Category: Arts & Culture
Australian circus performer and burlesque artist Adam Malone will be spreading joy in Auckland Arts Festival circus show La Ronde this March. Talking to YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall, he discusses communicating without words, seducing straight audiences, and collective orgasms. Scroll through Adam Malone’s Instagram and you’ll find the tagline that pretty much sums it up: […]
Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts Co-Director Tama Waipara discusses the Festival’s 40th anniversary, the pressures shaping this moment, and how we can all find identity and belonging in the arts. “The urgency, I suppose, is really of our times,” he says. For Tama, this anniversary doesn’t exist in isolation. It lands amid a […]
Auckland Philharmonia’s 2026 Season promises a rich tapestry of musical brilliance, so mark your calendars and get booking for a season of international stars, local legends and cinematic magic. Among the season’s major highlights are New Zealand debuts from internationally acclaimed artists, including cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, and conductor Stéphane Denève. The season also marks the […]
Good news for Heated Rivalry fans craving more of Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov: a bonus episode might be on its way in 2026, offering a special look at the characters while fans wait for Season 2. The smash-hit queer hockey drama, based on Rachel Reid’s bestselling novel, has already been renewed for a second […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 took a shocking turn in Episode 4 when queen Briar Blush dramatically collapsed on the main stage during the judges’ critiques — a moment that later led to a hospital stay and a sepsis diagnosis. The 24-year-old performer fainted just moments after receiving a harsh critique from judge Law Roach, […]
“History, huh?” Get ready for the royal wedding edition. Amazon MGM Studios has officially confirmed fresh details about the highly anticipated sequel to the hit LGBTQ+ romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue. While news of the sequel first broke during a May 2024 FYC event for the original film, a new statement this week […]
James Ross, who rose to fame as Tyra Sanchez after winning RuPaul’s Drag Race season two, is intensifying his legal campaign against the show and its producers. Having previously announced his intention to sue, Ross has now called on other former contestants to join him in what he says is a class action lawsuit. Earlier […]
Performer & choreographer Oli Mathiesen (one of contemporary dance’s hottest young talents) discusses his new work The Butterfly Who Flew Into the Rave, queer endurance, and the art of exhaustion. By the time The Butterfly Who Flew Into the Rave reaches its final moments, something in the room has shifted. Sweat slicks the performers’ bodies. […]