Technology for Writers of Theses and Other Long-Form Soul Killers
I feel chaotic and disorganized and tired literally all the time. And I wondered, is there a better way to do this? Is there a better way to make my technology help me do this?
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Sir
“I’ve been waiting months for patio season.”
Boob(s On Your) Tube: Betty McRae and Sara Lance Finally Make Out on “Legends of Tomorrow”
Ali Liebert arrives in style on Legends of Tomorrow, Honey and Jessica go back to the Denim Turtle on Fresh off the Boat, and Eve invites Annalise to run away with her (again).
Hypothetically, If Queen Latifah Dated Women, She Wouldn’t Be Dating One Right Now
Even if this WERE true, it wouldn’t even be a thing anymore, so don’t even worry about it.
Let Us Speculate About the New Tegan and Sara Album, “Love You to Death”
I can only conclude that this album will be songs from their previous records, rewritten to be about how they love Sara’s cats – Holiday and Mickey – to death.
Things I Read That I Love #197: Her Lips Were a Pleasure To Receive A Beer Bottle From
Topics include Debi Thomas, the Mall of America, murder, kids on the sex offender registry, Trader Joe’s, what people smell like, Texts From Jane Eyre and more!
The Comment Awards Prefer Ice Cream Cake, Corner Piece Please
It’s Autostraddle’s birthday this week and your comments are a gift.
FRIDAY OPEN THREAD: It’s Not Like Pitch Perfect, I Swear
it is currently 80°, I am on Spring Break, my cats are napping in the sun, I’m drinking honey lavender lemonade, and I can hear small children playing outside at the home daycare next door to my house. Get in here and talk to me about it!
I Still Don’t Get The Cat Thing: Some Internet Haikus
curious to know
how many other people
fav’d their gyno’s tweet
Senator Maria Chappelle-Nadal Makes Missouri History Attempting to Filibuster Anti-LGBT Bill
A heroic attempt to filibuster for LGBT rights in Missouri, lots of new data from police violence to environmentalism, a terrifying transphobic Tennessee law, and more.
23 Excerpts From Carolyn’s Diary, 2015–2016
“Sometimes it is hard to be chill and not proposition everyone constantly.”
Grandma’s House on Memory Lane
“As an adult, I wrestle with the stupid irony of having watched my grandmother live out her Alzheimer’s and not remembering anything about it.”
Follow Your Arrow: For Books’ Sake’s Jane Bradley Champions Women Writers
“There’s no denying that women writers are affected by systemic, institutionalised sexism in the media and publishing industries, but women who are queer, trans, of colour, disabled, sex workers, from low-income backgrounds and/or otherwise outside the mainstream are inevitably impacted more than most.”
Liquor In The Liquor: My Favorite Cocktail, The Sazerac
The Sazerac isn’t for the faint of heart, because really it is only liquor (including that green fairy, absinthe).
A+ Birthday Roundtable: For All The Stories We Wrote Because We Knew We Could
In honor of our seventh birthday, we’re talking about the writing we’re proud of, the writing that scared us, the writing we regret, the writing coming up soon and so many other fascinating things!
Make Big Life Changes Less of an Ordeal With a Lean Systems Perspective
I’d say about 90% of industrial/systems engineering work boils down to this super easy exercise: stop for a minute and think about what the main objective is. Now look at what you’re doing. Is that activity getting you closer to the goal?
The Seven Most Influential Queer Girl TV Shows Of The Last Seven Years
In honor of our seventh birthday, a look back on the seven television shows with the biggest impact on the representation of LGBTQ women over the last seven years.
The Seven Most Influential Lesbian Movies of The Last Seven Years
These are the most talked about, most acclaimed, most beloved and most watched lesbian movies that were birthed into the world after Autostraddle dot com.
Pop Culture Fix: Sarah Paulson’s Favorite Marcia Clark Wig Is The Short Curly One
Ruby Rose gets a GLAAD honor, Sarah Paulson talks about my favorite show to one of my favorite people, Julie Goldman snags a role on a new ABC lesbian-themed sitcom (!!), The Family’s lesbian lifetsyle blogger, behind the scenes of Carol and more!
Fool’s Journey: A Tarot Reading for Restlessness
“I feel lost. I have the time, but I don’t know if I have the drive anymore to put my whole self into something new. Or even where to find something new at this point. Is finding something new no longer new enough?”