Category: Arts & Culture
Another one of those, ‘we already knew that’ moments has occurred and sent the internet into a spin with the official announcement that lead character in the Scooby-Doo franchise Velma is a lesbian. The confirmation, if you needed it to be confirmed, has come from the producer of the 2010-13 cartoon series Tony Cervone who […]
Jordan Quinn tells us what inspired the new must-see exhibition Sex Workers of Aotearoa – a day in the life of. Sex Work; an industry most often illuminated by media clickbait and sensationalist headlines. We’re represented by questionable TV characters and victims in Hollywood movies. Our existence has shaped history and we’ve been the muses […]
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra is excited to announce that it is performing physical concerts again at the Auckland Town Hall from Thursday 9 July, as it resumes its 2020 season. During the lockdown and through Level 2, the orchestra shared a wide range of digital content. This included their Thursday night Encore Livestreams, at-home performances, […]
The full programme for Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival has been revealed with 79 feature films and seven collections of short films from 41 countries screening online and in selected cinemas and venues from 24 July to 2 August. Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival will make history by being the first hybrid film festival in the world presenting its programme […]
‘Welcome to Chechnya’ shines a light on the brutal oppression of homosexuality which includes gay “honour killings” in the Russian republic. A new film shining a light on the purge of homosexuals currently taking place in the Russian republic of Chechnya is set to be released. ‘Welcome to Chechnya’ is aiming to draw the world’s […]
In a major about-face by Nickelodeon, SpongeBob SquarePants has come out as gay for Pride Month. In the early 2000s the show heads and the series creator the late Stephen Hillenburg, explicitly said SpongeBob SquarePants was not gay, but asexual. Fast forward almost 20 years and Nickelodeon officially made the reveal Saturday in a tweet […]
If You’re a fan of Adam Silvera or Becky Albertalli, make some room on your bookshelves for Phil Stamper. Because you are about to fall for his cosmic love story, The Gravity of Us. Daniel Devenney talks with the queer author. “I always get a bit emotional when I think about how queer teens can […]
Gaga told Zane Lowe the song is a metaphor for how she used to ‘numb’ herself with alcohol. Lady Gaga has unveiled her music video for ‘Rain on Me’ which features both her and Ariana Grande in PVC outfits and post-apocalyptic urban setting. Directed by Robert Rodriguez (Sin City, Spy Kids), ‘Rain on Me’ begins with Lady […]