Category: Arts & Culture
She came. She served. She conquered. Michael Marouli has been crowned the first-ever winner of Drag Race Down Under Vs The World, taking home AUD$50,000 and international bragging rights after eight weeks of drag chaos. The British queen defeated Australian favourite Art Simone in the final lip sync, bringing the inaugural international edition of the […]
Romeo Beckham is stepping further into his acting era, with StudioCanal unveiling a new look at the 24-year-old in upcoming queer tennis drama Forty Love. The newly released image shows Beckham alongside French actor Paul Kircher, who stars as 21-year-old tennis player Sacha Gallo. Beckham plays a charismatic new rival who enters Sacha’s tightly controlled […]
After eight seasons of queens, catchphrases and chaos, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is leaving the BBC, with future series moving to subscription service WOW Presents Plus. The BBC has confirmed it will no longer broadcast RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after the current season, citing “significant financial pressures” and the savings it is required to make. […]
Drag Race Down Under finalist Vybe promises glamour, campery and a taste of the golden age of drag when she makes her Palmy Drag Fest debut this October. When Vybe arrives in Palmerston North for Palmy Drag Fest, she knows exactly what she wants to give the audience. “I’m going to give you drama. I’m going to give you campery, and […]
Drag Race España is making franchise history, with Marcus Massalami announced as the first contestant in the wider Drag Race universe to compete exclusively as a drag king. Marcus was unveiled as part of the 12-strong cast for season six of the Spanish franchise, which premieres on 27 September. His casting brings drag king artistry […]
From MySpace breakout and queer favourite to marital fallout and an acclaimed comeback, Lily Allen is turning her private drama into theatre Lily Allen has always known how to make a scene. She emerged in the mid-2000s via MySpace, pairing sweet, ska-inflected pop with lyrics that could be funny, filthy and devastatingly cutting. “Smile” made her a […]
From male intimacy to modern excess, director Stephen Barlow reveals how NZ Opera is reimagining Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers for a 21st-century audience Two men, one woman, an impossible pact and one of the most famous male duets ever written. On the surface, Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers has all the ingredients of a classic […]
Andrew Garfield has once again backed the idea of a gay Spider-Man, more than a decade after first questioning why Peter Parker could not be queer. The British actor, who played the superhero in The Amazing Spider-Man films, said he still believes the character’s greatest strength is that anyone should be able to see themselves […]