Over the past two years, viral clips, news headlines and TV series such as Adolescence have ensured much of the public has encountered the heterosexual “manosphere” – an online ecosystem that repackages misogyny, anti-feminism and straight male grievance as self-improvement and hustle.
Zanele Muholi cements their global influence. South African visual activist Zanele Muholi’s celebrated work centres the lives and experiences of Black lesbians and trans people. For more than two decades Muholi has used photography to courageously open space for queer representation within and outside of art galleries in South Africa and across the world.
Muholi uses the non-binary pronouns they/them/their and prefers the term “visual activist” over “artist” or “photographer”. This makes it clear that their work is explicitly political and is intended to bring about change through transformi…
BIG Live proudly presents the world premiere of The Great Gatsby: A Jazz Ballet Odyssey, coming to Canberra Theatre Centre.
This dazzling world premiere reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless classic with full theatrical spectacle. Directed and choreographed by Joel Burke, with narration arranged by James Millar, Gatsby’s story is brought to life like never before.
The score blends masterpieces such as Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, Summertime, James P Johnson’s The Charleston alongside bold new compositions by Toby Alexander and Carrick Sugden.
On stage, some of the world’s greatest dan…
Following her sold out tour-de-force performances in 2023 and at Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2024, the highly anticipated return of Dame Lisa Simone to Australia is coming in 2026, to reprise the iconic classics of her mother, Dr Nina Simone, as only she can.
Lisa Simone’s voice and stage prowess has not only earned her worldwide recognition, but practically every accolade, including Oscar-nominations, Emmy and Peabody Awards, two-time Grammy nominations, starring roles on Broadway, and chart-topping albums.
She premiered the Disney roles of Aida (Aida) and Nala (The Lion King) and won the…
I must say I was a bit excited when I was asked to test the new Bumzzy Butt Shaver 2.0 for FUSE Magazine. As a gay man who likes to be smooth where it counts, shaving my body has always been a bit of a complicated chore that is often fraught with danger. I had seen the Bumzzy Butt Shaver pop up on my socials, and I was keen to see if it would live up to all the hype.
The premiere season of Emmanuelle Mattana’s Trophy Boys was met with rave reviews, hailed as a “revelation” and one of the most important new works in Australian theatre.
Winning Best New Work at the 2024 Sydney Theatre Awards and garnering multiple Green Room Award nominations, this “hilarious and devastating debut play” (The Age) captivated audiences with its razor-sharp queer dark comedy.
Performed by a female and non-binary cast in drag, the play offers a blistering dissection of privilege, power, and the toxic performance of masculinity in an elite private boys’ school setting. After n…
Everyone's favourite Anti-Queer Christian Conservative, Cory Bernardi, is back in the headlines. The former disgraced Liberal senator who quit federal politics nearly a decade ago has won a South Australian Legislative Council seat for One Nation, after a tight preference count.
Welcome to 1956, where the quiches are pristine, the cardigans are pressed… and every woman in the room might be harbouring a deliciously scandalous secret.
