‘Unprecedented Times’ is the college novel Gen Z needs

Malavika Kannan’s debut has all the makings of a classic

Phoebe Bridgers isn’t interested in the truth on her new album

The Bridgers on “Lost Weekend” is an earnest journeyman, shaping each painful memory into beautiful songs that trade equally between mourning and wry contentment

By Niko Stratis

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race All Stars’ finale recap: The first Canadian ‘All Stars’ champion is …

A Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown delivers goops and gags before crowning one queen

By Kevin O'Keeffe

TV & Film

Even in the idyllic queer world of ‘Sterling Point,’ whiteness is front and centre

The Muskoka-set series glosses over the racism of Canada’s cottage country

By Tobin Ng

Books

‘Unsafe’ challenges us to handle anti-trans backlash differently

S. Lamble’s debut argues that punishment makes anti-trans activists double down on their hate

By Eli Erlick

Culture

Michael Urie’s big moment

The iconic gay actor talks “Oh, Mary!,” “Shrinking”—and 20 years of “Ugly Betty”

By Barry Levitt

Media

Transphobia is rotting women’s sports media

Sports media is perpetuating a problem that doesn’t actually exist

By Mel Woods

TV & Film

‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ has something deep to say about queer orgasms

Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” follow-up shows the threads between nostalgia, violence and sexual pleasure

By Colby Payne

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race All Stars’ Episode 5 recap: Gauntlet, revisited

Some significant improvements to the C.U.N.T. Test challenge help make this a banger semifinal episode

By Kevin O'Keeffe

Theatre

‘Cats: The Jellicle Ball’ deserved better

While way too short, the ballroom-inspired adaptation’s run has been a much-needed beacon for the queer community

By Jaime Woo

Activism

Canadian senator debuts largest queer picture-book collection in the world

Alberta senator Kristopher Wells partnered with IBBY Canada to launch a publicly available collection of more than 300 LGBTQ2S+ picture books

By Jeffrey Canton

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race All Stars’ Episode 4 recap: The Matrix revolution

Aurora Matrix lands in the bottom three for the first time, and her competitors are eager to knock her out of the competition

By Kevin O'Keeffe

TV & Film

‘By Hook or by Crook’ still pushes queer cinema boundaries 25 years later

Filmmakers Harry Dodge and Silas Howard discuss the lasting resonance of their boundary-pushing trans-butch buddy caper

By James Factora

Consumed

I know why gay people are so obsessed with ancient Greece

Stories like “The Odyssey” and “Hadestown” changed my life. Could they change the world?

By KC Hoard

TV & Film

‘I Want Your Sex’ is not sexy

Gregg Araki’s new film takes on Gen Z’s complicated relationship with sex. It made me miss the Araki of the past

By Stephanie E. Creaghan

Music

Music, fashion, film, mess

Charli XCX’s new album is infinitely more fun to talk about than to actually hear

By Hannah Jocelyn

Business

Tim Hortons and the no good very bad ‘Harry Potter’ collaboration

Tim Hortons licensing “Harry Potter” in 2026 essentially means directly funding J.K. Rowling’s anti-trans crusade

By Mel Woods

Drag Race

‘Canada’s Drag Race All Stars’ Episode 3 recap: Reset to the mean

After starting the season with a bang—or two—this episode gets back to business as usual

By Kevin O'Keeffe