Nico, Author at Autostraddle

Dani and Jamie looking into a tub in The Haunting of Bly Manor

Work and Class in “The Haunting of Bly Manor”

Woven throughout the series are thoughts on care and caretaking and who does that care and caretaking as well as domestic work.

Nico

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Oct 31, 2023

scorpio's halloween horror movie zodiac sign mood board featuring screen grabs from hellraiser, the strangers and lamb and sagittarius' mood board with screen grabs from the evil dead, we're all going to the world's fair and ju-on

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

What Three Horror Movies Capture Your Evil Essence, According to Your Sign

Take a look at both your sun and your rising sign, if you dare to peek behind the curtain and stare into the abyss that is your shadow side.

Nico

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Oct 27, 2023

UNTETHERED VOL. 8: a set of trees against a light purple background with bright yellow blobs on the sides

first person

Untethered: Into the Woods

The woods are Escape. They have always held my personal ideal of “freedom” cradled in their branches.

Nico

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Oct 26, 2023

two women sit on the couch on their phones, not speaking or looking at each other

relationships

You Need Help: Your Wife Doesn’t Want Sex, but There’s Something Deeper Here

You are telling me one thing, which is that your wife and you communicate well and she cares for you, and then I am seeing something different, which is that…

Nico

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Oct 10, 2023

1. a jar of KOS birthday cake flavored protein powder. 2. a jar of Four Sigmatic Organic Protein in creamy cacao. 3. a container of ghost protein powder in pancake batter flavor

health

Vegan Protein Powders, Ranked From Vulgar to Chuggable

As a friend said, “I would not normally think about drinking pancake batter.”

Nico

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Oct 9, 2023

UNTETHERED: VOL. 7. a hand holding a garbage bag against a neon green background with pale pink blobs.

first person

Untethered: On Living Alone, Reimagining Family

I’ve been dredging through the remains of my life since my ex and I started living in this house four years ago.

Nico

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Oct 5, 2023

Two white queer humans with tattoos and short brunette hair, one in a pixie cut and one with bangs, caress and smile with each other in bed.

astrology, tarot & witchcraft

The Cozy Under-The-Covers Sex You’re Having This Fall, According to Your Zodiac Sign

Wondering what kind of queer sex your sign’s going to be having this fall? I’m going to tell you, don’t worry.

Nico

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Sep 24, 2023

Mal from the Ultimatum Queer Love sits next to a door, The Ultimatum Queer Love Season Two is casting now, and there is a stick figure drawn over the image that says "this could be you"

tv news & trailers

Want to Break Up on TV? Ultimatum: Queer Love Season Two Is Casting!

All you have to do is fill out this 50+ question form, answering important queries such as “Do you wonder if the grass is greener with someone else?” and “How…

Nico and Riese

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Sep 21, 2023

Untethered: Vol. 6. A glass of cranberry juice against a lime green background with yellow-green blobs.

first person

Untethered: In Pursuit of Abject Sluttiness

I committed to stepping off the relationship escalator, but I didn’t commit to being celibate, okay?

Nico

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Sep 21, 2023

Carmen, a Black woman with glasses, and Nico, a white brunette genderqueer person also with glasses, are smiling for a camera over a table with two laptops open.

identity

Bisexuality, Queerness, Labels, Perception: A Conversation Between the EIC and the HBIC

Autostraddle’s Editor-in-Chief and Head Bisexual-in-Charge talk bisexual discrimination on dating apps, biphobic stereotypes in queer relationships, “the patriarchy,” and having tent sex in the woods.

Nico and Carmen Phillips

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Sep 20, 2023

a Victorian couple walking on a cobblestone path

comedy

Weird Things the Victorians Did, Ranked by Bisexuality

Performing seances is peak bisexual activity, whether you believe in the ghosts or you’re profiting from being a hot person who other people believe can talk to ghosts.

Nico

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Sep 16, 2023

UNTETHERED: A sealed moving box against a neon blue background with neon green blobs

first person

Untethered: On Miss Havisham-Style Decision-Making

My ex and I worked out a separation agreement over the course of those months and signed it in August.

Nico

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Sep 7, 2023

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