Australian Rules Were Made to Be Broken 
Holding the Man Directed by Neil Armfield Screen Australia, et al. WHILE Australian movies have pursued gay themes before, few until recently have dared to go much…More
Browsing: September-October 2016
September-October 2016
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Australian Rules Were Made to Be Broken
The Light of Day
Review of Packed in a Trunk documentary about Edith Lake Wilkinson
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Of Country Matters
Queering the Countryside is a quirky, interdisciplinary collection of essays that question this assumption of “metronormativity” while also challenging whether a city of strangers is always the best place for a gay or lesbian person to find true love.
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The China Closet
Beijing Comrades is set against a backdrop of cultural and political upheaval in China during the late 1980s and early ’90s.
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Casa Finlandia
The photos in this book comprise a veritable walking tour of the home. The rooms are filled not only with Tom’s drawings and paintings (and those of other artists), but also with sculptures, dildos, leather apparel, fetish gear, packed bookshelves, and a wide array of salacious curios.
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The Factory from the Inside
Even if you don’t recognize the name, you are probably familiar with some of the images captured by photographer Billy Name.
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The Beatniks Smoldered in 1960
A CHEAPLY MADE black-and-white film, The Beatniks (1960) was voice actor Paul Frees’ only directing venture. It succeeded with neither critics nor the public, and it boasts a…More
Metamorphosis of an Indie Rock Star
Hopelessness by Anohni Secretly Canadian Records In addition to the name- and gender-change, Anohni has radically altered her musical style on her solo album Hopelessness. Goodbye gloomy chamber…More
All the Lonely Artists
The Lonely City is more particular—about a flâneur’s loneliness (the narrator’s) and the alienation that produces art (her subjects’).
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The Lure of the Muscular Male
THE MUSCULAR MALE PHYSIQUE can arrest observers’ gaze involuntarily. Research by social psychologists indicates that muscular male bodies capture and hold the attention of spectators both male and female.…More