Some Answers to Some Things You’ve Been Asking Us #45
“Goblincore is in and we’re embracing being the spooky cryptid who lives in the swamp! (Dewy skin amirite? Clammy even).”
What Brought You Joy This Year?
This is a New Year’s Eve Roundtable and Open Thread Situation!
During Times Like This, We All Need Somewhere Good
As Twitter crumbles, I hope we all end up somewhere where we feel affirmed and joyful.
Mini Crossword Is Rewatching “Thelma & Louise”
In a medium bowl, whisk one cup of buttermilk, two large eggs, and one and a half tsps vanilla extract. Add to the flour mixture until barely combined. Pour in the browned butter and whisk until just blended. Bake 35-40 mins in prepared pan.
Also.Also.Also: Every Celebrity Coming Out From 2022 That I Could Find, Happy New Year Gays!
Plus, let’s get real that plastic recycling does not work and putting your phone on “do not disturb” is 2023’s whole vibe.
“I Wanna Dance With Somebody” Settled for Being Superficial, Instead of Exploring Whitney and Robyn’s Depth
Instead of revealing Houston’s deeper emotionality, experiences, and relationships, the movie often feels like merely watching characters walk through a summary of her major live events.
My Word of the Year Was “Closer”
For as long as I can remember, I’ve held a silent tradition of closing out each year with a word.
Autostraddle’s Most Popular Stories of 2022
From Generation Q to football gays, Stardew Valley to The Golden Girls, these were our most read posts of 2022.
HBO’s “His Dark Materials” Makes The Garden of Eden Gloriously Gay
Dr. Mary Malone reveals that she’s a lesbian in series finale. It’s a revolutionary change from the books.
Rainbow Reading: Hey Siri, What’s the Opposite of Listless?
Instead of discourse, you know what we’ve got during this last mellow week? Lists. SO MANY LISTS.
Word Search: The Situationship
A judgement-free zone.
Queer Naija Lit: Hausa Is a Language of Love in Arinze Ifeakandu’s “God’s Children Are Little Broken Things”
To be human is to be, or not. To love, or not.
“Call Me Miss Cleo” and the Queer Legacy of TV’s Most (In)Famous Psychic
When the PRN lawsuits were settled, Cleo essentially went into hiding. But she soon found a queer coffee shop in Florida that felt like home.
Pop Culture Fix: Could Nicole Maines and Javicia Leslie Make the Leap to the DCU?
HBO’s The Last of Us won’t be TOO graphically violent, Blackpink’s tour of queer yearning, the best celeb gossip of the year, and more!
Practical Magic: How to Nourish Your Body When Executive Dysfunction Has Other Plans
There’s a saying they mention when feeding babies: “fed is best.” That principle’s not just for babies, my friends!
No Filter: Every Few Months I Remember Chrishell Stause Is Dating G Flip
Welcome back to No Filter, the place where I gather up the best celesbian nonsense and put in one handy column for you!
Mini Crossword Has Notifications Silenced
In a large bowl, whisk two cups all-purpose flour, half-cup granulated sugar, half-cup brown sugar, one and a half tsps baking powder, half a tsp baking soda, and three quarters tsp of kosher salt.
Also.Also.Also: Saying Goodbye to “The Internet’s Most Hellish Year”
How the Cheesecake Factory became the chain restaurant of millennial dreams, on the practicing abolition in the wake of the Tory Lanez verdict, and it wasn’t your imagination — this was absolutely the worst year to be online.
Mira Bellwether, Author of ‘F*cking Trans Women,’ Has Died
It’s clear that Bellwether wrote this zine because it absolutely needed to be written. Now it’s her legacy.
Eight of the Best Queer Albums of 2022
I’ve always used music as a way to relate to others.