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Sockpuppet Theatre Turns Internet Drama Into High Comedy

Rose’s Team Pick: This new YouTube show from Regretsy creator April Winchell will have you rolling on the floor – and maybe also nodding in recognition at some silly comment…

Rose —

Feb 18, 2013

amos mac

original plumbing

gender

Original Plumbing Needs Your Love, Support, Cold Hard Cash ASAP

Original Plumbing deserves a new website, and in the spirit of brotherhood and the revolution and Autostraddle redesign karmic juices, I’m urging you to make it happen.

Carmen —

Feb 1, 2013

menswear

team pick

queer fashion

The Dapper Fashion Blogger Dog Of Our Dreams Is Real and There Are Pictures

Gabrielle’s Team Pick: Fashion blogger dogs. This might be the high point of my life.

Gabrielle Korn —

Jan 30, 2013

butch

lesbian tumblr

gender

Tumblrs of Butches Doing Things: A Reprise, Thanks to You

The world is a better place because of your responses to “Top Six Tumblrs Featuring Butches Doing Things.”

Gabrielle Korn —

Dec 11, 2012

team pick

web

health

Sometimes You Need an Emergency Compliment

Ali’s Team Pick: Basically, this website is like liquid self-esteem comedy elixir that you can figuratively drink and feel better.

A.E. Osworth —

Oct 30, 2012

technology

web

politics + activism

Petitioning Website Will No Longer Be As Progressive As You Once Thought

Something is ch-ch-ch-ch-changing over at Change.org, but unlike the Bowie song, someone definitely wants to be a richer man.

Kristen —

Oct 25, 2012

Daily Fix

google

geekery

You Can Use Technology to Navigate the Anti-Gay Hate

I just want to read my daily news with someone that’s as flabbergasted as I am.

Kristen —

Oct 17, 2012

dan savage

team pick

love + sex

The Stranger Helps You Be a Gay Person

Malaika’s Team Pick: “Let’s face it: this being a person thing is pretty challenging, and unfortunately being a gay person further complicates things.”

Malaika —

Aug 30, 2012

facebook

feminism

first person

It’s Not Me, It’s Them: On Wanting To Break Up With Facebook

Facebook has locked me out of my account for being a part of a peaceful, compliant, and legal protest in Washington, DC.

Carmen —

Aug 19, 2012

team pick

technology

geekery

Where the F*ck Should I Go To Eat? and Other Combinations of Food and Cursing

Ali’s Team Pick: Do you like food? Do you like cursing? So do I! And so does this web designer, and he’s telling you where to f*cking eat your f*cking…

A.E. Osworth —

Aug 10, 2012

ann friedman

media