Casual Game Changers: Innovative, Mobile Games You Should Try This Month
These casual games are so innovative in gameplay that they ascend to casual game changers — and the originals have some sequels you can play this month!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Better Than Never
The pattern in punctuality, visualized in math and graphs.
How To Blow Up A Planet And Other Highly Scientific “Star Wars” Theories
I’ve been reading quite a few fan theories and Poe/Finn pairings recently, but I won’t subject you to that (unless you want to talk in out in the comments, in which case, hello). Instead, I wanted to share with you some top notch nerd speculation on the science of Star Wars.
The Awesome Queerness in Choice of Robots
I went on the hunt for great text-based games. That’s when I found the “Choice of” game series by developer Choice of Games, LLC.
Drawn to Comics: First Black Female-Owned Comic Shop and “Mooncakes” Are Great for WOC in Comics
If you’re a fan of women of color-owned comic shops or webcomics about queer witches and werewolves of color like “Mooncakes,” I’ve got some good news for you!
Technology for Your New Year’s Resolutions
Are you making New Year’s Resolutions this year? Here’s some technology that can help with learning languages, getting organized and budgeting!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Hard to Shop For
“You’re just really hard to shop for.”
Drawn to Comics: My 15 Favorite Single Issues from 2015
Hellcat, Lumberjanes, Bitch Planet, Ms. Marvel, Moon Girl and more of my favorite comics from this past year!
Let’s Talk to SpaceX Engineer Joy Dunn About Falcon 9!
I don’t think so but I’ll never get tired of hearing the question “When are we getting to Mars?!”
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Baopu #16
“I’ll ask more questions and look for more answers.”
Drawn to Comics: Catching Up With the Lumberjanes (and Mermaids)!
While I’ve been busy writing about the Autostraddle Comic Awards and what comics you should buy for the holidays, an entire Lumberjanes storyline happened!
These Are The Droids We’re Looking For and Other Tech & “Star Wars” Stories
Being science fiction, there’s a lot of really cool tech stuff that Star Wars brings to mind — whether it’s how people are responding to the film or the animation techniques used in it.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Coping
“Wait. Are those tears?”
5 Feelings I Had About Emojis In 2015
“I love emojis,” I babbled at an attractive friend as we walked. “They’re either very clever or entirely inscrutable. Which is how I’d like to be at all times.”
Relevant To Your Interests: Games That Made Me Drool This Year
All these games elicited a “hnnnnngggg” noise from me, whether I played them or I just want to play them. What’s on your 2015 Hnnnnngggg List?
Drawn to Comics: 28 Queer Women and Non-Binary Comics Creators You Can Support This Holigay Season
The holiday season is the perfect time to support your favorite queer lady and non-binary artists, whether it’s by signing up to give them monthly support through their Patreon pages or buying gifts from their online stores for all your friends and loved ones.
Mailbox is Shutting Down; Here are Three Alternatives
Mailbox, everyone’s favorite zeroed inbox app, is shuttering. Aside from hating change and hiding from it, here are other apps that do similar things! F*ck email!
Saturday Morning Cartoons: 9 Things To Look Forward To in the Winter
“2. Blanket burritoing for survival.”
Meet Three Straddlers in STEM: Bessie, Adrienne and Thacher
“As a woman in a lab coat, you’re already defying society’s long held gender stereotypes; as a queer woman, even more so … I still think it takes guts to carve out an identity for yourself that doesn’t fit society’s assumptions, especially if you grew up in a highly conservative peer group like I did.”
Jump from Video Games to Role Playing Games with We Were W.A.S.P.
Even if you’re not a role player, We Were W.A.S.P. eases you into it—and provides a context for processing history, gender and other tough issues.