Kayla, Author at Autostraddle

Kayla

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About Kayla

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya is a writer and critic currently living in Miami. Her fiction is upcoming in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern. Her pop culture writing can also be found at The A.V. Club and The Hollywood Reporter, and she wrote the webseries Sidetrack. You can catch her on Twitter and Instagram.

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Sex + Relationships

A Very Sensible, Queer Guide to Sending the First Message on Dating Apps

The supporting crew from Sabrina casts a spell together in the final episodes.

Television

“Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina”: The Chaos Ends But Not Without, Well, Chaos

The dancers of Tiny Pretty Things form a huddle and look up at the sky.

Television

“Tiny Pretty Things” Review: I Love and Hate This Netflix Ballet Show

The cast of Cracks.

Film

“Cracks” Is a Boarding School Monster Movie

A collage of gifts you can buy for a reluctant pandemic chef, including: An apron, a hand blender, a kitchen speaker, a Dutchmen oven, and a variety of spices.

Food and Drink

Holigay Gift Guide: For the Reluctant Pandemic Chef

Cheryl Dunye in Mommy Is Coming

Film

“Mommy Is Coming”: Cheryl Dunye’s Self-Reflexive Sex Comedy Dissects and Embraces the Erotic

A distressed-looking woman with short hair looks out a window.

You Need Help: How Do I Get Over Breaking My Ex’s Heart?

Michelle Krusiec and Lynn Chen dance in Saving Face.

Film

“Saving Face” Made My Lesbian Dance Floor Fantasies Come True

A thin white woman in a baggy sweater stares into space, looking bored, at a café table with a glass of water in front of her

Advice

You Need Help: My Friend Is Late to Everything

A troubled-looking girl biting her lip as she looks at the camera

Advice

You Need Help: I Just Came Out, and I Feel Weird

Nikohl Boosheri and Sarah Kazemy in Circumstance.

Eroticism Isn’t a Distraction in Maryam Keshavarz’s “Circumstance”—It’s Vital

Rachel and Luce hug in Imagine Me & You

Film

Is “Imagine Me & You” Even Good? I Don’t Know, But I Keep Rewatching It

A person with long curly red hair and a very cute pair of thick black glasses, wearing a dark blue denim shirt, stares off to the left of the camera and thinks hard about their ex.

You Need Help: Am I Really “Over Them” Enough to Date New People?

You Need Help: How Can I Be a ‘Good Ex’?

Nisha Ganatra and Jill Hennessy in Chutney Popcorn.

Film

“Chutney Popcorn” Is the South Asian Dyke Rom-Com I Always Wished “Bend It Like Beckham” Had Been

Advice

You Need Help: My Mom Is Offended I Didn’t Come Out To Her Sooner

Film

“The Handmaiden” Dares You to Look

You Need Help: What If I’m Bad At Sex?

Two women in bed, not speaking with or looking at each other.

You Need Help: My Partner and I Have Different Sex Drives

Television

“Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills” Dyke Drama, “Explained”

Television

My Top 10 Television Characters: Kayla, Who Has Mommy Issues

Advice

You Need Help: Is It Normal To Be Happy In a Relationship and Still Think About an Ex?

You Need Help: Why Can’t I Break Up With Them?

Television

Blood on the Dance Floor: “Killing Eve” Season Three’s Last Tango Is Sexy as Ever

Food and Drink

Happy Hour at Home: Let’s Get Spritzy

Film

My Top 10 Favorite Lesbian Movies: Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Television

My Top 10 Television Shows: Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Television

“Hightown” Review: Meet Jackie Quiñones, the Very Messy Lesbian Who Saves the Show

DIY / Crafting / Food / Home

Happy Hour at Home: Kitchen Scraps and Pantry Items for Fancy Cocktails

Television

“Riverdale” Season Finale 4 Recap: The Darkness Within

Food and Drink

Happy Hour at Home: We Can Pickle That

Television

“Riverdale” Episode 418 Recap: The Teens Are Not OK

Television

Let’s Talk About That “Killing Eve” [SPOILER]!

You Need Help: Will I Ever Get Over My First Ex or Is Closure a Myth

Television

“Riverdale” Episode 417 Recap: A Far Too Hetero “Hedwig”

Advice

You Need Help: How Do I Stop Thinking About the Ex Who Cheated on Me?

Television

“Killing Eve” Season Three is Like a Bad Breakup

Sabrina Imbler’s “Dyke (geology)” Makes Science Horny

Arts + Pop Culture

Samantha Irby’s “Wow, No Thank You.” Masters the Art of Self-Deprecation

Food and Drink

Happy Hour at Home: How to Have Afternoon Tea Service at Home

Ask Us Anything About Cooking While Social Distancing

Television

“Riverdale” Episode 416 Recap: A Literary Society That Also Does Murders

Television

“Riverdale” Episode 415 Recap: No One Does Revenge Quite Like Betty Cooper

Television

“Riverdale” Episode 414 Recap: Archie’s Mom Gets a Girlfriend (Meanwhile, Everyone is Framed for Murder)

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