Also.Also.Also: When Rihanna Said Bitch Better Have My Money, She Really Meant That Shit

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I just found out that The Suicide Squad released on HBOMax tonight, so Harley Quinn and a homemade frozen drinks it will be for me!


Queer as in F*ck You

Natalie wanted y’all to know:

What Is an Olimpico and Why Megan Rapinoe’s Goal in Tokyo Is a Big Deal

Breaking News Update After Publishing: U.S. Women Claim Bronze and Like the Way It Feels. “The U.S. women’s soccer team ended Tokyo with a bronze-medal victory in what might have been the last game in a major tournament for some of the team’s biggest stars, including Megan Rapinoe.”

Lesbian Filipina Boxer Nesthy Petecio Thanks LGBTQ+ Community After Winning Silver


Saw This, Thought of You

Two things about this: 1. We are never getting that new album 2. When Rih said “Bitch betta have my money” she meant that shit whole heartedly. The Billionaire’s Club Has A New Member: Rihanna (There is of course the third thing, which is that there’s absolutely no such thing as a ethical billionaire, Rihanna included. But at least when it’s Rihanna the memes are funnier)

Study Shows NCAA Has Been Holding Back Women’s Sports. Not at all surprising, completely still enraging.

10 Impressive Questions to Ask in a Job Interview

I just loved this sweet, gentle comic: I Thought Meditation Just Wasn’t for Me. These 3 Tips Helped Me Ease into It. “It was difficult, but I learned to be patient with myself.”

The Federal Student Loan Payment Freeze Ends Next Month. Black Mothers Are Poised to Be among the Hardest Hit. I’m not a Black mother, but I appreciate the reminder the loans are coming and its time to get my shit in order.

From Himani, “So this is really not specifically queer news but it’s very touching nonetheless”: India’s Men Win Their 1st Field Hockey Medal in 41 Years. Next, The Women Get A Chance (And for more context, here’s a profile on the women players)

Why Does the Internet Hate Black Women? a special episode podcast recommendation from me to you, with Zeba Blay, a writer who coined the hashtag #CarefreeBlackGirl, and Moya Bailey, the author who created the term misogynoir.

American Shoppers Are a Nightmare

It’s August, and No One Knows What Kind of Summer It Is

Aaliyah’s Music to Return After a Decade: The Inside Story. I desperately want to be able to stream Aaliyah’s music again, but I definitely didn’t want it to go down like this.


Political Snacks

Cori Bush Kept Millions of People From Losing Their Homes

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Carmen Phillips

Carmen Phillips is Autostraddle's former editor in chief. She began at Autostraddle in 2017 as a freelance team writer and worked her way up through the company, eventually becoming the EIC from 2021-2024. A Black Puerto Rican feminist writer with a PhD in American Studies from New York University, Carmen specializes in writing about Blackness, race, queerness, politics, culture, and the many ways we find community and connection with each other.  During her time at Autostraddle, Carmen focused on pop culture, TV and film reviews, criticism, interviews, and news analysis. She claims many past homes, but left the largest parts of her heart in Detroit, Brooklyn, and Buffalo, NY. And there were several years in her early 20s when she earnestly slept with a copy of James Baldwin’s “Fire Next Time” under her pillow. To reach out, you can find Carmen on Twitter, Instagram, or her website.

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1 Comment

  1. Every time someone talks about Rihanna (which is not often lately because seriously we are never getting that album), I feel compelled to link them to my favorite video on the entire internet. A compilation of Rihanna’s friends tricking her into thinking they’re taking a picture, when really it’s a video. Enjoy. (Sorry the link is to my tumblr, it’s the only place I have found this video.)

    https://thesaturnyear.tumblr.com/post/613351445990981632/richardparker14-rihannainfinity-rihannas

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