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Entertainment, Opinion

Is The L Word’s Jenny the ultimate queer villain?

May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 Vanessa Maki

Jenny Schecter is a queer villain who isn't the result of lazy homophobic writing.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Killing Eve and a trope that should be buried

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Vanessa Maki

The series finale is the opposite of a love letter to queer fans.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Euphoria, queer women, and tragedy in sapphic relationships

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 Vanessa Maki

Sapphic relationships in media too often end tragically.

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Entertainment, Opinion

What queer fans really want from Killing Eve’s final season

March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Vanessa Maki

Spy thrillers are moving away from the cringy past of the genre.

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Avoiding queer characters in films is cowardly: Scream 5

January 22, 2022January 22, 2022 Vanessa Maki

A queer character in the new horror film is iconic, but is that enough?

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Entertainment, Opinion

Queer characters surviving horror films shouldn’t be radical 

October 18, 2021October 18, 2021 Vanessa Maki

A new Netflix film does something that’s uncommon in horror: queer characters survive to the end. 

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The Briefs boys return for a stunning musical adventure

September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 Jesse Jones

Cover Up features family-friendly circus performances and spectacular music.

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Entertainment, Opinion

First Nations Fashion at the Brisbane Festival: review

September 20, 2021September 20, 2021 Kimmy

The ancestors would have been proud of the talent on display.

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Entertainment

4 underrated queer songs for pride and celebration

August 23, 2021 Christine Kinori

Expand your queer playlist with these underrated gems.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Dysfunctional queer relationships in all their glory: American Horror Stories

July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Vanessa Maki

Wanting to see queer people as chaotic, justified villains or antagonists isn’t strange.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Supernatural’s queer tragedy: Dean Winchester and Castiel

July 14, 2021July 15, 2021 Vanessa Maki

Squandering the queer potential of a popular show is shameful.

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Entertainment

4 lesser-known LGBTQ films to watch during Pride Month

June 2, 2021June 3, 2021 Vanessa Maki

Check out these films, spanning a range of genres, and you might find a new queer favourite.

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Tagged Bound, But I'm a Cheerleader, film, Orange is the New Black, Pariah, Pride Month, review, Vegas in Space1 Comment
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Entertainment

Caesar: Revisiting a classic with a very fresh and very queer approach

June 2, 2021July 29, 2021 Fran Mulcahy

Caesar is a queer, meta reimagining of Shakespeare's classic play.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Review: People of Colours goes way beyond the usual themes

May 31, 2021July 29, 2021 Jesse Jones

People of Colours was a sell-out hit at this year's Melt Festival.

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Entertainment, Queensland

La Boite Theatre’s Act 2 promises mesmerising new performances

May 22, 2021 Fran Mulcahy

The Time is Now features an all-teen cast in a mesmerising new show.

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Entertainment, Opinion

Review: If I Could Make It Go Quiet touches listeners when they need it most

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 Sasha Weilbaker

Girl in Red’s debut album ranges from horny to angry to vulnerable.

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Entertainment, Opinion

‘Urgently seeking equality’: The Cyborg Anthology book review

December 9, 2020December 10, 2020 Rae White

Lindsay B-e's collection of sci-fi poetry raises parallels with current human rights issues, writes Rae White.

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