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Janelle Monáe’s new book offers a glimpse into a reimagined world
Books

Janelle Monáe’s new book offers a glimpse into a reimagined world

In “The Memory Librarian And Other Stories of Dirty Computer,” the songstress tackles oppressive political systems and surveillance in a series of curated short stories

By Shar Jossell
I joined the ‘ball sex revolution’ and turned my scrotum into a dildo
Love & Sex

I joined the ‘ball sex revolution’ and turned my scrotum into a dildo

The new sex toy Balldo promises to help users acheive a “ballgasm.” But is that something any of us really need to have?

By Bobby Box
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ captures the multitudes of all of us
TV & Film

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ captures the multitudes of all of us

REVIEW: Michelle Yeoh stars in a delightfully dick-filled and tender exploration of queer family dynamics

By Mel Woods
Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today
Books

Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today

A bisexual writer and editor who was ahead of her time, Kay Dick’s prescient oeuvre deserves reappraisal

By Eli Cugini
‘Queen of the Universe’ is a sincere drag take on ‘American Idol’
TV & Film

‘Queen of the Universe’ is a sincere drag take on ‘American Idol’

REVIEW: We’ve come a long way from the parodic origins of “Drag Race”

By Kevin O’Keeffe
8 fantastic books we somehow missed in 2021
Books

8 fantastic books we somehow missed in 2021

It was a bountiful year for queer and trans literature in Canada. It’s hard to keep up

By Christopher DiRaddo
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‘Benedetta’ is an entertaining nunsploitation drama brimming with religious hypocrisy and madness
TV & Film

‘Benedetta’ is an entertaining nunsploitation drama brimming with religious hypocrisy and madness

REVIEW: Paul Verhoeven’s campy thriller torches the Catholic Church

By Sara Clements
Wallow in the high gothic camp of ‘Spencer’
TV & Film

Wallow in the high gothic camp of ‘Spencer’

REVIEW: Kristen Stewart gives a bravura performance in director Pablo Larraín’s grand guignol biopic

By Rachel Giese
This stellar short story collection suggests we need more than houses to create a sense of home
Books

This stellar short story collection suggests we need more than houses to create a sense of home

Kate Cayley’s “Householders” jumps back and forth in time, its characters in search of community

By Anne Fleming
In Bruce LaBruce’s latest, the director unleashes his maverick sexuality on the family unit
TV & Film

In Bruce LaBruce’s latest, the director unleashes his maverick sexuality on the family unit

“Saint-Narcisse” teases us with its twisty reunion of twins separated at birth

By Frank M. Miller
‘Montero’ is the moment: a track-by-track review of Lil Nas X’s debut album
Music

‘Montero’ is the moment: a track-by-track review of Lil Nas X’s debut album

The rapper introduces the world to his true self, a Black gay man living his truth, one day at a time 

By Daria Lynn Cottingham
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