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riese

Editor-in-Chief / CEO of Ideas

Marie Lyn Bernard, aka Riese, is a freelance journalist, award-winning writer, blogger, fictionist, copywriter, video-maker and aspiring cyber-performance artist who grew up in Michigan, got wise in New York City, and now lives in the San Francisco area. Her work has appeared in nine books including "The Bigger the Better, The Tighter The Sweater: 21 Funny Women on Beauty, Body Image and The Hazards of Being Female" and "The Best American Erotica of 2007," magazines including Marie Claire, GO, Curve, Interlude, NeXt, and CollegeBound, and all over the web including nerve.com, Jezebel, Emily Books and OurChart (RIP). She was the recapper for The L Word Online and host of Showtime’s Lezberado and her personal blog has earned many dubious honors including Best Personal Blog 2008 and Hottest Bloggers 2008. Riese has spoken about blogging, community-building, feminism, cyberculture and sexuality at places like BlogHer 2011, Yale, New York University, The University of Chicago and The Museum of Sex. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Interlochen Arts Academy and The Olive Garden's week-long training intensive; she enjoys eating foods, having big ideas, reading books & talking to her stuffed dog, Tinkerbell. Follow her smokin’ hot adventures on twitter.

Contact: riese[at]autostraddle.com

April 09, 2013

15 Funny Things Rachel Said Recently

“five years from now when i’m living in a tree writing tracts about how monsanto is part of the illuminati cabal on recycled seventh-generation paper bags, you can pinpoint this as the moment it started.”

April 08, 2013

VIDEO: Lesbian Proposes Dressed As Blaine Warbler, Glee-ful Musical Number and Adorableness Ensue

A bunch of cute girls dressed as prep school boys serenading a lady about to be proposed to by another lady? This is why same-sex marriage matters.

April 05, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #70: We Confront The Mysteries and The Terrors of Life Through Them.

Topics include Vice, meth, makeup, Bally’s, Wal-mart, celebrity culture, sex abuse, Girls of Riyadh, Zanesville, and sex in 1950!

April 03, 2013

10 Literary Pinterests For Book-Lovers

The only thing better than reading books is looking at pictures of books on the internet or, better yet, looking at pictures of bookSHELVES on the internet. There are so many cool lit pinterests, here are some of my faves.

April 02, 2013

Half Of 2013's National Magazine Award Finalists Are Women, For Real, So Let's Meet Them

Last year the NMA nominated zero ladies in its prime categories but this year we snagged half the noms! Why? Plus, I’ve got an epic rundown on everything you need to know about every ladyjourno finalist.

March 29, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #69: It's My Turn, Babe

Topics include Connie Britton, Jonesboro, NPR’s Intern Emily, Renata Alder, “Lean In,” abuse at girls’ correctional facilities, when heroin was legal, singing, Sex House, that guy’s Gucci addiction and moar!

March 28, 2013

Get Baked for Passover: Matzo Caramel Crunch

Riese’s lesbian Jewish mom made you a very special Passover treat!

March 27, 2013

"Today" Show Host Jenna Wolfe Is Gay And Also Pregnant

Jenna Wolfe announced on the Today Show this morning that she’s super gay and also super pregnant. She also enjoys swimming with sharks.

March 26, 2013

25 Pictures Of The Lesbian Internet, 1997-2007

Once upon a time in a land far far away, lesbians found the internet and covered it with rainbows!

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March 24, 2013

Glee Episode 417 Recap: Guilty Pleasures Zig-A-Zig-Ah

This week on “Glee,” everybody played dress-up and some people cried and some people yelled at each other and some people were gay and had pillows.

March 22, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #68: A-Poem-Worse-Than-Which-Cannot-Be-Imagined

Topics include Whitney Houston, the soul of student debt, Atlantic City, the West Memphis Three, Civil-Rights-era cold cases, notebooks, the Famous Poets Conference, the white male Academy, Westboro and so much more!

March 21, 2013

Glee Episode 416 Recap: Feuds With Dudes And Girls And Boy Bands

Just in time for this week’s episode of Glee, I finally recap last week’s episode of Glee!

March 19, 2013

Lesbians Love Older Women, Says Survey And Our Hearts

The Allure “Anti-Aging” Survey found “LGBT Community is More Attracted to People 10 Years Older,” according to a press release we found in our boxes this morning.

March 18, 2013

25 Queer Parties You Should Go To If You Have A Time Machine

Vintage event posters, flyers and ads from 1914 – 1995.

March 15, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #67: Love Hunters!

Topics include teaching in New Orleans, Jewish camp, domestic abuse, “scenes from a group marriage,” arson, the LA riots, Miss USA pageants, Washington’s chef Hercules and so much more!

March 10, 2013

Glee Episode 415 Recap: Girls (And Bois) On Film

This week on Glee, everybody danced around to all of my favorite songs!

March 08, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #66: Reading In Underpants

This week’s TIRTL includes a special Underwear Week section, as well as pieces on topics including Jehovah’s Witness, onscreen violence, sex abuse, robots, fan fiction, junk food and Alaska.

March 05, 2013

Boyshorts and Girltrunks 102: Your Queer Underwear Guide

Boyshorts/Girltrunks 102, including 78 boyshorts, girltrunks and boxer-brief suggestions for weirdos.

March 01, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #65: Ellen Finds A Plumber

Topics include Ellen circa 1998, women in the KKK, the HMS Bounty, high cost medical care, long prison terms and poverty, Adalia Rose, studio photography, child beauty pageants & manufacturing in America.

February 22, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #64: Giddy, Girlish and Deeply Shallow

Topics include sorority rush, circus sideshow acts, murder, Jeopardy, college in China, Utopian musical communities, the post office, the mall, the pope, the post office and more!

February 21, 2013

Get Your 2013 Autostraddle Calendar For $8! 48-Hour Sale!

We’re clearing out the 2013 Calendars — time to get yours!

February 18, 2013

Top 12 Best "L Word" Episodes Ever

In which I pick my 12 favorite “L Word” episodes of all time (and provide a brief watching guide for new L Word watchers!) and you give me yours.

February 16, 2013

Glee Episode #414: I Do Wish Santana and Quinn Had Kissed For Real

This week on Glee, Quinn discovered how nice it is to slow-dance with Santana.

February 15, 2013

Things I Read That I Love #63: Like A Warm Danish From An Expensive Pastry Shop

Topics include ICU nurses, Orson Scott Card, Dr. Oz, working your way through college, prosecuting potential sex offenders, two-timing in New Orleans, google destroying San Francisco and more!

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