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Holigay Gift Guide 2013: All the Anime!

Always wanted to get someone on your list into anime – or dive into it yourself – but not sure where to start? Here’s a guide to where to look…

Rose —

Dec 10, 2013

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The Completely Ultimate Best Moments (So Far) of Walking Dead’s New Queer Couple

For the second week in a row, The Walking Dead has delivered us some queer lady goodness. Let’s relive those moments now.

Laura Mandanas —

Nov 26, 2013

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The Walking Dead Brings Another Queer Chick Named Tara To TV, We Rejoice

Let’s all hope and pray that this Tara has better luck than her predecessors.

Laura Mandanas —

Nov 22, 2013

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“Revolutionary Girl Utena” Transgresses Gender and Sexuality

It’s not just about the fact that she falls in love with another girl, but what Utena Tenjou does for those of us who never played by society’s gender rules.

Rose —

Nov 15, 2013

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Magical Girls, Heroines and Anime Amazons: Field Notes from Otakon 2013

The East Coast’s largest anime convention had everything an anime fan could want, including some interesting conversations about representation of women in anime.

Rose —

Aug 27, 2013

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Three Cheers for Online Community With Amy T. Falcone, Queer Webcomic Artist

Falcone has a new comic forthcoming, called Clique Refresh, and it’s “a love letter to internet friends and what it means to feel most at home online.”

A.E. Osworth —

Aug 3, 2013

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Queer Your Tech With a Nerdy Video Party

Seriously. The geeks of the interwebs were on point with the video content this week. Includes a feminist analysis of Adventure Time, Bill Nye explaining asteroid disasters and some rad…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 27, 2013

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A Lady Doctor Who, And Some Other Hopes and Dreams

The show began airing in 1963, with a hiatus and then a reboot in 2005. All in all, 11 actors have played the alien of everyone’s dreams. Every single one…

A.E. Osworth —

Jul 22, 2013

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The Road Home: PS4 And The Rebirth Of A PlayStation Fangirl

How Sony’s PS4 is bringing me back to my gaming roots.

taylor —

Jun 15, 2013

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Nerdcraft: Craft Like a Nerd With Perler Bead Sprites

You, too, can put together your own bead sprites in the shape of 1-up mushrooms, Pokémon and the TARDIS. Gather up your geeks and go.

Whitney Pow —

May 24, 2013

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Choose Your Character: I’m Peach, Not Mario

“I did extremely well in any video games with dating elements, like Persona 4, but virtual dating and real dating are two very different things. I could master playing as…

Monica —

May 20, 2013

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How Sailor Moon Made Me A Feminist: An Ode to Magical Girl Shows

Maybe it’s the influence of Sailor Moon that is part of what made me a feminist, someone who didn’t think that being a girl was a weakness but was, in…

Rose —

May 17, 2013