Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 8 recap: Gauntlet, thrown

An innovative new challenge structure is let down by a too-familiar episode structure

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Sports

Skate Canada’s shunning of Alberta sets a precedent for other sports groups

Premier Danielle Smith’s outrage shows why the sporting organization’s decision is such a big deal

By Cody Corrall, Mel Woods

TV & Film

What ‘Heated Rivalry’ and ‘Schitt’s Creek’ say about the Canada we want to be

There are surprising commonalities between two of Canada’s most successful TV exports

By Mel Woods

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18, Episode 1 power ranking: Designing women

For the first time in years, RuPaul’s Drag Race starts with a design challenge

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 18 premiere recap: The hottest in the street

Cardi B joins us for a very good premiere episode of the flagship series

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 7 power ranking: The final five

Which queen will miss out on the finale by just one week?

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 7 recap: Fit for a Queen of the North, the sequel

A fan favourite design challenge makes its return: designing for Brooke Lynn Hytes

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 6 power ranking: From eight to six

A double elimination shifts this season into its highest gear yet

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 6 recap: Slay-Off sisters

“Double elimination? Of course it is, why wouldn’t it be?”

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Consumed

Saying goodbye to ‘Kill Bill’

Quentin Tarantino’s martial arts epic has been tainted by shocking revelations about what went down behind the scenes. Can it be redeemed?

By KC Hoard

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 5 power ranking: Chatty chicks

The talk show maxi-challenge puts the queens’ charisma to the test

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 5 recap: Hot in ‘The Shade’

A talk show challenge sees a “made-for-tv” queen take the win

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Rainbow Rewind 2025

Sapphics on television had a disappointing year

2024 was a great year for queer women on TV. But from ‘The Last of Us’ to ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ 2025’s Sapphic storytelling slid backward

By Anna Govert

Censorship

The legacy of Little Sister’s censorship battle over queer books

Twenty-five years after the Vancouver bookstore’s win against Canada Customs, the struggle for the freedom to read isn’t over

By Zena Sharman

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 power ranking: Read you, wrote you

Which queen came out on top in the Reading Battles maxi-challenge?

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 4 recap: Battle it out

A fan favourite maxi-challenge from “Canada vs. The World” makes its return

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Books

This ‘Survivor’-inspired book shows how far gay fiction has come

The queer themes in “The Book of Luke” texture the plot, but they don’t define it. It’s part of a welcome trend toward complex queer stories

By Samuel Eli Shepherd

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race’ Season 6, Episode 3 power ranking: Big Sister

Social strategy comes into play in a big way—but does it pay off?

By Kevin O'Keeffe