Arts

Gossip roundup: Sacha Baron Cohen’s Brüno, American Idol’s gay icon factory

By Aubrey Laufer

Arts

Pride Toronto Gala: Bob Rae picks his drag name & Dalton McGuinty on Lady Gaga

Schmoozing the red carpet with community activists, local celebs and politicians

By Michael Pihach

Arts

Music review: Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest

Second full-length album is full of honest, epic, compelling songs

By John Webster

Arts

Music review: Madison Violet – No Fool for Trying

Staying true to their roots, with smooth harmonies & a folk edge

By S Malik

Culture

Whatchadoin’ tonight???

By Sean Horlor

Culture

Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version

By Sean Horlor

Vancouver

The perfect cure for getting dumped

I figured speed dating could relieve the sting of rejection

By Nelson Wong

Power

The gift of a life

Notes on the passing of Rick Bébout

By Gerald Hannon

Canada

Six months in, six months out

Lessons learned so far

By Abi Slone

Toronto

Proud, come rain or come shine

By Karen Ho

Culture

The Meat Street Beat – N.A.S.A.’s “Gifted” featuring Kayne West, Santigold and Lykke Li

By Sean Horlor

Arts

Singer Deborah Cox remembers Michael Jackson

‘To know that it stops here… it’s sad’

By Xtra.ca

Arts

Chatting with The Cliks’ frontman Lucas Silveira

On the band’s new album, the reaction to him coming out as trans and what he thinks of touring

By Xtra.ca

Arts

MMVA photo gallery: Lady Gaga, Taylor Lautner, Perez Hilton, Black Eyed Peas & the Jonas Brothers

Check out our commentary and pics from the award show

By Anna Pournikova

Arts

Roller girls rock: training with Ottawa Roller Derby

Honey Bee teaches Capital Xtra’s Luna Allison how to skate, fall & get physical

By Noreen Fagan

Coming Out

Even Perez Hilton gets to exist

By Scott Dagostino

Gender expression

Every day is Halloween

By Scott Dagostino

Arts

Struggling with The Cliks’ success

‘I’m always in a dark time, man’: Silveira

By Denise Sheppard