Day: October 13, 2026

Historian Gareth Watkins searches out significant moments in our history 5 October 1955  Theatre-maker Paul Jenden was born in Wellington. He wrote and directed his first play at the age of eight. After graduating from Victoria University in 1975, he began a theatrical career that took him to New York in 1980 and on tours […]

Senegal is preparing to become the first African country to host an Olympic event. But less than three weeks before the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games begin, Human Rights Watch has documented mass arrests, alleged forced HIV testing and growing fear among LGBTQ+ people in the host nation. On 31 October, Senegal will make sporting […]

Tom Welling gave fans a little more of the New York skyline than expected after an Instagram Story appeared to catch his nude reflection in a hotel window — and he seems to have taken the mishap in good humour. Smallville star Tom Welling appears to have accidentally shared a rather revealing hotel-room reflection while […]

Alan Cumming says he loves “smashing the binary” with his gloriously theatrical Traitors wardrobe — while his new drama Tip Toe tackles a much darker side of queer life. Alan Cumming has never exactly been known for blending into the background. Whether he’s acting, writing, campaigning for LGBTQ+ equality or stalking the corridors of a […]