Category: Arts & Culture

May 01
Indigenous Excellence: Theia Embraces Her Star Power 

For the first time in three years, proudly Māori and lesbian artist Theia is at home in Aotearoa for New Zealand Music Month. She has just returned from New York after speaking at the United Nations, and is juggling the realities of being an independent musician with side hustles, tours and study. Despite the weight on her shoulders, this wahine has […]

Apr 30
Dory Is Back: Ellen DeGeneres Returns to the Finding Nemo Universe

Ellen DeGeneres is heading back to the ocean. The former talk show host is set to reprise her role as Dory in a new project set in Pixar’s Finding Nemo universe, returning to one of the most beloved characters of her career. According to reports, the new project will be a short film. Plot details […]

Apr 23
Netflix Sets Final Goodbye for Heartstopper With Heartstopper Forever

Netflix is closing the book on one of its most beloved queer love stories, with Heartstopper Forever – the final chapter in the Heartstopper story, premiering on 17 July 2026, bringing Nick Nelson and Charlie Spring’s journey to its long-awaited conclusion. The announcement arrived on the fourth anniversary of season one’s debut, accompanied by a cast-focused […]

Apr 23
Drag Race All Stars 11 Is Bringing Back a Seriously Wild Lineup

Everyone’s favourite queens are back, back, back again for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 11. No, we cannot quite believe the franchise has already reached season 11 either. But with more than 200 queens having competed across 18 seasons of the main US series, there is certainly no shortage of returning talent ready for a […]

Apr 22
Why The Devil Wears Prada 2 Already Feels Like a Queer Event

There really is no living legend quite like Meryl Streep. As one of the most acclaimed actors of all time, Streep is now returning to one of the most quoted, imitated and beloved roles of her career in The Devil Wears Prada 2 — and for a great many queer fans, that is more than […]

Apr 21
Heated Rivalry showrunner says season two will be ‘more serious’ and ‘dangerous’

Heated Rivalry showrunner Jacob Tierney has teased a much more intense second season, saying the next chapter in Shane and Ilya’s story will move into “much more serious” and “dangerous” territory. The Canadian creator appeared alongside author Rachel Reid at BookCon 2026 in New York this weekend, where the pair discussed the adaptation of The […]

Apr 20
Drag Race Season 18 Ends With a New Winner — and an All Stars 11 Surprise

The RuPaul’s Drag Race universe has another winner, after a glittering season 18 grand finale ended with Myki Meeks taking the crown. The finale aired on 17 April, with Meeks defeating Nini Coco in the final lip-sync after Darlene Mitchell was cut at the top-three stage. Season 18 had always looked as though it would […]

Apr 17
How Mr Loverman Expands What Queer TV Can Be 

Premiering on Sky’s Rialto Channel on Sunday 19 April, the BAFTA award-winning Mr Loverman centres a mature Black gay love story filled with humour, pain, longing and emotional depth  Queer television still has a habit of narrowing its gaze. So often, the stories that make it to screen are about youth, beauty, discovery and desire in forms that are palatable to the mainstream: young, white, urban, […]