“A Strange Loop” actress made history this week
Mel Woods
Senior editor Mel Woods is an English-speaking Vancouver-based writer, editor and audio producer and a former associate editor with HuffPost Canada. A proud prairie queer and ranch dressing expert, their work has also appeared in Vice, Slate, the Tyee, the CBC, the Globe and Mail and the Walrus.
‘Framing Agnes’ lets our trans ancestors tell their own stories
Director Chase Joynt and historian Jules Gill-Peterson on the present resonance of their groundbreaking documentary
ALOK on stand-up comedy, love as ‘daily practice’ and non-binary joy
The multi-hyphenate performer says joy can be “worldmaking”
Queer and trans folks slayed at the 2022 Met Gala
Plus other pop culture, from Taco Bell drag brunch and Ellen Degeneres saying goodbye
Beanie Feldstein’s ‘Funny Girl’ arrives to mixed reviews
Plus, the buzz on “Fire Island,” Janelle Monáe and the latest lovable “Jeopardy!” champion
The new ‘Fantastic Beasts’ release was, predictably, a mess
Turns out having a transphobic creator does not lead to box office gains
