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Parenting & Family

How to Live With Kids: Toys & Entertainment

In which this is not a mommy blog and we talk about how to live with kids without becoming a crazy person. This week’s specialty: toys!

Laneia September 13, 2011 50 Comments
Politics + Activism

North Carolina House Passes Gay Marriage Ban to 2012 Ballot

North Carolina voters will most likely vote in May 2012 on a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.

Rachel September 12, 2011 34 Comments
Money + Work

You Don’t Understand My Job

Riese’s Team Pick: “The reality of it is the vast majority of designers will work to make ugly things for strategically incompetent people only to have more people still think very little of you.”

Riese September 12, 2011 44 Comments
Movie Reviews

6 Reasons You’ll Want to See “Tanner Hall” Despite Its Abysmal Reviews

Portia’s ex-girlfriend and Dianne von Furstenberg’s daughter made a movie about troubled in boarding school starring the girl with the dragon tattoo and there’s a lesbian character. How can you not go see it?

Riese September 12, 2011 28 Comments
TV Feature

Real L Word’s Kelsey Chavarria Is A Poet & You Didn’t Know It: The Auto-Interview

The Real L Word’s Kelsey Chavarria chats about love, loss and what she wears. Also, an original poem and an exclusive first look at her latest photoshoot!

Jess September 12, 2011 31 Comments
Sports

The US Open and Other Sporting Events That May Consume Your Life

The US Open is coming to a close while football season and the Rugby World Cup begin. What better way to end the summer? Pretend you don’t have a million answers to that.

Brittani September 12, 2011 43 Comments
Book Features

Nina Katchadourian Sorts Books, Makes Them Even More Awesome

Rachel’s Team Pick: Look at this really cool thing that this person does with books!

Rachel September 12, 2011 14 Comments
NSFW Sunday

NSFW Lesbosexy Sunday is Naked

Everyone in this post is completely naked, except for one girl in cutoffs.

Guest September 11, 2011 46 Comments
Politics + Activism

So, It’s The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11

The headline of The Onion today is: “Remembering 9/11 A Pleasure For Nation Compared To Remembering Past 10 Years.”

Riese September 11, 2011 74 Comments
Society + Culture

Sunday Funday is a Pretty Girl in a Big Gay World

This Sunday Funday, gay rights are human rights! Plus, gay marriage is still the hottest bandwagon in town and even Harvard likes gay people. And lastly, pretty girls still exist.

Carmen September 11, 2011 42 Comments
Straddleverse

Autostraddle Summer Book Club Final Winners Announced!

You guys read ALL THE BOOKS.

Rachel September 10, 2011 28 Comments
TV Lists

Autostraddle’s Fall Television Guide: All The New Girls

There are so many girls on the television this season! Autostraddle has your guide to the best new fall shows and where to find the queers.

Riese September 9, 2011 83 Comments
Society + Culture

Nancy Upton Is More Than Just The Next Big Thing

Nancy Upton has a tumblr I think you should check out.

Rachel September 9, 2011 20 Comments
Geekery

Where the F*ck is this? Now You Know.

Katrina’s Team Pick: Finally get closure on the Windows XP desktop background circa 2004.

phoenix September 9, 2011 23 Comments
Theater

‘110 Stories’ to Benefit the New York Says Thank You Foundation

Intern Bren’s Team Pick: “What we do is about 9/12.”

Bren September 9, 2011 1 Comment
Music

Lady Killer Backstage Pass: Part 2, Texas Forever

Your next dose of Hunter Valentine, Sick of Sarah and Vanity Theft.

Crystal September 9, 2011 3 Comments
Community

Hey! Did You See That Comment? Friday

Is it also freezing and rainy where you are? I hope not.

Laura September 9, 2011 9 Comments
Queer Fashion

Lizz’s Latest: Varsity Jackets Aren’t Just For Jocks

I can’t put my finger on why I think this is a queer look, but if I saw a post-teenage girl wearing one I would definitely think that maybe she might hopefully sort of be gay.

Lizz September 9, 2011 13 Comments
House & Garden

Moving 101: From Point A to Point B With Minimal Crying

Moving to a new place? We’ll help you plan, organize and get shit done, without needing to call your therapist! Also: cartoons!

Rachel September 9, 2011 68 Comments
Politics + Activism

The Iowa GOP Debate Recapped By Someone Without A TV

Who “won” and who was the “incontrovertible loser”???

Rachel September 8, 2011 26 Comments
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