Day: October 13, 2025
Flying long-haul isn’t usually something I look forward to, but flying United Airlines’ Polaris Business Class turned my recent trip from Auckland to the UK into something I genuinely enjoyed. It felt less like a means to an end, and more like part of the holiday itself. Between cosy lie-flat beds, luxe lounges, and incredible […]
With Stranger Things star Dacre Montgomery in the lead, Samuel Van Grinsven’s Went Up the Hill is an eerie tale of control, family history and the past that won’t stay buried. Samuel and Dacre chat with Oliver Hall about the power of self-truth in making art that feels real. Kiwi director Samuel Van Grinsven’s debut, […]
Queer icon Lady Gaga may be slipping into the high-fashion world of The Devil Wears Prada, with strong speculation that she’s set to make a cameo in the highly anticipated sequel. While Disney has kept production details under tight wraps, fans are buzzing after Gaga was spotted in Milan — the very city where filming […]
Disturbing mobile‑phone footage has been played in a Cairns court after a man was lured to a meet‑up via a fake Grindr profile and violently attacked and robbed by three men. The victim was ambushed at Smithfield Library on 22 October 2024. In August this year, 20‑year‑old Blake Dean Nightingall pleaded guilty to assault occasioning […]
Netflix’s long-awaited queer military drama Boots has officially landed, and it’s already striking a chord with audiences. The series follows Cameron Cope, a closeted gay man in the early 1990s, who enlists in the U.S. Marine Corps bootcamp and is suddenly faced with the dual challenge of survival — physically and emotionally. Played by Miles […]
A federal judge has granted a nationwide injunction preventing the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on gender marker changes for transgender and nonbinary Americans on passports. The ruling comes in the case Orr v. Trump, which was filed in early February by the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) after the US State Department began […]
Beloved Hollywood star and queer icon Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79. According to People, Keaton passed away in California, with a spokesperson for her family confirming the news but offering no further details. The family has requested privacy during this time. She is survived by her two children, Dexter and Duke. […]