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

By Thomas Leblanc, Tranna Wintour

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 8 power ranking: Who’s in your top nine?

It’s a reversal of fortune, as a frontrunner falters and an underdog grabs the spotlight

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 8 recap: Don’t rain on my Rusical

A social media-themed musical challenge produces a surprising bottom two

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 2, Episode 6 recap: English Snatch

A frontrunner takes a tumble, while another queen appears to be on a roll

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

‘It’s a Sin’ snatches ephemeral joy from the jaws of death

A Gen-Z skeptic reviews Russell T. Davies’ paean to ’80s hedonism and community

By KC Hoard

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 7 power ranking: I’m a boss

The fight for crown is shaping up to be a battle between two high charisma queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 7 recap: Late-night shenanigans

It’s time for another improv challenge, and the format’s a blast from the recent past

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 2, Episode 5 recap: Back in the game

The queens return from a filming hiatus to take on Eurovision

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Love & Sex

A very queer guide to Valentine’s Day 2021

Queer the saccharine Hallmark holiday with gifts for your friends, lovers, chosen family and more!

By S. Bear Bergman

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 6 power ranking: Looking for some hot stuff, baby, this ranking

A hustle back to the disco era has an up-and-comer shining like a mirror ball

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 6 recap: After the disco

Dancing together, ain’t nothing that could be better for these queens’ dynamics

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 2, Episode 4 recap: Wake up, Great Britain!

The final episode before the pandemic filming hiatus takes us into the world of morning telly

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

‘Ailey’ is a cautionary tale for Black creatives

The documentary, premiering at Sundance, pulls back the curtain—ever so slightly—on the titan of modern dance Alvin Ailey

By Tre’vell Anderson

Dispatch

Inside the fight against transphobia in Singapore schools

A journalist attends a five-person protest for a trans student—a rarity in the restrictive Southeast Asian city-state

By Kirsten Han

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 5 power ranking: It’s in the bag

A fan favourite falters in a episode designed to let the fashion queens werk it

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 13, Episode 5 recap: Ball o’ bags

It’s time for the season’s ball challenge. Theme? Bags

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 2, Episode 3 recap: Who wore it best?

She stole my look! And she stole hers, and she stole hers…

By Kevin O’Keeffe

Xtra Weekly

Topline: The new normal-not-normal of Amanda Gorman and Kamala Harris

Have we really been released from years of manipulation, gaslighting and existential threats?

By Zaina Arafat