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On ‘Glory,’ Perfume Genius reaches out
Music

On ‘Glory,’ Perfume Genius reaches out

The lonely indie darling’s new album casts an eye outward—and shows the way forward

By Oliver Haug
The new Lucy Dacus album is just fine. Where does Sapphic folk go from here?
Music

The new Lucy Dacus album is just fine. Where does Sapphic folk go from here?

Forever Is a Feeling relies heavily on Dacus’s relationship with Julien Baker for inspiration. The resulting record is disappointingly safe

By Hannah Jocelyn
Torrey Peters is once again substantial and necessary in ‘Stag Dance 
Books

Torrey Peters is once again substantial and necessary in ‘Stag Dance 

In her follow-up to “Detransition, Baby,” the writer troubles the questions and topics trans people discuss in public 

By Veronica Esposito
‘Alligator Tears’ is a lesson in resilience
Books

‘Alligator Tears’ is a lesson in resilience

Edgar Gomez’s second memoir tells stories of queer working-class struggle, resistance and community

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Sook-Yin Lee’s new film shows that relationships don’t need to follow a specific path
TV & Film

Sook-Yin Lee’s new film shows that relationships don’t need to follow a specific path

REVIEW: “Paying for It” explores relationships that are romantic, platonic and transactional 

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
‘Good Girl’ pulses with rage, joy, violence and pleasure
Books

‘Good Girl’ pulses with rage, joy, violence and pleasure

Aria Aber’s debut novel follows a young, queer Afghan protagonist in 2010s Berlin

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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Dying with dignity is a right, not a privilege, in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’
TV & Film

Dying with dignity is a right, not a privilege, in Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’

REVIEW: In his first English feature, the storied director delivers a poignant mediation on end-of-life

By Christos Tsirbas
Ethel Cain embraces the experimental on her new project, ‘Perverts’
Music

Ethel Cain embraces the experimental on her new project, ‘Perverts’

The Florida singer-songwriter follows her 2022 debut album “Preacher’s Daughter” with an industrial-influenced, drone-heavy release

By Adam England
A well-known Chinese folk tale gets a queer reimagining in ‘Sister Snake’
Books

A well-known Chinese folk tale gets a queer reimagining in ‘Sister Snake’

Amanda Lee Koe’s novel is a clever mash-up of queer pulp, magical realism, time travel and body horror, with a charged serpentine sisterhood at its centre

By H Felix Chau Bradley
“Ripcord,” turns the midlife crisis story trope on its head
Books

“Ripcord,” turns the midlife crisis story trope on its head

In his latest novel, Nate Lippens explores what it means to be an aging queer artist

By H Felix Chau Bradley
Trans cartel musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ takes maximalist aesthetic to the extreme
TV & Film

Trans cartel musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ takes maximalist aesthetic to the extreme

REVIEW: The film’s existence raises intriguing questions about appropriate subjects for the playful machinations of French auteurs

By Veronica Esposito
‘Masquerade’ offers a queer take on indulgence and ennui 
Books

‘Masquerade’ offers a queer take on indulgence and ennui 

REVIEW: Mike Fu’s novel is a coming of age mystery set between New York and Shanghai

By H Felix Chau Bradley
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Tegan and Sara catfishing doc shows the good—and bad—of internet fandom
TV & Film

Tegan and Sara catfishing doc shows the good—and bad—of internet fandom

The documentary discusses a catfisher who targeted Tegan for 16 years and the complicated nature of fan culture 

By Gabrielle Drolet
‘Will & Harper’ is an aspirational portrait of the work our allies should do
TV & Film

‘Will & Harper’ is an aspirational portrait of the work our allies should do

REVIEW: Will Ferrell and Harper Steele’s road trip doc demonstrates what standing by loved ones actually looks like

By Rendy Jones
With posthumous album, SOPHIE gets one final goodbye
Music

With posthumous album, SOPHIE gets one final goodbye

‘SOPHIE’ is a fitting farewell that might never feel like it is enough

By Niko Stratis
‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak
Books

‘What I Know About You’ is a tale of the silence the repression of gay desire can wreak

REVIEW: Éric Chacour’s first novel is at turns gorgeously lush and frustratingly opaque

By H Felix Chau Bradley
‘Something, Not Nothing’ tackles anticipatory grief from the other side
Books

‘Something, Not Nothing’ tackles anticipatory grief from the other side

Sarah Leavitt’s graphic memoir about her partner’s death unpacks the emotional aftermath of a loved one receiving MAiD

By Tara-Michelle Ziniuk
‘Still Life’ captures the messiness of writing trans autofiction
Books

‘Still Life’ captures the messiness of writing trans autofiction

Katherine Packert Burke’s novel explores how little one can really understand about one’s own life while in the middle of living it

By Emily Zhou
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