Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Life and Treasures of Collector Charles Leslie: Kevin Clarke The Art of Looking The Life and Treasures of Collector Charles Leslie Kevin Clarke Have you heard of Charles Leslie? Thomas Mann pinched his butt. He has the biggest penis collection in the world. He is one of the fathers of modern New York’s SoHo neighborhood. And he is together with his partner Fr By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity Across the World How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first ‘lesbian’? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily ‘gay’? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? A Little Gay History takes objects ranging from Ancient Egyptian papyri and the erotic scenes on the Roman By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: A LADD IN – The Alternative Panto The Alternative Panto A LADD IN, returns for a second year to the comfortable surroundings of the Sallis Benney Theatre with a production perfectly judged for an adult audience. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Mentaiko Itto Poster Book: You can’t imagine Japan’s manga scene without Mentaiko Itto’s strange but funny gay mangas. Bruno Gmünder publishes his works for the first time in English, introducing him to a broader audience. With two manga volumes already released: Priapus and The Boy Who Cried By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Gay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, A Reader’s Guide Gay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, A Reader’s Guide Drewey Wayne Gunn A book about books, what meta fun! While American gay fiction has received considerable scholarly attention, little has been given to developments in other English-speaking countries. This survey catalogs 254 no By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sister Act @ Brighton Centre Deloris Van Cartier (Alexandra Burke) sees her gangster boyfriend, the nightclub owner Curtis Jackson (Aaron Lee Lambert) shoot small time crook Ernie who he believes has squealed on him to the police. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Upstream: Mary Oliver Upstream follows Oliver as she contemplates the pleasure of artistic labour, her boundless curiosity for the flora and fauna that surround her, and the responsibility she has inherited from the great thinkers and writers of the past, to live thoughtfully, intelligently, and to observe with passion. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Better Blow Job: Bruno Gmunder Use your head to give the best head, exploring technique and ways to improve it, sharing experience and suggestions to explore and extend yours and his pleasure, this book is as stuffed full as you’re gonna be. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Believe – Ice Show at Brighton Centre The first Holiday on Ice production I can remember to have an actual storyline, Believe is a modern day take on Romeo and Juliet. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Winter Skating @ Pavilion Ice Rink Grab it while you can, as it will be gone again for another year on the 15th January. It’s a little quieter than before Xmas but just as much fun, with plenty of skates to hire, lockers, loo’s, viewing area and pretty good music provided by the local radio station the Pavilion Ice rink is a real Jan By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts book review: date of birth, time of death: pp hartnet It’s punchy, practical, and well-honed heft will slap you with its audacity, and then comfort you with the cold comfort of truth. It’s never clear if this is fantasy, confession or observation in the many seriously sexual gay male spaces Hartnet is very familiar with, but its sharp edged needling vo By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Speak it’s Name!: Quotations by and about gay men and women This collection of quotations by and about gay people is a celebration of the advances in LGBT rights in the UK over the last half-century and a demonstration of the battle against oppression and prejudice that led to them. From a diverse range of people across the world, funny ones are interspersed By Eric Page • 2 min read
