Editor’s Notes: Bubble Trouble
The queerness found in a lot of these Bubble Trouble essays isn’t necessarily surface-level fizz but something deeper in the gut.
Mini Crossword Is Joining an a Cappella Group
Why do melons have such extravagant weddings?
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” Makes Lesbian History at the Oscars
“Everything Everywhere All At Once” is the first film with an explicitly gay female main character to win “Best Picture.”
A+ Book Club for Finding the Fool: A Tarot Journey to Radical Transformation
With author and Autostraddle writer, Meg Jones Wall!
Quiz: Escape This Bad Date and We’ll Tell You Which LaCroix Flavor You Are
For every good date, there are at least three bad dates. I made that ratio up, but it feels right.
Ranking All the Lipsmackers Chapsticks in the Coca-Cola Party Pack
I also solve the urgent mystery of what happened to Lip Smacker Dr. Pepper.
Scream VI Review: Why Do Y’all Keep Picking Up The Phone?!
Scream VI is as queer as you were hoping it would be! Jump scares and gay smooching, let’s go!
Oscars 2023: Two Queers Discuss the Pretty Gay 95th Academy Awards
“Does the Academy just love war? They want to GET INTO THE TRENCHES. Well not me. I prefer not to trench. Unless it is Lydia Tár’s trench coat.”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Episode 1511 Recap: Bombs Away!
Oh standup comedy. A thing so many people do and so few people do well. Including 15 seasons worth of Drag Race queens.
It “Happened” to Me: I Went to the World of Coca-Cola and Barely Made It Out Alive
Enter this strange and fizzy queer retelling of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory — if you dare.
A+ Crossword Is a Gay Piece, If You Think About It
Why was the pig covered in ink?
M. Crane Chatted with the A+ Book Club About Tragic Endings, Sports and Future Projects
“and my agent was like what the f*ck?”
Boobs on Your Tube: Surely There’s Still Queer Hope for Maya and Carina on “Station 19”
Plus updates on Grey’s Anatomy, Truth Be Told, A Million Little Things, How I Met Your Father, The Watchful Eye, and Fantasy Island.
Autostraddle March Madness 2023: Fill Out Your Trope-y Wives Brackets Now!
Just remember to get your picks in ASAP. The bracket challenge will close on Monday, March 13, just before voting in the first region begins.
Bella Ramsey Plays Gay Again in Horror Short “Requiem”
Bella Ramsey stars in yet another heartbreaking lesbian love story, a snapshot of what it may have been like to be queer and in love in a time of witch trials.
The Comment Awards Are Bubbly Inside and Out
“‘Raw-dogging some pre-pickles in a Sodastream’ made me spit take my very boring Diet Coke.”
Ranking Prebiotic Sodas by Taste (and Asking a Doctor What They Even Do)
Finding drinks that scratch the alcohol craving itch for me is essential, and right now that thing is prebiotic sodas.
“The Flash” Gives Ryan Wilder and “Batwoman” Fans Some Much-Deserved Closure
OUR RYAN WILDER floats down, Batsuit donned and cape billowing, landing as gracefully as the last time we saw her. Her theme plays and in that moment I realized just how much I’ve missed her.
Cherry Coke Triptych
Giving up caffeinated soda was one of the hardest parts of being pregnant.
Into the A+ Advice Box #79: Dating Women Who’ve Previously Only Been With Men
Advice for coping with your partner’s internalized fat-phobia, wedding vows, navigating social situations and friendships as an autistic person, and more!