Category: Arts & Culture
One of the year’s most acclaimed queer films is heading to Aotearoa, with La Bola Negra arriving in New Zealand cinemas on 15 October. Directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi — better known collectively as Los Javis — the sweeping Spanish drama spans 85 years, moving between 1932, 1937 and 2017 as the lives […]
Ladyhawke has been gaming since childhood, and after decades disappearing into sprawling campaigns, she has developed some fairly firm rules about where queer gamers should spend their time DON’T: Let trolls ruin the game “Queer people should be allowed to play whatever the hell they want. But Call of Duty? Avoid,” she laughs. For Ladyhawke, […]
Ryan Murphy may have written a script for a potential Glee revival, but Chris Colfer says no one has told him anything about it — and returning as Kurt Hummel without Naya Rivera would be difficult. If a Glee reboot really is taking shape, that appears to be news to Chris Colfer. The Golden Globe-winning […]
Arohanui, Carmen xx opened at Wellington Museum with a fabulous celebration of one of Aotearoa’s most fearless queer icons. Guests gathered to honour Carmen Rupe’s extraordinary life and legacy, surrounded by glamorous outfits, photographs, archives and treasures from the Queen of Wellington’s remarkable world. ‘Arohanui, Carmen xx’ will be exhibited in Wellington Museum’s Te Wheke […]
Lil Nas X has returned with World’s Greatest!, his first single of 2026 and a deeply personal tribute to his late mother following a turbulent year of grief, mental-health treatment and legal proceedings. Lil Nas X is back with new music, and this time the usually provocative queer superstar is looking inward. The 27-year-old rapper […]
Award-winning choreographer Oli Mathiesen explores queer archetypes, Māori identity and what happens when culture is appropriated by the politics it once resisted I haven’t always been intrigued by the Village People. In fact, their hyper-masculine personas, cheap choreography and recent political alignment have done everything to deter me. Yet the culturally irrelevant group, whose timeless […]
The cast of Drag Race Philippines season four have paid an emotional tribute to their late sister Misua, whose final scenes aired this week after she died during production earlier this year. Drag Race Philippines has honoured Misua in a deeply emotional episode featuring the 27-year-old queen’s final appearance on the show. Misua, whose name […]
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards delivered plenty of queer star power, with LGBTQ+ artists picking up major wins, owning the red carpet and taking part in one of the night’s biggest musical tributes. Kehlani left with a Moon Person, Adam Lambert made a surprise appearance honouring George Michael, Orville Peck proudly declared he was […]