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Cheez-It White Cheddar, House Wine canned wine in a rainbow can, three loose potato chips, a bag of Takis, a bag of Kettle Cooked potato chips, a gold can of Underwood canned sparkling wine, and a can of nonalcoholic sparkling wine
Food and Drink

Uncommon Pairings: Canned Sparkling Wines and the Chips That Go With Them

Canned wines have solved the problem of me not wanting to commit to an entire bottle of something.

ashni March 8, 2023 10 Comments
Gabrielle Union and Dwayne Wade with their daughter, Zaya, all in black leather and sunglasses at Paris Fashion Week.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: Zaya Wade Makes Her Runway Debut at Paris Fashion Week

Buffy’s new queer Slayer, what The Last of Us does better than anyone else, the soft masculinity of Top Gun, and more!

Heather Hogan March 8, 2023
Jessica Betts holds a microphone and looks at Niecy Nash, who is dancing up on her
Celebrities (Vapid Fluff)

No Filter: Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts Are the Bedrock of My Ideal Couple Vision Board

Also, Hannah Einbinder as Amelia Earhart is now officially a part of my deeply unofficial “Important IG moments in queer history.”

Christina Tucker March 8, 2023 4 Comments
organic yerba mate in Enlighten Mint flavor with chips around them and a jazz cup design in the background
First Person Food and Drink

Grind Culture Made Fizzy Energy Drinks My Toxic Writing Partner

This is not a cautionary tale or a poignant anecdote about finding myself amid waves of imposter syndrome

Julie Gentile March 8, 2023 16 Comments
The Autostraddle logo (AS) has been situated inside a tiny crossword grid to the left, and colorful crossword-like puzzle is the right near a pen, all on a bright yellow background
Puzzles

Mini Crossword Is Making Cupcakes

Hey, not all math puns are bad!

brooke March 8, 2023 4 Comments
A florida gator has a pride flag in his hand that's been photoshopped, along with a party hat and the photoshopped words PRIDE.
Society + Culture

Also.Also.Also: Gay Campground in Florida Presents the Question Is It Time We All Finally Become Land Dykes

Queer separatism never looked so good. Also: Honoring disability activist Judy Heumann.

Carmen Phillips March 7, 2023 12 Comments
Lily and Vivian kiss on the show Wreck
TV Reviews

Slasher-Comedy Cruise Ship Series “Wreck” Has a Wicked Twist and a Standout Queer Friendship

The central friendship on the series is between a gay guy and a lesbian, which I wish we saw more of on television!

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 7, 2023 1 Comment
an overhead shot of a nearly empty cup of soda, surrounded by gummy sodas and bottle caps
First Person

Seltzer Tastes Like Punishment

There are so many good songs about drinking but none about seltzer, have you noticed that?

Autumn Fourkiller March 7, 2023 16 Comments
close up of two friends holding hands. all we can see are the two hands, happily held together, with bright sunlight in the background.
Friendship

You Need Help: Should I Try Again To Turn a Friendship Into Romance?

You have to evaluate if you can experience the friendship not as a consolation prize or a waystation for your ultimate destiny of romantic partnership with them but as a gift that is exactly what you want.

Adrian March 7, 2023 4 Comments
The following beers: Mickey's, Coors Light, Natural Ice, Miller Genuine Draft, and Bud Light Lime
First Person Food and Drink

Beers I Drank From Ages 14 to 20 That Made Me the ‘Man’ I Am Today

Every punk party — whether it was in Ft. Lauderdale or Lake Worth or North Miami — had the exact same drink options. Either you were drinking Mickey’s or you were doing shots of Jack Daniels.

Stef Rubino March 7, 2023 18 Comments
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AF+

Are You Pumped? Our 14th Birthday A+ Ask-Us-Anything IS NOW

Our fingers are ready! (To answer your questions!)

the team March 7, 2023 839 Comments
The following books: Lesbian Love Story by Amelia Possanza, Forever Is Now, Dykette by Jenny Fran Davis, Quietly Hostile by Samantha Irby, Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah Johnson, The Skin and Its Girl by Sarah Cypher, This Delicious Death by Kayla Cottingham, Body Horror, A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett, and Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
Book Lists

114 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way Spring 2023

New Samantha Irby! New Leah Johnson! Get excited for these upcoming LGBTQ+ and feminist book releases, and support queer authors this spring.

Casey March 7, 2023 17 Comments
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Puzzles

Word Search: Gaylor Truther

If SWIFTGRON means anything to you, you’re gonna love this word search!

Analyssa March 7, 2023 8 Comments
Jane Schoenbrun, Cheryl Dunye, and Clea DuVall; headshots from various red carpet events.
Movie Features

Sight & Sound: Ten Favorite Films from Cheryl Dunye, Desiree Akhavan, and Other Queer Faves

The following are the favorite films from all the out queer and trans directors who submitted lists to Sight & Sound — with some notes on what these lists reveal about the artists’ own work.

Drew Burnett Gregory March 6, 2023 11 Comments
The Last of Us: Ellie stands in a cage, looking disheveled but determined
TV Show Recaps

“The Last of Us” Episode 108: Nevertheless, She Persisted

In the penultimate episode of The Last of Us, Ellie runs into a religious cult whose leader is full of ill intent.

Nic and Valerie Anne
March 6, 2023 8 Comments
On the right, there is a glass vase filled with lavender and some dried pink flowers. A white wall and a diagonal wood panel are in the background. To the left of the vase, there are two, hanging strings of crystals. They reflect rainbow flecks of light onto the wall.
First Person

My Hysterectomy and Early Menopause Reshaped My Sexuality — So My Queerness Found New Spaces to Inhabit

Where once my sexuality flourished in the spaces of the unknown, it is now content to be still.

Juniper Fitzgerald March 6, 2023 5 Comments
Singer Miley Cyrus performs on stage during day 3 of 'Corona Capital 2022' at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on November 20, 2022 in Mexico City, Mexico.
Pop Culture Fix

Pop Culture Fix: There’s Only Queer Women on Miley Cyrus’ New Album, Thank You Very Much

Cate Blanchett in Brittani Nichols’ lap, Javicia Leslie on that Batwoman twist, Reverend Jennifer Coolidge??, and more.

Heather Hogan March 6, 2023 2 Comments
Javicia Leslie as Batwoman in The Flash
TV Show Recaps

Javicia Leslie’s Ryan Wilder Is Full of Surprises on “The Flash”

I have missed Ryan so so much and the range that Javicia is giving here is exactly why. It looks like we’ve got one more episode with her next week, and I cannot wait!

Nic March 6, 2023 1 Comment
three bottles of Vintage seltzer with a jazz cup pattern behind them and a bunch of gummy sodas
First Person Food and Drink

My Seltzer, My Self

Do you remember the first time you stumbled upon a satisfaction you tried to make entirely your own?

Caroline Darya Framke March 6, 2023 16 Comments
the Bubble Trouble header looks like a Surge can, with a green background and red burst and the words AUTOSTRADDLE BUBBLE TROUBLE written in the red burst. it reminisces of the Surge logo
Food and Drink

Crack Open Something Fizzy — It’s Time for Bubble Trouble

Bubble Trouble is a new Autostraddle series about the nostalgia, effervescence, and never-ending appeal of carbonated beverages.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya March 6, 2023 29 Comments
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