Reine #8: Observation Walk
Spring is my fave season, and Portland does it so well. (Play along with Reine, bingo card included.)
Arts + Pop Culture
Protective Spells For Mentally Ill Witches In A COVID-19 World
Shop for obscure ingredients in Asian supermarkets so you can replicate your favorite homecooked meals your mother used to make for you, and activate your ongoing transformation from helpless child to adult who knows how to nurture their own inner child.
Pop Culture Fix: The Forever Pride Cover of Entertainment Weekly Sure Is Something!
Also, livereads of Lizzie McGuire and Orphan Black, the trailer for Hannah Gadsby’s new Netflix special, Hamilton is coming to Disney+ very soon, those new Adventure Time episodes, and more!
6 Queer Authors on What It’s Like to Launch Their Books in a Pandemic
If you’re looking to escape reality for a little while, look no further than this year’s absolute bumper crop of queer novels. As late spring and summer literary events are postponed and cancelled, writers are looking for ways to connect virtually with readers and the publishing community – and finding ways to keep their creativity flowing in a difficult time.
No Filter: Melissa King, Ashley Benson, Gaby Dunn and Ali Krieger Love Their Moms
So many Moms, so little time!
Pop Culture Fix: “The Baby-Sitters Club” Trailer Is All Friendship and ’90s Nostalgia
Villanelle’s most personal murder, Aidy Bryant and Kate McKinnon go to quarantine prom, more reasons to love Alice Wu, Queen Latifah’s Equalizer reboot is a go, Janet Mock drops hints for Hollywood season two, and more!
The Lakeview Crew #4: Taurus Surprise!
Maya and Max prepare a social distance surprise that will make you cry, in the good way.
8 Music and Crystal Pairings To Celebrate Taurus Season
It’s Taurus Season — so let’s get vibey.
Things I Read That I Love #310: Eight Minutes Of Scream-Talking The Coolest Things You Can Think Of
Topics include nannies during COVID, The Chive’s “bro bait” website, Val Kilmer, Shaker Heights, Sesame Street, making adult friends, women in criminal justice films and so much more!
Fatimah Asghar’s Got Game: Watch Her New Short on Anxiety at a Queer Sex Party
“You can’t have a rulebook or a playbook for how to connect. When you’re queer, it’s about negotiating your own way, when the blueprint doesn’t work for you.” Fatimah Asghar discusses queerness, intimacy and her new short film Got Game, that you can watch exclusively on Autostraddle.
Lez Liberty Lit: What Will Your Practice Look Like?
Books to break your reading slumps, queer adult comics creators living under FOSTA/SESTA, new Simone de Beauvoir, Meryl Streep’s bookshelves and more.
Six Queer Asian Artists on “The Half of It” and the Future of Queer Asian Cinema
Alice Wu’s “The Half of It” has been for out less than a week, and it’s already become a classic. We brought together some of Autostraddle’s queer and trans Asian editors and writers — along with some of our writer friends and Generation Q’s Leo Sheng — to talk about the film, Alice Wu, and the current landscape of queer Asian media.
Pop Culture Fix: The “Pretty Little Liars” Moms Are Getting Drunk and Starting a Rewatch Podcast
Beanie Feldstein becomes a leading lady, Mrs. America’s hair designer explains those wigs, Portrait of a Lady on Fire meets Animal Crossing (again!), Lady Gaga is going ahead with Chromatica, and more!
BREAKING: Cara Delevingne and Ashley Benson Reportedly Split in Quarantine, Love Remains a Lie
But who gets custody of the rescue puppies and the sex bench?!?!?
Foolish Child #71: “We’re in this Together!”
Coronavirus commercials are getting more and more aggressive.
No Filter: Quinn Wilson’s Thighs Save Lives and Kate Moennig’s Dog Is Cute
Plus, Gaby Dunn does cool baby sitter cosplay and I am praying Sarah Paulson makes “Winnie Wednesdays” a permanent thing.
Pop Culture Fix: Let’s Keep Talking About “The Half Of It” Forever
Get ready to love Alice Wu more, Marceline and Princess Bubblegum are back, the final She-Ra trailer, the horniest episode of Xena, Janelle Monae’s new horror film has a release date, and a Wonder Woman spin-off about Amazonians!
The Single Queer’s Quarantine Playlist
There aren’t a ton of songs specifically about vague longing in the middle of a global pandemic, so consider this playlist a narrative journey of feelings.
13 Legally Free Digital Queer Books for Your Quarantine Needs
I’ve scrounged the internet for totally FREE (and legal) digital copies of amazing queer books. Groundbreaking trans fiction, comics, queer classics, and more!
Grease Bats: Tight Spaces
“Thank you for coming to this emergency roommate meeting… I don’t want to be rude but DAMN YOU BOTH.”