Category: Arts & Culture
After Simon & Schuster gave Milo Yiannopoulos a controversial US$250,000 book deal, there was uproar on the internet. This came off the back of Out Magazine doing a feature piece on him, where so much vitriol was launched at the author that he turned conservative. In response to Yiannopoulos’s book deal, author Roxanne Gay pulled her […]
At the conclusion of the SameSame But Different Writers’ Festival this Saturday, Ruby Porter was declared both the Best Emerging Writer Under 25 and overall winner for Best Short Story for the Wallace Foundation Short Fiction competition. The 23-year-old is currently studying a Masters in Creative Writing at the University of Auckland, and is currently […]
Just when you thought the music festivals were done, Auckland Pride Festival brings you New Normal, a mini-music festival boasting an all LGBT+ line up! Featuring Randa, rapper and beat maker who has played the Big Gay Out, opened for Grimes and boasts the 2014 VNZMA Critic’s Choice Award under his belt; Sydney-based trip-hop singer-songwriter Will Barling […]
“Ze”: Queer as Fuck! is a dark comedy about sex, gender, and the expanding parade of labels and identities Michelle/Ryan claims on zir way to pride. In this international queer-origin story, Michelle/Ryan rips the bandage away from zir startling American-Puritan upbringing and is catapulted by each new experience through a complex and surprising “coming out” […]
Are you a fan of Ellen Page? The Emmy-nominated series Gaycation‘s season two premiere will be screened at Whammy Bar next Tuesday, followed by a panel discussion on gender and sexuality. Oh, and did we mention that it’s free? To coincide with Auckland Pride, VICELAND are hosting the event, bringing in artist NIkolai, actress Jess Holly […]
The tagline for The Mikado is “Beautifully Executed Comedy” – the reality is that director Stuart Maunder’s production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s ageless operatic masterpiece kills any doubt of its sway over modern audiences. Redressed in a kinky kimono of Hello Kitty baubles and anime schoolgirls, flamboyant flirtations with political and social currencies, and a […]
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds have release their children’s book, Promised Land. In an interview with express last year, the authors say that they regard themselves as visual storytellers instead of novelists. The story itself is not LGBT+-targeted; rather, it tells the tale of how Jack, a farm boy, and Leo, a prince, […]
Last night, an amazing Valentine’s treat was installed for the audience attending the opening of Hot Brown Honey – a sizzling celebration of loud, proud women of colour. The show promises an “audacious platter of dance, poetry, comedy, circus, striptease and song,” and it certainly was. The one-hour show was an absorption of brilliant escapades of music and dance […]