this. A police officer discovered a naked man who was in the process of eating (yes, EATING) another man’s head. When the officer ordered the cannibalistic dude to stop, he growled at him and went back to...

Jun 4th

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21 Ways To Find The Cheapest Apartments

By Nico Lang From my favorite blog: Thought Catalog 1. Look for a place where the streets have no name. Not in the U2 song way, but in the the-city-wasn’t-sure-it-was-zonable-for-humans way. A place where all of the signs have been burned off by wildfire or toxic fumes and the children appear to have walked out of The Hills Have Eyes. 2. Browse EveryBlock and do the exact opposite of what...

Jun 4th

Kiss Like You Mean It

By Nico Lang From my favorite blog: Thought Catalog When you kiss someone, kiss them with both hands, kiss them like you are holding on tight and won’t let go. Lean in for the kiss like you are both in a musical and the score is swirling around you — as if your dress or her dress or both of your dresses will be blown up by the wind at any moment. Pretend you are like people who are holding...

Jun 4th

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What Primates Teach Us About Being Human

By Ben Atwood From my favorite blog: Thought Catalog The genus Pan is divided into two species of ape; the chimpanzee, and the bonobo. Both live in the same jungle habitat, have similar physical appearances, and share dietary habits. They are so similar that until recently biologists thought them to be identical, until researchers in the field began to notice stark differences in their...

Jun 4th