archive2023

To say that Elon Musk’s rebrand of Twitter to the curiously-named ‘X’ has been the subject of a massive, toxic debate on the platform would be something of an understatement. Since making the move from the iconic blue bird to the black and white capital ‘X’ in July, the revamped...

Franz Rogowski as Tomas, the extremely unlikeable, wildly captivating protagonist in Passages. (Supplied) By introducing the world to Tomas (Franz Rogowski) in his brilliant new queer drama Passages, Ira Sachs’ has introduced us to one of the most captivatingly unlikeable characters in recent queer cinema history. There are very few...

Red, White & Royal Blue has garnered a devoted following for its sweet portrayal of same-sex love. (Prime Video) August 2023 was officially TV season for the gays: Not only did we get the second series of Heartstopper, but the film adaptation of the 2019 LGBTQ+ novel Red, White &...

If you listen to some campaigners and newspaper columnists, trans people are trying to ‘erase’ womanhood by replacing words such as ‘breastfeeding’ with ‘chestfeeding’. But this is a false, and damaging, narrative. Simply put, chestfeeding is a word predominantly used by some trans men, non-binary people and gender non-conforming people...

When Hex Coles woke up and discovered that their skin had turned yellow all over, they knew instantly something was very wrong. Hex, now 26, was a university student on the cusp of adulthood – but all of a sudden, they were spending much of their time in hospital, where...

More Proud Boys have been sentenced over the US Capitol riots in 2021. (Getty Images) Two additional members of far-right neo-Nazi group the Proud Boys have been jailed for their involvement in the 2021 US Capitol riot. Forty-six-year-old Dominic Pezzola and 32-year-old Ethan Nordean were convicted of charges relating to...

Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods and father of Dodi Al Fayed, who was killed in a car accident with Princess Diana, has died at 94. (Getty Images) Mohamed Al Fayed, the former owner of luxury department store Harrods and father of Dodi Al Fayed, who was killed in...

Photography by Getty Images From Charlotte Rampling‘s orb-adorned Courrèges outfit to Rita Ora‘s red carpet flats. The Venice Film Festival 2023 is underway in the Floating City and while the Hollywood strikes will make for a more low-key affair, the red carpet has seen some exciting looks. From former FASHION...

The start of September means the start of Spooky Season, and Freeform kicks off the celebration with the full schedule for this year’s “31 Nights of Halloween” extravaganza! As always, Freeform will be showing fright flicks from October 1 through October 31, and this year’s schedule includes fan favorite classics such as...

Sam Hunt is preparing to welcome the littlest member of his country band.The "House Party" singer, who is expecting his second child with pregnant wife Hannah Lee Fowler, said his family is all ready to welcome baby No. 2—except he might have to put in more work. "As far as mom and...

It's been years since Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth ended their relationship after less than a year of marriage. In many ways, songs have mapped every ebb and flow of this couple's decade-long relationship. The pair initially fell in love and grew apart between The Last Song's “When I Look...

Forty-four years ago today, on Sept. 1, 1979, Leon Russell and Willie Nelson both had one very good reason to celebrate: Their remake of the Elvis Presley classic "Heartbreak Hotel" soared to No. 1 on the country charts.Nelson and Russell's version of "Heartbreak Hotel" was on their collaborative album, One for...

Hitting All the Stops Image Credit: David Bernal* Maluma’s Don Juan Tour will take him to major arenas in California, Texas, New York, D.C., and Florida. The artist, who’s been at this since he was a teenager in Medellín, is a seasoned performer by now, and fans typically look for...

Kelly is a former librarian and a long-time blogger at STACKED. She's the editor/author of (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY: 33 VOICES START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH and the editor/author of HERE WE ARE: FEMINISM FOR THE REAL WORLD. Her next book, BODY TALK, will publish in Fall 2020. Follow...