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THEATRE: Portrait of an artist as an older man
Arts

THEATRE: Portrait of an artist as an older man

New play about Tennessee Williams explores intergenerational gay relationships

By Jonathan Valelly
Planning a birthday with S Bear Bergman
Arts

Planning a birthday with S Bear Bergman

Writer, educator and performer plans big weekend in Halifax

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Wish list: Jeremy Scott does Swatch
Culture

Wish list: Jeremy Scott does Swatch

By Raziel Reid
An icon’s last words
Arts

An icon’s last words

Jane Rule takes the measure of her own life

By Erik Eide
Britney Spears releases the video for ‘I Wanna Go’ with a big fuck you
Culture

Britney Spears releases the video for ‘I Wanna Go’ with a big fuck you

By Raziel Reid
Only two weeks until Britney Spears!
Culture

Only two weeks until Britney Spears!

By Raziel Reid
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Patient Zero: Hero or Criminal
Power

Patient Zero: Hero or Criminal

Gaétan Dugas and the ‘AIDS Mary’ myth

By Matt Mills
The new fight
Toronto

The new fight

By Dainty Smith
Village helps Wilde’s plan flag move, gay history mural
Culture

Village helps Wilde’s plan flag move, gay history mural

More visibility coming to Bank St

By Neil McKinnon
Whittall, Bergman lead Lambda list crowded with Canadians
Literature

Whittall, Bergman lead Lambda list crowded with Canadians

By Marcus McCann
Best of 2010
Arts

Best of 2010

Zoe Whittall’s reading list

By Alice Lawlor
Conception
Culture

Conception

By Sean Horlor
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The Odyssey closing September 6
Culture

The Odyssey closing September 6

By Sean Horlor
Queer writers converge on New Orleans
Arts

Queer writers converge on New Orleans

Social media and e-books on agenda at the annual Saints and Sinners literary festival

By Shawn Syms
Books: Walt Whitman’s Secret
Arts

Books: Walt Whitman’s Secret

Fetherling’s latest delves into the life and death of a gay icon

By Jim Bartley
Canadians among finalists for Lambda Literary Awards
Literature

Canadians among finalists for Lambda Literary Awards

By Lina Harper
Musician Stacy Ricker is a fan of devastation in song
Arts

Musician Stacy Ricker is a fan of devastation in song

Halifax transplant has found her footing in Toronto; recording new material

By Shannon Webb-Campbell
Sadistic, gay mass murders?
Arts

Sadistic, gay mass murders?

Director says Jerk more about blurring fact and fiction

By Jackie Wong
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