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Oliver Hall checked out the first week of the Flick Electric powered NZ International Comedy Festival and below are some of his highlights Rose Matafeo: Rose Matafeo’s Sassy Best Friend was a comedy masterclass. Matafeo lost the theatrics of her last show, 2016’s Finally Dead (which involved a flashy funeral parlour-themed set and […]
VICE has just launched Zealandia, a New Zealand-focused online documentary series described as “looking beyond the stereotypical pillars of the New Zealand identity to present an honest view of the country”. In the first episode, FAFSWAG: Auckland’s Underground Vogue Scene, VICE spent a week with some of the breakout stars of the LGBT+ Pacific Arts Collective […]
Oliver Hall reviews ATC’s Amadeus, a theatrical beast with plenty of sting in it’s tale. As the curtain rose on the opening night of ATC’s latest offering, you realize how far the company have come since the milestone achievement of making Auckland’s new waterfront theatre their home. Previously using Auckland University’s (now defunct) Maidment Theatre […]
Countdown has launched a new transgender transitioning policy aimed at supporting transitioning team members across the country. The policy outlines Countdown’s responsibilities as an employer, and commitment to providing an inclusive environment, as well as the practical assistance available to team members who are transitioning. It is underpinned with information and support for managers to […]
We all know laughing makes us feel good – but what if it could actually DO good at the same time? Enter, The Good Guys Comedy Extravaganza! Each year at the NZ International Comedy Festival, some of NZ’s funniest comedians donate a set for SpinningTop charity. Which means you get to laugh out loud and proceeds go to help at-risk migrant […]
Get ready to write with rainbow. It’s been nearly 40 years since artist and activist Gilbert Baker created the first rainbow flag with his bare hands. It was 1978 when Baker hand-dyed and stitched together eight strips of vibrant fabric, forming the now iconic flag. Although, over time, the colours were condensed from eight to six, […]
Nick Fager is a LGBT+ psychotherapist practicing in New York plus the coordinator for LGBT+ services at the Kull Initiative for Psychotherapy (KIP) in Manhattan’s upper west side. He also runs a support group for gay men struggling with dating app addictions called Grindr’ed Down, a KIP-based therapy group specifically tailored to gay men seeking intimacy beyond apps and […]
Sydney-based electro-artist WCB and highly sought-after Kiwi musician Marika Hodgson, both strong creative forces in the LGBT+ community, are excited to bring their unique sounds to the newly re-homed Shanghai Lil’s as part of NZ Music Month. WCB, aka William Cooper Barling, is an unrelenting rising star with undeniable talent who has featured on BaseFM, RNZ’s Music 101 […]