January 2010
The Gay 2000s: Twenty Decade-Defining Lesbian... →
Guess what, another decade is over! Here’s a retrospective on the best of times and worst of times in the 00’s for the queers.
December 2009
“Oh
Marie, Dear Marie …
I thought you were dead …take some time...”
– [email to me from my high school writing teacher, December 1999]
Rachel Maddow Defines Her Mini-Mission Statement,... →
Rachel Maddow has decided what her show specializes in, and we like it. Also; Chicago’s only lesbian bar closes its doors, BBC newsgirl comes out, Kate Winslet is an ideal body type, Hillary Clinton,…
“The Real World” Recap: Washington DC, Show Me... →
In this new reality-TV-saturated world of ours, has the genre’s pioneer swapped stories about sexuality for stories about sex? “The Real World Washington DC” attempts to knock some sense into these…
2009 Autostraddle Televisionary Awards: Lesbians’... →
Carlytron compiles an EPIC 2009 television wrap-up wherein she gives absurd awards to your favorite shows and characters.
My New Xbox 360 Totally Blows My Mind, 2009 Just... →
It took me until the end of 2009 to catch up with the gaming world first-hand. But now I have an Xbox 360 to christen the coming decade. So take that, 2009!
Jess’s Team Pick: Rapping Mac Fanboys →
You think you love your Macbook Pro? These rapping apple product fanatics have you beat.
Real World DC’s Bisexual Emily: Writes Poems, is... →
The Real World DC premieres tonight and Emily, a super-cute 21-year-old bisexual, confesses that she’s “not sure the positives will outweigh the negatives.” Also, Ep 202 of Anyone But Me, Lohan’s…
What to Wear for a Gay New Year’s Eve: You Better... →
What are you wearing for New Year’s Eve? What are you wearing right now? Do you wanna cyber? JK about the cybering, we’ve got clothes to put on and a brand new Style Editor to do it with. Meet Becky,…
Ex-Lesbian Mom on the Run: Lisa Miller Violates... →
Rather than turn over custody, an ex-gay Mom has just vanished into thin air. Two gay men got married yesterday in Latin America’s first gay marriage. The LAPD is not down with discrimination. The…
Confessions of a Teenage Run-a-Gay or “How (Not)... →
In a special guest edition of the College Lesbianage, Katrina will offer advice on how to make it through winter break with the family. Except that she doesn’t really have a pantsless leg to stand…
Sarah’s Team Pick: Best Decade List of the Decade →
Are you tired of all the end of the year/decade lists? Well, TOO BAD, I’m forcing another one on you: the New York Times Picturing the Past 10 Years. But don’t worry, it’s all fun graphics!
‘Same-Sex Marriage’ is the New ‘Struck by... →
While we keep losing on the gay marriage front, it’s getting easier for gay people to get elected. Dead magazines, dead feminism (again, this time it’s Hilary’s fault), Living NYE Parties, Judge…
Riese’s Team Pick: Mary Gaitskill on Lady Gaga →
I said once on twitter that I wanted to read Mary Gaitskill describe Lady Gaga, and then it turned out that such a thing had in fact already happened. !. Mary Gaitskill on Lady Gaga at ryeberg…
“It was not my anger or my frustration that got in the way of my poetry but the...”
– Jack Spicer (1957)
“Domestic power — like, being in charge in your household — is a very satisfying...”
– We’ll even eat your hate like love - Emily Magazine
Women in Combat: Is it “Contradicting Basic... →
The New York Times looks at sexual harassment in the military and many commenters agree that the problem is that women are too sexy and men will be men. We vehemently disagree, obvs. The Prop 8 trial…
Audiostraddle’s 10 Favorite Albums of 2009:... →
With so much excellent music being released in 2009, contributing writer Isabelle had a hard task narrowing down a list of the year’s Top 10 records - featuring releases from Patrick Wolf, Metric,…
Who’s Winning the Televisionary Hot Girl Award &... →
We update you on the top 5 ladies leading the race to the top of the Hot Girl Awards. Also; new expose on Louisa May Alcott, Serena Williams Athlete of the Year, Valentine’s Day (the film), fads of…
“When does being enough occur? When will I say you and no other, you as long as I...”
– Brenda Shaughnessy
Open Thread for Family Tech Frustrations!... →
Still teaching your mom how to turn on her digicam? Has your nephew figured out what an app is yet? What sorts of holiday tortures did your poor tech-savvy soul endure this year?
Riese’s Team Pick: The Decade in Poetry →
2000-2009: The Decade in Poetry at the Poetry Foundation. There’s some Eileen Myles in there. (I love her) “The women poets I know are beginning to understand feminism as a sly term that can hold a…
“Oh, cats. You’re so adorable and silly that the internet even invented a...”
– Here Today, Horrible Tomorrow: Which Fads Won’t Survive The Next 10 Years?