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From New York to LA to Pride
Arts

From New York to LA to Pride

Patsy Gallant promises a Toronto paradise of disco fun

June 28, 2013
Chase Hostler: go-go boy wonder
Arts

Chase Hostler: go-go boy wonder

NYC superstar makes Canadian debut at Pride

June 28, 2013
Inside Out, round & round
Opinion

Inside Out, round & round

May 16, 2013
Hungry for Shyam Selvadurai
Arts

Hungry for Shyam Selvadurai

Author’s latest, The Hungry Ghosts, took 13 years to write

May 9, 2013
Puerto Rico
Travel

Puerto Rico

The dos and don’ts for a hot winter getaway in PR

January 9, 2013
My response to Dawn of a New Gay
Canada

My response to Dawn of a New Gay

‘Privileged position inside the gay experience is not the norm’

June 13, 2011
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Bruce LaBruce’s tender zombie sex flick
Arts

Bruce LaBruce’s tender zombie sex flick

Wound-fucking and roadkill-devouring scenes notwithstanding

August 12, 2009
Film review in brief: Viva
Arts

Film review in brief: Viva

Droll sex lib parody

February 11, 2009
Books: Mike Hoolboom’s Practical Dreamers
Arts

Books: Mike Hoolboom’s Practical Dreamers

Passionate ideas behind the flickering lights of film

September 24, 2008
Filmmaker Lea Pool: Paradise lost & found
Culture

Filmmaker Lea Pool: Paradise lost & found

A family in crisis in 1960s Quebec

August 27, 2008
Queer heat
Arts

Queer heat

April 9, 2008
Queer view
Culture

Queer view

March 26, 2008
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MOVIES: Silly & sophisticated summer comedies
Arts

MOVIES: Silly & sophisticated summer comedies

Hollywood homos

August 6, 2007
Hot Docs: Girl Inside
Arts

Hot Docs: Girl Inside

Love across the spectrum

April 11, 2007
Are we all beasts?
Arts

Are we all beasts?

April 11, 2007
QUEER BITS
Arts

QUEER BITS

March 28, 2007
Art review: The perversity of Miguel Ventura
Arts

Art review: The perversity of Miguel Ventura

Fascism as burlesque?

January 3, 2007
Film review: Au-Delà de la Haine (Beyond Hate)
Arts

Film review: Au-Delà de la Haine (Beyond Hate)

What forms hate?

November 22, 2006
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