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In Which You May Avail Yourself of Free Advice On How and Why to Write

Rachel’s Team Pick: “When one writes a thing — when you discover and then put it down, which is the essence of discovering it — one is done with it. What people get out of it is none of the writer’s business.”

Rachel February 14, 2012 6 Comments
Community

State of the Autostraddle Union #2

Well, here we are!

Riese February 13, 2012 99 Comments
Issues Visual Art

Art Attack! Hide/Seek Tells Half the Story

This provocative and important exhibit is worth your time — even if it sorta leaves you out.

Danielle February 13, 2012 7 Comments
Recipes

An Especially Special Get Baked: Valentine’s Day Sweets

You can make a mountain of crepes with whipped cream, two types of vegan cupcakes, sex cookies, cheesecake and so so very much more!

the team February 13, 2012 22 Comments
Money + Work Relationships

You Need Help: Your Girlfriend is Permanently Unemployed, Maybe

What to do when a temporary situation starts looking like a permanent personality trait.

Riese February 13, 2012 60 Comments
Valentine's Day

Ten Ways To Celebrate Valentines Day That Don’t Suck

Just because you’re single doesn’t mean this won’t be the best Valentine’s Day ever.

Lizz February 13, 2012 57 Comments
Music

Adele’s Anderson Cooper Interview Will Ignite Or Enhance Your Crush on Adele

Riese’s Team Pick: “I can’t write another breakup record, that would be like a real boring cliche… people would be like “nah, we’ve had enough now. Cheer up.”

Riese February 13, 2012 44 Comments
Music

Artist Spotlight: Amodus

Three girls, a guy and some big rock sounds.

Crystal February 13, 2012 7 Comments
Recipes

Get Baked: Potato-Kale Enchiladas

Giant pans of enchiladas are the best thing you can possibly eat when it’s snowing outside and you don’t expect to be able to leave the house without long underwear for three more months.

Rachel February 13, 2012 11 Comments
Sex

Writing Dirty With Rachel Kramer Bussel: The Autostraddle Interview

As part of NSFW Sunday’s All-Tied-Up Month, Autostraddle talks with ridiculously prolific bisexual erotica author and editor Rachel Kramer Bussel on writing, editing, and BDSM.

Ryan Yates February 12, 2012 5 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Sunday Wants To Tie You Up 100 Times

Today on NSFW Sunday: 100 girls in bondage and related lesbian erotica!

Ryan Yates February 12, 2012 34 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday Wants to Dance With Somebody to Celebrate Gay Rights

It’s a good week when you have 200 cops, Margaret Cho, Hillary Clinton, and a crown prince of India on your side.

Carmen February 12, 2012 16 Comments
Music

Whitney Houston Is Dead

Whitney Houston, the most awarded female vocalist of all time, was found dead in her hotel room at the Beverly Hills Hilton today. She was 48 years old.

Riese February 11, 2012 50 Comments
Literature

Things I Read That I Love #12

Topics include Hollister, the U.S. prison system, an amusement park about Charles Dickens, Mitt Romney and AshleyMadison.com!

Riese February 11, 2012 26 Comments
Money + Work

Freelancers Freelancing Their Way Into Jeopardy

Freelancers strengthen our economy, but at what cost?

Laura February 11, 2012 20 Comments
Politics + Activism

But What Does It Mean? – The 9th Circuit Court’s Ruling Against Prop 8, Explained

“But from a legal standpoint, how we reach an outcome is every bit as important as the outcome that we reach.”

Jessica February 10, 2012 18 Comments
Politics + Activism

Pete Hoekstra Airs Racist Political Ad During the Superbowl, Everyone Facepalms

Hey guess what — using racial caricatures and stereotypes in your political ads won’t make you the most popular guy in the senate elections!

Whitney Pow February 10, 2012 22 Comments
Queer Pregnancy

Real L Word 2’s Cori and Kacy Post Heartbreaking “Update On Our Family”

After seven months of trying, Cori got pregnant in August 2011. Today they’ve written on their blog about losing the baby on Christmas Day.

Riese February 10, 2012 25 Comments
Movie Features Recipes

Movie Night: Romeo + Juliet

Shakespeare, Claire Danes and pizza. If you know of a better way to spend an evening, I’d like to hear about it.

Bren February 10, 2012 30 Comments
TV Show Recaps

Glee 312 Recap: The Spanish Teacher and Santana Are Too Sexy For This Show

Glee, how long ’til your soul gets it right? Can any human being ever reach that kind of light?

Riese February 10, 2012 76 Comments
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