Category: Arts & Culture
The perfect specimen for figure skating, yet with the guts to be himself. ‘The Ice King’ explores the journey of John Curry’s life, the 1976 Olympic Figure Skating Champion, famously known for being the first Olympian to be ‘openly’ gay. Based on the book, “Alone: The Triumph and Tragedy of John Curry,” this film explores […]
Wash Westmoreland is a film director whose life story could be a movie in itself. Growing up oppressing his sexuality, moving to Hollywood, finding work in the adult film industry, falling in love with a fellow film buff and together achieving Oscar-winning success. He talks to Oliver Hall about completing his dying lover’s final wish, […]
Harry Styles has been praised by fans after releasing what’s being described as a bisexual anthem on National Coming Out Day. The 25-year-old singer, songwriter, and actor finally released the video for his new song ‘Lights Up’ following months of sneak-peaks and teasers. Officially released on National Coming Out Day, the track features Styles singing […]
Green Day’s award-winning American Idiot The Musical opened at Auckland’s Civic Theatre last night – leaving the audience begging for more! The cast – fresh from their sold-out UK tour, captivated the Kiwi audience, drawing the crowd into the performance like nothing ever seen before on stage at the Civic. The mesmerising performance gives a […]
Playwright Antonia Joanna Pearce (known to her peers as simply Joanna) gained notoriety in the community with her Auckland Pride 2016 musical People Like Us. Her work has recently returned to the Auckland stage with Testostrogen, a play so personal, it has lead the playwright to take to the stage herself, to act out her […]
A new music video has been released marking Freddie Mercury’s 73rd birthday, and the work of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, which was set up in the singer’s name to help fight HIV/AIDS. Directed by Esteban Bravo and Beth David, the music video which features an animated video of Mercury’s 1985 track Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow, showcases […]
Local Aussie Queens will soon get their chance to feature on Australia’s very own version of the hit show RuPaul’s Drag Race! According to reports by TV Tonight, ITV Studios Australia has acquired local format rights to the hit show, which first hit screens in the United States back in February 2009. All going to plan, the Australian […]
Sandi Hall finds Auckland Theatre Company’s latest show is packed with wicked humour as it explores our heart’s desires. The American play, Six Degrees of Separation, opened to a packed, expectant audience at the ASB Waterfront Theatre last night (16th August) and delivered on its promise to make us laugh while showing us our heart’s […]