Day: November 15, 2022

From pioneering the music genre of New Orleans ‘Bounce’, to collaborating with Beyoncé, Big Freedia is a cultural icon, headed for New Zealand! “Release ya mind,” cause Big Freedia is coming to Aotearoa New Zealand in March joining The Soul Rebels, GZA and Talib Kweli to tour Auckland and Wellington as part of Bluesfest 2023. […]

In 2017 (the man who played Shortland Street’s Dr Michael McKenna), Paul Gittins, decided Auckland was missing the opportunity to see theatre at it’s most powerful: performed in small spaces, so intimate the audience and actors could almost touch. Together with David Aston, Paul Gittins formed Plumb Theatre, an independent company producing a small number […]

The UK government has reduced funding for a significant HIV prevention fund helping to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria around the world. The move to slash funding follows last year’s pledge of £1.4 billion to The Global Fund, which has now been reduced to £1 billion. All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on HIV and AIDS has […]

After months of anticipation, the moment fans have finally been waiting for has happened with Superman’s son finally coming out to his father as bisexual. The emotional edition of the comic Superman: Son of Kal-El saw Superman discover that his son was in a same-sex relationship with journalist Jay Nakamura. Jon Kent’s coming out to […]