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Taylor Swift is dressed in a golden sequinned dress and loose hair, with bright red lips, shrugs.
Music

Eight Songs That Feel Like Taylor Swift But Aren’t

If Olivia Rodrigo is pushing your Taylor Swift buttons, here are seven other artists to fill your need for clever, emotional pop songs with a story to tell

January 17, 2021January 17, 2021
Richard Poole (Ben Miller) drinks from a small teacup.
Pop culture

Death In Paradise – The (Tea) Drinking Game!

What better tribute to DI Richard Poole than to sip some English Breakfast as you watch?

January 14, 2021
Opinion

Face it, BBC: Doctor Who is queer now

With Jodie Whittaker rumoured to be on her way out, it’s past time the show got to grips with the inherent queerness of a female Doctor.

January 10, 2021January 10, 2021
Neville Parker (Ralf Little) looks perplexed as he walks along a jetty towards the camera, with a big blue sky behind him.
Pop culture

I’m ready to confess: I like Death In Paradise

As the new season premieres on BBC One, does the popular murder mystery series deserve a more thorough inspection?

January 7, 2021January 8, 2021
Pop culture

The Show Must Go On: Strictly Come Dancing In 2020

Strictly was so much more than just a dancing show this year.

December 24, 2020December 24, 2020
Film

Taylor Swift’s ‘Champagne Problems’ is about Happiest Season and I will die on this hill

You thought ‘Dorothea’ was the gayest song on Evermore? You thought wrong.

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020
Music

Top Twenty-One Modern Classic Christmas Songs That You Slept On

There are good original Christmas songs every single year and the world must know!

December 20, 2020December 20, 2020
Music

Brace! Brace! Another new Taylor Swift album is coming!

Gather your headphones, crank up the speakers, ensure your best cottagecore attire is freshly laundered and ready to go, people!

December 10, 2020December 20, 2020
Music

Lost without each other?: On being a Hanson fan in 2020

At a pivotal moment for my problematic faves, I explore a Pinterest gun meme scandal, a close-knit fandom and why it’s okay to expect more from the bands we love

November 22, 2020
Life

I’m not ready for lockdown to end

I was supposed to have all my shit figured out by now!

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020
Pop culture

Strictly Come Dancing Week Four Recap: The tens come out!

After the loss of a couple and a judge, are the wheels coming off or are we just getting started?

November 14, 2020
Film

Gay period dramas aren’t dead – ask the Iris Prize audience

All we want is for our historical lesbian movies to be cosy and reassuring when few other things are.

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020
The cast of Happiest Season smiles at a Pride Parade with rainbow flags
Film

The trailer for Happiest Season is here and it’s SO GOOD!

The queer Christmas romcom from Clea DuVall starring Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis finally has a trailer!

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
Pop culture

Strictly Come Dancing Week Three Recap: It’s Movies Week!

Movies Week is often when Strictly is at its weirdest (who can forget Scott Mills’ samba dressed as a crab?) and the 2020 edition did not disappoint

November 7, 2020November 8, 2020
Pop culture

Strictly Come Dancing Week Two Recap: It’s Not Halloween Week!

On a gloomy day in the real world, this silly dancing show continues to provide some much-needed joy

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020
Opinion

The anti-protest rule for BBC News staff misses the point

Stopping journalists from speaking up for trans rights is a backwards step for impartiality

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020
Opinion

Emilia’s three Oliviers are a really big deal

The awards night love for this shouty, inclusive, all-female play is giving me hope for the future of theatre.

October 26, 2020November 21, 2020
Music

Taylor Swift’s Speak Now at 10

On its tenth birthday, I go on a track-by-track deep dive of the album that defined my twenties

October 25, 2020
Pop culture

Strictly Come Dancing Week One Recap: Maisie shines, HRVY impresses and Nicola makes history

It glittered and was gay: Strictly’s first week was a whirlwind of surprises as the couples found their feet.

October 25, 2020October 31, 2020
Film

Wonder Woman was my queer awakening

Sometimes you leave a movie a bit less straight than you went in. Diana showed me what owning myself could look like.

October 22, 2020January 17, 2021

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  • Neville Parker (Ralf Little) looks perplexed as he walks along a jetty towards the camera, with a big blue sky behind him.

    I’m ready to confess: I like Death In Paradise

    January 7, 2021
  • Lost without each other?: On being a Hanson fan in 2020

    November 22, 2020
  • I’m not ready for lockdown to end

    November 21, 2020
  • Emilia’s three Oliviers are a really big deal

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