Category: People
When voting closes in our local elections next month, we’ll be shaping the future of our neighbourhoods in ways that ripple far beyond potholes and playgrounds. The 2025 local elections will determine who sits on our councils, community boards, and other key decision-making bodies for the next three years. Ballot papers were sent out to […]
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he worries about how young men are increasingly alienated from progressive politics — and believes the left needs to offer a more constructive vision of masculinity rather than only condemning “toxic” versions of it. Speaking to GQ , Buttigieg reflected on his own journey and how he approaches […]
In 2021, Beatrice Cox confronted her father in anguish. “Why can’t you f**king talk to me? Why can’t you look me in the eye? Why can’t you call me by my name?” Her father, Danny Cox, then 58, stood silent, torn between his love for his child and the rigid teachings of his faith. A […]
Angus McDougall reflects on Karen Walker’s impact on the industry as she reimagines her iconic Runaway Pearls 25 years on. There are very few designers who have shaped the way I see fashion quite like Karen Walker. From the moment I first pulled on one of her T-shirts back in 2000, I knew this was […]
Rapper Young Thug has sparked controversy after saying he doesn’t trust gay men who aren’t immediately open about their sexuality. Appearing on the Perspektives with Bank podcast, he compared coming out after first presenting as straight to “ratting” someone out to police. “Once you rat, or once you turn gay – I don’t have nothing […]
From coaching the first all-trans rugby match to becoming Mr Australasia Bear, Jeb Maihi Brown talks to Oliver Hall about a journey that blends Māori heritage, sport, and queer pride. When Jeb became the first Māori trans man crowned Mr Australasia Bear, it was more than just a pageant win. It was a milestone in […]
Hunter Doohan (aka Tyler Galpin) is back on our screens in season two of Netflix’s Wednesday, and he’s turning heads off-screen too with a new Calvin Klein collaboration. The actor, who plays the seemingly charming but secretly monstrous Tyler in Tim Burton’s Addams Family spin-off, has shared striking photos on Instagram in partnership with Calvin […]
RuPaul is headed for the big screen — and the Oval Office. The Emmy-winning host of RuPaul’s Drag Race will play President Judy Gagwell in the first-ever feature film inspired by the Drag Race universe. The untitled action comedy is set for a 2026 theatrical release, directed by Adam Shankman (Hairspray, Disenchanted). Screenwriters Connor Wright […]