Notes From A Queer Engineer: A Volcanologist Heartthrob and Goodbye to Cassini
Where do birds go during a hurricane, the physics of cozy sweaters, free posters of women mathematicians, and more!
Geekery
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #30: Grown Up Routines
“I have managed to become completely convinced that I will never be a real adult.”
Drawn to Comics: All You Need is Love, a Pet Ferret and Jonesy Vols 1-2
Jonesy, a comic about a teen latina who can make people fall in love as well as she can make zines, Vols 1-3 are out and I checked out Volumes 1-2 just for you!
3 A.M.: Game Plan
3 A.M. is back! Mae is freaking out about Ruth’s note. What’s her game plan?
Some Things: Bad Processor
“What if we just watch Buffy instead?”
“Life Is Strange: Before the Storm” Review: Be Prepared To Love Chloe More Than You Ever Thought Possible
This is, essentially, the best angst fanfiction I have ever read.
Foolish Child #31: Today’s Sway Is Tomorrow’s Gay
“Enter, children, unto my super gay gingerbread house of sweet queer temptation.”
“Lesbians Who Tech” Knocked It Out of the Park Again, Focused on the Resistance
The most resistance-related tech conference I could envision, honestly.
Drawn to Comics: The Legend of Gay Zelda: A Fanzine is Gay, Geeky and Great
The Legend of Gay Zelda will capture your attention and pull on your heart with its adorably nerdy stories of queer love between video game characters.
Yo! That’s Not Cool #2: The Secret to Adult Courtship
“This wasn’t the playground anymore. Kid stuff wasn’t going to work on a teenager.”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #29: Hospital Beds
“I’m a lot more than some sad girl who grew up in a sad place.”
Notes From A Queer Engineer: Nerd Utopias, Drone Sheep Videos, and a Penguin Expert
Did you know that you can avoid tangled headphones by winding the cord into figure eights? It’s true!
Drawn to Comics: Shivana Sookdeo Shows the Cruelty of Plagiarism in “Write Write Kill”
Holy hell I was not ready for Shivana Sookdeo’s wild new 40-page comic Write Write Kill.
Baopu #37: Turn Me Upside Down
I feel like I’m stuck being the ‘now me.’
“Sonic Mania” Is a ’90s Kid’s Dream Come True
Sonic Mania isn’t just heavy on nostalgia; it’s a really good video game.
Foolish Child #30: Everything’s Just Fine
“Wait! Don’t leave me all alone here with this white guilt!”
Drawn to Comics: Recapping My Favorite Mini-Comics from FlameCon
Artists’ Alley is full of comics and drawings and zines and buttons and stickers showing gay and bi and queer and pan and trans and gnc characters of all types being happy and being themselves. It’s hard not to spend all the money you have in just one afternoon, and in fact, I bought a lot more comics and pins than I was planning on buying.
Grease Bats: New Relationship Energy
“This is fine. I don’t need to graduate school.”
How To Make Beer and Wine Popsicles, Win at Life Using Science
What I’m about to share isn’t a new idea, but times are hard, life is short, and dammit, we all deserve something good right now!
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #28: “No Chill”
“For me, there’s pretty much always been a clear line between sexual intimacy and emotional intimacy.”