Arts ‘Barbie Girl’ and Aqua’s iconic album ‘Aquarium’ turns 25 this year The year 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of Aqua’s debut album Aquarium and iconic global hit Barbie Girl. This will be celebrated and marked by an exclusive re-release of the album on September 9. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts West Midlands star announced as Strictly Come Dancing’s next same-sex pairing Richie Anderson, a radio and TV personality, has been announced as the third celebrity dancer added to the hit BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Buckle up for #DALEYPOP! From Mylène Farmer to Beyonce, Dale Melita aka #DaleyPop shares his favourite POP tracks By Contributor • 6 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: I Am Not Raymond Wallace by Sam Kenyon A satisfying new addition to queer literature. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts CLASSICAL NOTES: Nick Boston tunes into the best classical music Reviews and previews from classical music columnist, Nick Boston By Nick Boston • 4 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor Filthy Animals Brandon Taylor This collection of eleven LGBTQ+ stories, interwoven and interconnected by character, theme and narrative tension is superb. Taylor takes the familiar Queer tropes and upends them, shakes them out, twists them round, some get a spit and rub, others placed back in strang By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts New film, KINDRED, based on true story of UK’s first openly non-binary parent to adopt a child to feature at Venice International Film Festival The remarkable true story of the first openly non-binary parent to successfully adopt a child in the UK has inspired a stunning new immersive film, KINDRED, starring Hollyoaks’ Ki Griffin, which will feature at Venice International Film Festival. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Queer plays, an opera and a ballet In the first of two articles, Brian Butler surveys a feast of queer theatre coming soon By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Destination Pride by Andrew Collins Destination Pride Andrew Collins This travel sized book, part of the ‘Destination’ series is a celebration of freedom and of the progress that continues to make it both safe and inspiring for Queer people to explore parts of every continent. LGBTQ+ travellers know the importance of feeling safe and By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Sedos to present LGBTQ+ re-telling of Shakespeare classic, ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ London-based amateur theatre company and charity Sedos is to bring its production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Bridewell Theatre in central London from September 14-24, 2022. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Back to Books fundraising to sustain their radical and representative bookselling Back to Books is a Digbeth-based independent bookshop that first began in May 2019, when its founder Alexia was struggling to find an independent bookshop in her new home city of Birmingham. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts Ladypat and Boogaloo Stu present ‘QUEER HEARTS’ The year-long project which will encompass a joint exhibition of new artworks, plus workshop events, and concluding in May 2023 with a cultural exchange between the artists’ home locations of the Isle of Wight and Brighton. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
