Part I of this article, which ran yesterday, can be found here. I didn’t start reading Jane Austen novels until my 20s – or rather, it was only after trying Pride and Prejudice for the fourth time that I finally got into it. While trying to get through them all, I also picked up the book A Jane Austen Education by William Deresiewicz, which discusses the morality lessons of the Austen novels. Deresiewicz’s exploration…

Sulagna Misra's previous work for The Toast can be found here.  If you’ve been on the fandom side of Tumblr, no doubt you’ve seen several iterations of the Civil War meme. The Captain America: Civil War movie was announced, set to follow a storyline lifted from the comic books about Iron Man and Cap splitting the Avengers in a debate that threatens the existence of the team itself. The purveyors of the meme have…

These ladies know how to kick back.

Previous Femslash Friday installments can be found here. One night not long ago I was reading online, which I often do, and I ended up reading an interview in The Advocate about an brand-new comic-book series, which I don’t often do. After reading it, I grinned at the doll who sits near my computer. She went on thinking, as she always does, placidly balancing a glittering plastic guitar in her lap. Because yes,…

Adrienne Celt's previous weird animal cartoons can be found here.

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Zane Shetler's previous work for The Toast can be found here.

After my mother insisted that I help her "use Google" to find a particular sewing pattern from 1989, I became fascinated and inspired by McCall's vintage sewing patterns. Only instead of using them to make clothes, I decided to make these cartoons.

Guess who took that math grade poorly?

Brenda Starr, a campy movie adaptation of the long-running “Brenda Starr, Reporter” comic strip starring Brooke Shields, was shot in 1986 but shelved for three years and barely released in theaters in 1989. A notorious flop, it was pulled shortly after release and has avoided cult movie attention despite being stuffed with queer themes and a Timothy Dalton in an eye patch. Josh Fruhlinger of The Comics Curmudgeon talks to John Leavitt about respecting

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Sulagna Misra's previous work for The Toast can be found here.

First things first, let’s be realists: pretending to be a man and joining the army is no easy task. You will experience strife, fear, anxiety, enemy combatants, hell (which is what war is), and worst of all, character development. Tread carefully, and use this guide to direct you on your journey.

What is your reason for donning a uniform

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