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Rick Mercer: We have to make it better

By Jeremy Feist

Culture

Popping culture: bubbly Bette bails on beautiful baubles

By Simon Thibault

Arts

FILM: 10 reasons to check out Montreal’s Image+Nation queer film festival

Organizers unreel a broad range of big-screen treats for 24th edition

By Matthew Hays

Culture

This Rapture was a party

Northbound Leather’s 2011 fetish party and fashion show

Wanna see James Franco’s ass?

By Jeremy Feist

Culture

Warning: lesbian nurses

By Noreen Fagan

Culture

Introducing Karl Lagerfeld’s three-year-old muse

Culture

Popping culture: from Andrew Sullivan to dick heads

By Simon Thibault

Power

MPs of all stripes criticize free speech bill

Conservative MP wages war on political correctness

Arts

DANCE: One performance, two countries, four mad humours

Modern technology brings ancient medical terminology to life

By Chris Dupuis

Arts

A queer comedy fundraiser

Donating a chuckle to Pink Triangle Services

By Noreen Fagan

Culture

Myron K’s awakening

Ethnicity, sexuality and today’s youth