Alex’s Team Pick: The Decade in Logos
Mediaite put together a nice little gallery of redesigned logos from the last 10 years. AOL & their hired design firm was obviously on LSD when they did their logo redesign… which I had no idea happened!
10 Awesome ’00s Books by Queer Women
Autostraddle looks back on some of the decade’s most awesome books by queer ladies. Annie Leboivitz shoots Britney’s Candies Campaign, a year in Gaga costumes, Disney’s best & worst princesses, and Lady Gaga gives an interview that’s really weird, even for her.
Uganda is Takin’ it Back: Anti-Gay Bill Will Kill the Gays After All
Uganda calls takebacks — killing gays will remain a piece of the anti-gay legislation after all. We look at other countries with similar laws and recent interviews with anti-gay leaders in Uganda. Also; GLSEN is counting the number of times you say “dyke” on twitter and we don’t understand why and an annoying columnist talks smack about the hot teacher makeout.
Lily’s College Lesbianage #4: Oh, College Girls!
Lily loses a girlfriend and finds new friends, goes home to Florida and wonders why she still feels uncomfortable discussing her sexuality amongst liberals and takes a gay retreat into the woods with fairies.
Women Have More Fun in NYC’s Gay Scene, Says NY Mag
Lesbian nightlife is a reason to love New York City, girls! Also someone else is talking smack against the Gaga, a Delhi NGO is gonna sue Lindsay Lohan for a miscommunication, Wanda Sykes rips into Fox on Fox, the worst movies of the decade, Colbert on Colbert and more!
Emily’s Team Pick: Radiohead Cover
Check out this neat/depressing acoustic cover video of Radiohead’s “Creep“.
Houston Largest City to Elect Openly Gay Mayor, Don’t Mess With Texas Srsly
This Sunday Funday Fix has a still frame of Lady Gaga kissing a lady, and it’s not even Christmas yet! Also, Annise Parker becomes the first lesbian mayor of a major US city, life lessons learned from ’00s teen girls, and Bruno has saved all the gays in Austria.
“Fish Out of Water” Tackles Homosexuality & The Bible: The Autostraddle Interview
“My principal concern when crafting Fish out of Water was that love and humanity sparkled through the muddled mess of human interpretation” – Intern Elizabeth talks with the people behind the new documentary “Fish out of Water” about LGBT faith, the church, Kaki King, Fred Phelps, Wal-Mart and how you can see the film yourself!
I Got 99 Lesbian Lovers and “The Topper” Ain’t One: NSFW Sunday
Nine types of Sapphic Lovers, casual sex won’t make you crazy after all, women love porn, the evolution of the business of pleasure in the aughts, TV’s most scandalous sex scenes, hot gaming girls, fight club, ancient advertising, how-to do strap-on sex and the 20-panty strip.
Emily’s Team Pick: Empty LA
Ever wonder what LA would look like with no people in it? Photographer Matt Logue spent 4 years completing a project he calls “Empty LA”. Check it out for yourself.
Guilty Pleasures & Personal Geek Evolution: Nerd Nostalgia Open Thread!
It’s high time to fess up about how you ended up geeky! It’s an open thread for all of your nerd nostalgia! Sunday morning comics! Duck Hunt! 6th grade science class! You name it.
Anyone But Me Season Two Premiere Party New York City
Alex, Jess, Lily, Riese & Natalie attended the Anyone But Me launch party where we rubbed elbows with the cast and crew including Susan Miller, Rachael Hip-Flores and Nicole Pacent.
Riese’s Team Pick: If You Don’t “Get” Lady Gaga
“Celebrity life and media culture are probably the most overbearing pop-cultural conditions that we as young people have to deal with, because it forces us to judge ourselves…I guess what I am trying to do is take the monster and turn the monster into a fairy tale.” Want to “Get” the Gaga Love? Read This.
Prepare Your Acceptance Speech, It’s Hey Did You See That Comment Awards Friday!
We’ve read every single one of your comments, and Friday’s results are in! We think the vote is unanimous — Autostraddlers win at life. (Prizes may include: witty banter, street cred, sexual advances, and internet fame.)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Returns to TV, Lohan Returns to Acting Sexy
Lindsay Lohan’s MUSE photoshoot looks better as a short film – but where’s the other girl? Logo brings Buffy, Willow and Tara back to your TV, everyone ever is reviewing ’09 and handing out awards, MTV cancels “It’s On With Alexa Chung” and adds “Jersey Shore” to the bottomless pit of reality TV shows — which happen to be Michelle Obama’s guilty pleasure. We also have a lot of love for Adam Lambert!
The Week Clowns, Mouth-Tears, Dinosaurs and Shy Ronnie Made Hilarious TV History
Our beloved shows march off into the lonely winter months with jokes! Recaps of Gossip Girl, Modern Family, 30 Rock, the Office, Ugly Betty, FlashForward, Parks and Recreation, and Saturday Night Live.
Riese’s Team Pick: How to REALLY Love Britney. A LOT.
This guy was more obsessed with Britney than you’ve ever been obsessed with anything, ever.
Lesbian Teacher Sex Romp Scandal Result of Punk Rock, FACEBOOK
We bring you highlights from the Lesbian Teacher Sex Romp Story’s infamous facebook page, started by the Brooklyn high school’s students. Also: students drop out of school ’cause it’s expensive obvs, can people LOOK gay and holiday movies for women.
Creepy 1996 Mac Guy, New Chrome for OSX-Kind Of Oh Yeah, Obama
Google finally gives Mac users a real version of the Chrome browser, even if it kinda sucks. Norway gets seriously invaded by aliens as our president accepts the Nobel Peace Prize there. And thank god someone found this amazing, retro “I’m a Mac” Apple ad from 1996.
The Britney Spears Circus: You Think You Know But You’ve Got No Idea
Britney Spears brings her Circus to Australia and gets crucified by the media for noticing what we’ve known forevs: the girl lip syncs. But how was the show? If you like flashes of teenaged man-abs, ballads sung sweetly on swings and caged pole-dancing – and who doesn’t? – join us on our journey into the Circus with the Autostraddle Concert Review.