Season one of The Shannara Chronicles came to a dramatic close, then spiraled into a cliffhanger that promised more adventures in the post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Based The Elfstones of Shannara by Terry Brooks, the show takes us on the journey of half-elf Wil Ohmsford (Austin Butler), human rogue, Eretria (Ivana Basquero), and the elf princess,…
Sex Pixels: A Roundtable Discussion About Sex in Games
It’s sex month here at WWAC, and video games are one of the sexiest mediums around. Also the least sexy. So, the Games section sat down to chat pixels and porn. What sexy video games do you play, reader?
April Sex Month Roundtable: Let’s Talk Sex Toys!
What month-long focus on sex would be complete without a roundtable on sex toys? Other WWACers and I dished about what works for us, what doesn’t, along with some helpful tips thrown into the mix.
Why I Love Erotic Fanfic and What I Learned From It
Fanfiction has a historical relationship to erotica and porn Slash: the subset of fanfiction that now encompasses all sorts of queer relationships that originally denoted a sexual relationship between Kirk and Spock through punctuation (K/S) as opposed to other punctuation markers which denoted friendship or non-sexual relationships (K+S). But contemporary mainstream media, thanks to stories like 50 Shades…
Porn vs. Erotica: What Gets Me Off
What is the difference between porn and erotica? If there is a distinction, is it generic or moral? Five WWAC staffers explore the question, their own preferences in sex and sexual media.
NSFW: It’s Better (For Me) On Top
I own a hoodie that says “It’s better on top” across the front of it. It was my high school senior sweatshirt, now it’s my stealthy queer-coded clothing item. Recently I explained to my mother what it means to be a lesbian “stone top.” Even though my mother is more like an annoying older sister, it…
Pokémon GO Will Make Geocachers of Us All
The first time I heard about geocaching was when my middle school crush’s father went on what I thought was a treasure hunt. He explained to me, while I sweated over sitting so close to my beloved in the back of a Toyota, that it was so much more than treasure hunting. It was building…
COMICS GIVEAWAY: 3 Daredevil Prizes!
It’s that time again, when Netflix comes down on its beautiful streaming steed and leaves us a wonderful gift: new seasons of our favorite shows. Really enjoying the new season of Daredevil, huh? Wishing you knew more about all of the characters? Want to see them in even more action, love triangles, and risky situations?…
6 Video Game Scores and Soundtracks to Level Up Your Day
There are music people in this world, I feel like I’m often surrounded by them. People who are interested in specific bands, who can identify songs that haven’t been playing nonstop on the radio for the past few months. I am not one of these people. I’m, in fact, pretty tone deaf and prefer silence…
Pregnancy Phone Games: What are They Good For?
There was a time of, if not happiness, then at least contented ignorance before I became aware of birthing and pregnancy games. Then I saw this tweet: Can someone please explain pregnant-women-giving-birth & bathing games to @bennorskov + me? Looking for a friend. pic.twitter.com/G2rau9Lzgy — Compost the Rich (@freyadutta) February 28, 2016 Obviously I had…
The Role Model Right Under My Nose
For women’s history month, lifestyle is featuring essays and stories about the women in our own lives who have influenced us and made their own kind of history in our worlds. In this article, Games Editor Al Rosenberg shares her story of finding a role model in her own life; one right under her nose.
Gaming Group Talks About Gaming Groups
It’s hard not to form friendships after hours spent slaying orcs, grinding rep runs, or collecting gil. The friendships we forge in the storytelling and dungeon-crawling fires of gaming can be just as profound—if not more—as those from other sources, and some of the WWAC writers have come to share their stories of triumph, camaraderie,…