Feb 20, 2025
AUST
Palmer relaunches ‘Trumpet of Patriots’
Australian billionaire Clive Palmer has launched a new political party called "Trumpet of Patriots," directly inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, just months before Australia's upcoming federal election.
Feb 20, 2025
INTERVIEW
Invisible Boys and writing without fear
Acclaimed author Holden Sheppard is set to achieve another major career milestone with the highly anticipated 10-episode TV adaptation of his award-winning debut novel, Invisible Boys.
Feb 17, 2025
HEALTH
Your health, your pleasure, and your community matter!
Lovers and adventurers, let’s talk mpox. While sexual health isn’t always top of mind, taking care of each other is always hot. With mpox still circulating in Canberra and around Australia, the Meridian team is here to help you stay safe while keeping things steamy.
Feb 17, 2025
SYD | SHOWING NOW
TITANÍQUE at The Grand Electric
When the music of Celine Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar®-winning film Titanic, you get TITANÍQUE!
Feb 14, 2025
THEATRE
Sailing into Sydney, It's all aboard for 'Titanique'
From Sierra Leone to the Spotlight, we chatted to Abu (he/they) about his journey to 'Titanique'. There is no denying that Celine Dion's iconic power ballad, 'My Heart Will Go On,' is an unforgettable part of the soundtrack to James Cameron's Oscar-winning blockbuster 'Titanic'.
Feb 13, 2025
FEATURE
Kinky queer mum quietly ministering to the skin-hungry
Over the past twenty years, Dr Hilary Caldwell has been quietly ‘ministering to the skin-hungry’. This trailblazing sexologist is certainly not your average queer. She is an active LGBTIQ+ community member with four children, a nurse, advocate, author and a proud sex worker.
Feb 12, 2025
GENETICS
Mice Born to Two Male Parents
In a remarkable breakthrough, scientists in China have successfully used genetic engineering to create mice with two male parents, marking a significant advancement in reproductive biology.
Feb 10, 2025
Theatre Review
Rearrange the deck chairs – ‘Titanique’ is here!
‘Titanique’ recently premiered at Sydney’s Grand Electric to a well-deserved ecstatic response from audiences. This off-Broadway musical sensation is an outrageously entertaining jukebox musical offering a razor-sharp send-up of James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster film, ‘Titanic’. However, this re-imagining of the story of the ill-fated vessel takes a significant departure from the movie.
In ‘Titanique,’ the timeless and tragic love story between Jack and Rose is told through the eyes of the one-and-only French Canadian superstar songstress, Celine Dion, played to perfection by Marney McQueen…
Feb 3, 2025
Steaming
The Boyfriend: an innovative gay Japanese dating show
Netflix’s new reality show The Boyfriend has been making waves and starting conversations both inside and outside Japan as viewers follow the story of nine gay and bisexual male housemates who live and work together.