Lucky Stars

Applause for Lady Gaga and our Aries friends

Thomas and Tranna talk big Aries energy

March 24, 2021

That’s the Way It Is

#GoldenGlobesSoWhite #NoSweatsattheOscars #DearGodPleaseLetGlennWin

Thomas and Tranna, voting members of the Cynical Queer Press Corps, take issue with this year’s award season

March 23, 2021

That’s the Way It Is

When it comes to Harry and Meghan, the media is the message

Xtra’s royal watchers weigh in on Megxit, monarchy and mental health

March 9, 2021

That’s the Way It Is

Thomas and Tranna dissect ‘Framing Britney Spears’

Xtra’s resident debate club wrangles with media, misogyny and that magical child, Britney

February 23, 2021

Obsessions

Naomi Campbell remains fabulous at 50

With her YouTube channel and her ‘Essence’ cover, the legendary 1990s supermodel is unedited, occasionally out-of-touch and utterly endearing

May 20, 2020

Obsessions

COVID-19 has soured the appeal of celebrity real estate porn

This crisis confirms that no one, not even the famous, can stage their lives anymore

April 22, 2020

Obsessions

Robyn and Alanis Morissette are the pop queens we need right now

The old hits “Dancing on My Own” and “That I Would Be Good” have a new resonance in an age of isolation and uncertainty

April 8, 2020

Obsessions

Isolation aids: Mae Martin’s Feel Good and Jenny Odell’s How to Do Nothing

A new queer series seeks comfort in the uncomfortable and an artist resists the pressure of productivity

March 25, 2020

Obsessions

David Byrne and Jessica Simpson are the comeback kids of 2020

A 67-year-old straight man channels queer joy and a millennium pop diva gets the last word

March 11, 2020

Obsessions

Madonna’s Madame X is a hot but brilliant mess

And a bisexual reveal on ‘Love is Blind’ shows that toxic masculinity hurts us all

February 26, 2020

Obsessions

J.Lo’s renaissance proves that she’s for real

And ‘The Inheritance’ brings gay stories—and gay nudity!—to Broadway

February 12, 2020

Obsessions

‘90 Day Fiancé’ will finally feature queers as deluded about love as straights

And bleak January binge-watching leads to a toxic crush on ‘Euphoria’s’ hot, basic sociopath Nate

January 29, 2020

Obsessions

Jennifer Hudson gives us one thing to truly love about ‘Cats’

Why you should be obsessed with “Memory,” and Charlize Theron’s ‘Bombshell’ spin on the Snatch Game

January 15, 2020