The Comment Awards Are Saying Goodbye To 2013
Featuring Christmas cats and Christmas flasks.
Brittani’s Video Party: Top 15 Viral Videos We Didn’t Talk About in 2013
A 2013 Viral Video Digest for those videos you missed or chose not to watch. Until now.
Things I Read That I Love #107: Sometimes Evil Is Something We’re All Responsible For
Topics include homeless youth, Alison Janey, the death of Margarey Vojtko, David Foster Wallace, elite public schools, the decline of evangelicalism, Buffy and more!
You Brew You: Secondary Fermentation and Bottling
Not everyone is into secondary fermentation, and strictly speaking you don’t HAVE to do it. But let’s do it anyway!
14 Actresses I Want To See On “American Horror Story” In 2014
My fantasy wish (witch?) list of actresses for season four of American Horror Story, along with the characters they could play.
How To Keep A Girl For 10 Years: She’s So High Above Me
On some level, we have all felt unworthy of something or someone at some point. Starting from the moment we step foot into any social structure or begin consuming Western media, we connect what or who we are able to achieve to how good we look.
25 Reasons Why The L Word Should Come Back in 2014
Because this is the way that we live…again.
Lez Liberty Lit #36: Emoji Versus Words
This week in lit: when emoji work better than words, the intersection between writing and food, best books lists, the worst grammar mistakes and more.
Dear Queer Diary: Looking Forward, Looking Back
Can you sum up your year in three words? One song? It’s time to journal your year in review!
Top 10 Instances of Open and Unapologetic Celebrity Cultural Appropriation in 2013!
“Oh, wait, so you’re not dressing in a mass-produced stereotypical ‘Native’ costume, and instead were just dressing as one of the most racist caricatures depicting an Indigenous person in the history of American cinema?”
Boxing Week Sale! Get 25% Off Everything In The Autostraddle Store!
This is your big chance to own something really special and Autostraddley this holiday season.
Comedy Crush: Janine Brito, Dandy Stand-Up
“Totally Biased” Writer and Correspondent, Janine Brito is a queer woman of color that was on your television screen. If you missed it, now’s the time to catch up.
Annie Mok’s “Screentests” Tells Stories About Candy Darling, Personal Trauma
Annie Mok’s tremendous short comic Screentests tells gorgeous stories about coming to terms with trauma and gender and is absolutely gorgeous to look at.
Also.Also.Also: Jean Grae and The Rando Have Their Eyes on The “Harvard Lampoon” and Other Stories We Missed This Week
Romi Klinger’s getting divorced, Dot-Marie got married, trans* voices are getting published, and we’re celebrating the holidays in a special space where it’s just you, Ari Fitz, and the rest of the Internet.
24 Incredible Personal Essays We Published This Year
We told so many amazing stories this year, we really gave Storytelling Time in kindergarten a run for its money.
“I Am Britney Jean” Is The Christmas Present I Always Wanted
“For some reason this movie really wants us to know that sometimes Britney and Jamie Lynn have wrestling matches and Jamie Lynn always wins. Picture that for a minute. Now move on.”
Make A Thing: Last Minute Gifts For The Serious Procrastinators
Procrastinated all of those great handmade gift ideas? Well, kid, it’s your lucky day. I’ve got you covered.
Christmakwanzakah OPEN THREAD: A Place to Put Your Feelings on This Merry Festive Holigay
IT’S TIME. Get in here.
Get Baked with High Femme: Cannabutter
Today, we are going to talk about the joyful union of marijuana and butter, to create cannabutter!
Star Trek N00b, Episode 3: Charlie X (or “Babysitting A Psychic Teenage Brat In Space”)
“It seems that Charlie can control other people’s behavior to an extent. I am sure this ability will make him an irritating prat throughout the episode.”