A+ Crossword Loves Fuzzy Fruits

What do you call an everyday potato?

Fletcher’s Drops New Song “Eras of Us” and Yes It’s About Her Ex-Girlfriend Shannon

Fletcher’s new song “Eras of Us” just dropped and today she released a music video and her fans are loving it and also yes it is about Shannon.

Detective Burke stares at Detective Howard in the season three premiere of Raising Kanan. They are both in a car at night.

TV Show Recaps

Boobs on Your Tube: Raising Kanan’s Third Season Begs Us To Reconsider What We Mean by “Bury Your Gays”

Also, catching up on Rap Sh!t and the season finale of Black Cake.

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AF+

Into the A+ Advice Box #94: I Don’t Think My Queer Relative Should Get Married

Advice on supporting a partner rejected by their family, non-competitive boardgames, period depression…and more!

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Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: Goblin Mode

We have gifts for those in your life going goblin mode this season or all seasons, presents for the filthy gremlins you picked up on your quest, and offerings for the absolute trolls who are near and dear to your heart.

Eileen: Anne Hathaway in a blonde wig purses her lips and looks toward the camera.

Movie Reviews

“Eileen” Doesn’t Deserve To Be Called “Carol for Psychos”

The mediocrity of Eileen wouldn’t matter if the film was just a deliciously twisted affair where Anne Hathaway looks sexy as hell in a blonde wig. The problem is the film’s self-importance.

Music

24 of the Best Songs by Queer Artists in 2023

At a time when rights for marginalized people have never been more perilous, consuming art made by queer and trans people feels particularly necessary and sacred.

Puzzles

Mini Crossword is Listening to “the rest”

How much does a pirate pay for corn?

LGBT Book Reviews

Queer Desire Is Feral in K-Ming Chang’s Bloody, Spitty “Organ Meats”

Here is an expansive tale of inherited and constructed mythology, queer magic, and gothic girlhood.

A blank CD with sharpie writing Autostraddle End of Year List 2023 Favorite TV Couples

TV Feature

Autostraddle’s Favorite Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer TV Couples of 2023

Yellowjackets, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, Station 19, and more! Check out our favorite queer TV couples of 2023.

Beyond the Aggressives: A Black transmasc person looks out over the water with a city skyline behind them.

Movie Reviews

“Beyond the Aggressives” Has Arrived Just On Time For Black Trans Masc Representation

Beyond the Aggressives shows us how far we have come in terms of portraying trans masc people, but we still have such a long way to go.

A collage on a blue background with purple sparkles that includes: a green lifting belt, a pair of Adidas sneakers, wireless headphones, an Adidas gym bag, and a yellow t-shirt with sour patch kids lifting weights depicted on it.

Holigays Shopping

Holigay Gift Guide: What To Buy the Muscle Masc in Your Life

I’m including some tighter budget items and more size-inclusive options as well, because I don’t think anyone should be kept from being their best self in the gym just because of finances or lack of available larger sizes.

A behind-the-scenes photo of the cast of One Day at a Time with series creator Norman Leer.

Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: TV Legend Norman Lear Has Died, May His Memory Be a Blessing

I wouldn’t know how to parcel into words the impact of one singular man on the trajectory of television over the last more than 50 years, but put simply — no one did it like Norman Lear.