Category: Arts & Culture
Start your engines! 🎉 RuPaul’s Drag Race is returning for its 18th season, and the first trailer has just dropped — alongside a fabulous lineup of guest judges ready to sashay their way onto the judging panel. Set to premiere via MTV on Friday, 2 January, the new season will once again feature returning judges […]
Right-wing commentator and anti-trans activist Jeffrey Younger has been widely mocked online after claiming that every Netflix series “turns into gay porn”, prompting a wave of ridicule across social media. On Saturday 6 December, Younger took to X to announce he had cancelled his Netflix subscription, writing: “Every show starts normal, then turns into gay porn.” […]
The man who penned the picture show candidly converses with YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall about AI, inclusion, Trump and the enduring magic of Rocky Horror. When I finally reach Richard O’Brien over Zoom and apologise for being late, he brushes it off with a wicked grin. “Don’t worry. It allowed me to go out on […]
Kristian Lavercombe, the actor who has starred in the Rocky Horror Show more than anyone else, discusses the enduring cosmic camp of Richard O’Brien’s ‘coming of age story for anyone who’s ever felt different.’ After a 15-year absence, The Rocky Horror Show is finally strutting back onto Aotearoa stages, with corsets and chaos fully intact. […]
Ahead of the premier of his starring role in Set In Stone as part of Fringe In The ‘Stings, Eru Heke tells us what it’s like to be a young drag queen living in Hawke’s Bay. For 19-year-old drag artist and actor Eru Heke, Hawke’s Bay isn’t just home, it’s where art, identity, and community […]
Fashionistas and film fans alike are rejoicing as The Devil Wears Prada 2 officially steps back onto the runway with a brand-new teaser video and official poster — sending queer audiences and couture lovers into a frenzy. The film reunites the iconic original cast — Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci — […]
The wave of cancellations sweeping through the entertainment industry is having a staggering impact on LGBTQ+ representation, with nearly half of all queer characters vanishing from television screens in 2025 — and more cuts expected before year’s end. According to Deadline, 41% of the 489 LGBTQ characters featured on scripted television this year will not […]
The crown is well and truly up for grabs — and for the first time in Drag Race herstory, a drag king is in the running. The cast of Canada’s Drag Race Season 6 has been officially revealed, and among the 12 fierce new contestants is Velma Jones, a 39-year-old performer from Montreal who is […]