In Germany’s federal elections, held in February 2025, Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right organisation, received its highest number of votes ever, becoming the country’s second largest party. It was the first time since World War Two that a far-right party finished second in a national election in Germany. TheContinue Reading
The day after Traitor 47’s inauguration, I opened my phone to a news update saying the president had signed an executive order mandating that the government acknowledge only two sexes: male and female. It felt like someone had walked up behind me and walloped me over the head with aContinue Reading
There’s a quiet disarming quality to Matu Buiatti’s photography that pulled me in almost immediately. What stayed with me is how grounded everything feels. The men in these images aren’t performing. They exist, fully and without pretense, in a way that feels increasingly rare. “La Isla,” Buiatti’s long-form photography projectContinue Reading
John Lithgow, who appears in the newly released trailer as Dumbledore, recently told The New Yorker that Harry Potter author J.K Rowling’s views on trans issues have been “misrepresented,” a stance that has left many fans frustrated. Previously, the actor spoke out against Rowling’s views, calling her stance “inexplicable” andContinue Reading
To most people, it’s a simple shark toy. But to trans people, IKEA’s Blåhaj is a symbol and signifier of the transgender community. The polyester plushie, which is available online or in store for £22 ($28), has been a symbol of trans rights since about 2017. Its significance started onContinue Reading
Nearly a year after his run on HBO’s “The Gilded Age” came to a close, Claybourne Elder is returning to his musical roots with a new project that chronicles his journey with faith and fatherhood. The Utah-born actor, singer and Grammy nominee unveiled his first-ever solo album, “If the StarsContinue Reading
If you asked dating app and content creator Terry Rhea what his sexual orientation is, he’d say he’s “heteroflexible.” If you responded quizzically ― what’s that? ― he’d gladly go into detail about what the word means to him. “To me, heteroflexible means that under the right circumstances — theContinue Reading
Olivia fans rise! Consider this your official notice: a new era for the fandom has officially arrived (and we’re shaking in our boots!). Olivia Rodrigo confirmed Thursday that her third studio album will drop June 12, marking her first full-length release since 2023. The announcement landed with a clean slateContinue Reading
BTS has officially returned, but their ARIRANG comeback was not just a performance. It was a carefully constructed cultural moment that blended history, technology, and identity on a global stage. The group, made up of RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, reunited after completing South Korea’s mandatoryContinue Reading
The romance is messier, the stakes are higher, and the gestures are bigger than ever in XO, Kitty Season 3. Starring Anna Cathcart, Sang Heon Lee, Gia Kim, Choi Min-yeong, and Anthony Keyvan, the Netflix hit returns with Kitty Song Covey diving headfirst into her final year at the KoreanContinue Reading
Fresh off the release of her latest album, THIS MUSIC MAY CONTAIN HOPE, RAYE is pulling back the curtain on what it took to get here, and it wasn’t easy. In a new sit-down with Zane Lowe for The Zane Lowe Show, the seven-time BRIT Award-winning artist gets candid aboutContinue Reading
Andrew Lloyd Webber is not a fan of the Cats movie (Image: Instagram/andrewlloydwebber | Universal) Andrew Lloyd Webber has joked that the backlash to the 2019 Cats film was so “appalling” he ended up buying a Havanese puppy as a therapy dog. In a CBS Sunday Morning TikTok clip, theContinue Reading
A new Supreme Court decision is drawing swift backlash from LGBTQ+ advocates, mental health experts, and civil rights organizations, who warn the ruling could weaken protections for young people. In Chiles v. Salazar , the Court reversed a lower court’s decision upholding a Colorado law that barred licensed therapists fromContinue Reading