I just came back from my native island where I took a much needed mini vacation — without further ado, welcome to Wilder Hungers tropical edition!

“I sent you a text overnight like, “I know this has been really hard but I’m gonna be home soon and I love you and it’s gonna be OK.” I woke up and you were like, “I can’t be your girlfriend,” and I… I was just blindsided.”

Sandwiches, glorious sandwiches! There’s something for everyone on this list — for vegans to meat-lovers!

The latest episode of Kristin Russo’s First Person series is queering fashion, Arabelle Sicardi and her mom are watching TV, drawing race and class boundaries with sexual discourse, Gillian Anderson is avaibs, being fat black and invisible, your daily Stevie Nicks moment, instagram isn’t comfy with your blood because they are ignorant fucks, and young girl gets gifts from crows because she’s living her best life.

This year on New Year’s day, I’m going to call my mom and my closest friends to exchange New Year’s greetings, give oranges and red envelopes to my friends’ kids and have a tiny but extravagant banquet with my friends in town.

The Black Sails finale had two queer characters winning at being pirates, The Good Wife is blowing it with Kalinda, and Tara survived another season of The Walking Dead!

Because not all leftovers are created equal.

Musician Julia Nunes on her kickstarter, her new album, her relationship with Dannielle Owens-Reid and that time she almost fell into the toilet before opening for Ben Folds.

It’s kind of like a “best of” for food mashups from around the world.

In which our loved ones have something to say about the words we write.

You and your instant ramen have a beautiful future together.

Just take it all in. Seriously if you need more brunches than are on this list I don’t know what to tell you.

In which Maura makes a friend, the siblings continue to make terrible interpersonal choices, and also there are some geese.

From appetizers to kebabs to fish to steak to chicken to tofu to veggies to dessert, we’ve got you covered.

“I don’t like cheesecake,” she said. CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Pour some hot sauce on a napkin.

Oh hey were you wondering where to get brunch? Maybe like the weekend of the 23rd and 24th?

This is an especially epic edition of The Insider, if I do say so myself. There were a lot of funny chats during the Advice-a-Thon and you had SO many questions for the A+ box and Yvonne went on a press trip to Philly and so many other neat things happened!

Toeing, spooning, kink, crushes, and the almighty Autostraddle Chart. You asked. Riese, Laneia, Rachel, Yvonne and Heather answered!

I am in an extended food coma from 10 days of eating nothing but fast food and concession stand snacks. Send help. But first, check out these lesbian romcoms, queer comedies and dramas.