April 9, 2012

Edgy Women Fest: Operation Snatch troupe busts myths about sex work

Interview with Alex Tigchelaar about Operation Snatch's show Les Demimondes.

Published on Nightlife.ca, March 28, 2012.

March 12, 2012

5 must-see FIFA picks as the festival celebrates 30 years of art on film


Preview of five FIFA films.

Published in Nightlife, March 9, 2012.

Get your art on as Concordia's Art Matters Festival spreads out across the city


Highlights from the Concordia Art Matters Festival.

Published in Nightlife, March 1, 2012.

February 21, 2012

New art show at Eastern Bloc started with a simple question

Review of the art show It Started With a Simple Question.

Published in Nightlife, February 16, 2012.

February 1, 2012

Fear, Flesh, and Pixels

Book review of Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore's Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots?

Published in 2B Magazine, February 1, 2012.

Hedonism at its finest: INSTALLE-MOI brings together go-go dancers and indie musicians

Preview of the INTSTALLE-MOI show.

Published in Nightlife, January 27, 2012.

January 26, 2012

Queer Film Classics book series covers diverse crop, from 'C.R.A.Z.Y.' to 'Death in Venice'


Overview of the Arsenal Pulp Press collection Queer Film Classics.

Published in Nightlife, January 25, 2012.

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January 23, 2012

This Mortal Coil: Studies show that a boa can sense the heartbeat of its prey


Article about new research into the hunting habits of boa constrictors.

Published on Pet Pardons, January 23, 2012.

Life imitates life: A little fish gives the mimic octopus a run for its money

Article about the black-marble jawfish and its mimicry of the mimic octopus.

Published on Pet Pardons, January 23, 2012.

Death Becomes Him: Will Aitken on Visconti’s queer cinema


Book review of Will Aitken's Death in Venice: Queer Film Classics.

Published in 2B Magazine, January 23, 2012.

January 22, 2012

Vocal Legacies: activist Doris Peltier speaks on HIV/AIDS and Aboriginal women


Profile of activist/speaker Doris Peltier.

Published in 2B Magazine, January 22, 2012.

January 18, 2012

Smut Slam: Local storytellers sound off about the pleasures of the flesh


Feature on the hosts and judges of the forthcoming Montreal Smut Slam.

Published in Nightlife, January 18, 2012.

Don't Ask to Fight Their Wars


Book review of Against Equality: Don't Ask to Fight Their Wars.

Published in 2B Magazine, January 17, 2012.

January 8, 2012

Valerie Simmons photographs the many intimate personae of dancer José Navas


Interview with dancer/choreographer José Navas.

Published in Nightlife, January 5, 2012.

January 3, 2012

Top 10 reasons why 2011 was a queer year


Top 10 list of queer folks/groups/events from 2011.

Published in Nightlife, December 15, 2011.

Amy Winehouse – Lioness: Hidden Treasures


Album review of Amy Winehouse's Lioness: Hidden Treasures.

Published in Cornershopstudios, December 11, 2011.

December 2, 2011

Beautiful Books


Essay about the erotic potential of books and libraries.

Published in Ribbon Pig Vol. 1, December 2, 2011.

December 1, 2011

Documentation in the time of AIDS

Essay about important cultural documents from the AIDS crisis.

Published on the Indiewire blog The Lost Boys, December 1, 2011.

Isabelle Hayeur strikes again with 'Underworlds', a prophetic photo series on aquatic decay


Interview with artist Isabelle Hayeur.

Published in Nightlife, November 29, 2011.

November 21, 2011

'It Could Get Worse' and 'Captive Genders': art and activism vs. Canada's looming Bill C-10


Article about the It Could Get Worse campaign, and the Captive Genders book launch.

Published in Nightlife, November 21, 2011.

November 20, 2011

Artist Claude Tousignant gets forged 12 times for articule's 'Les Faussaires' event


Preview of Les Faussaires, an art exhibit/auction at articule, featuring one original Claude Tousignant piece and twelve forgeries.

Published in Nightlife, November 17, 2011.

November 13, 2011

Ribbon Pig Interview: Mark Ambrose Harris


Ribbon Pig interviewed me about my writing practice.

Published on Ribbonpig.ca, November 12, 2011.

From hanky tattoos to HIV disclosures, artist Vincent Chevalier cracks the queer codes


Interview with Montreal artist Vincent Chevalier.

Published in Nightlife, November 12, 2011.

Voices that linger: Montreal author Peter Dubé invokes the spirit of surrealism


Preview of a literary event at Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore.

Published in Nightlife, November 2, 2011.

Stories of dissidents and divas abound at LGBT film festival image+nation


List of five must-see films at the image + nation LGBT film festival.

Published in Nightlife, October 26, 2011.

Blue Sunshine screens the Buffy musical: Top 5 slayer songs and sing-alongs


Preview of the Buffy musical screening at Blue Sunshine + a list of other alternative musicals.

Published in Nightlife, October 19, 2011.

October 17, 2011

Björk – Biophilia


Album review of Björk's Biophilia.

Published in Cornershopstudios, October 17, 2011.

The Concordia Co-op Bookstore kicks off its (Not-So-Local) Local Legends Reading Series


Preview of the Concordia Co-op's Local Legends reading series.

Published in Nightlife, October 4, 2011.

Kinkiest Animal Countdown


Essay about sex and sexuality in the animal kingdom.

Published in Nightlife, September 28, 2011.

September 22, 2011

Ménage à trois: Peter Knegt comes to Drawn & Quarterly to discuss his book on queer rights


Book review of Peter Knegt's Queer Rights.

Published in Nightlife, September 22, 2011.

Don't give up the fight: Peter Knegt on queer rights


Interview with author Peter Knegt about his book Queer Rights.

Published in 2B Magazine, September 17, 2011.

Pump it Up: Montreal’s Rough Diamond Collective celebrates queer hip-hop


Interview with MTL's Rough Diamond Collective about their event QUEERS PUMP THIS!

Published in Nightlife, September 14, 2011.

September 11, 2011

Study dates and coffee cups: A mini guide to cafés for queer scholars


Article on queer/student friendly cafés in Montreal.

Published in Nightlife, September 7, 2011.

August 31, 2011

Books instead of booze: QPIRG McGill’s Rad Frosh hosts a back-to-school bash at Il Motore


Essay on QPIRG McGill's Rad Frosh.

Published in Nightlife, August 31, 2011.

Queer: A handbook for the bent brat pack


Book review of Kathy Belge & Marke Bieschke's book Queer: The Ultimate LGBT Guide for Teens.

Published in 2B Magazine, August 24, 2011.

Sweet tooth, chipped teeth: Tuffcookie pour some grit into the mix


Concert preview for Montreal band Tuffcookie.

Published in Nightlife, August 24, 2011.

With The Mere Future, dystopia never looked so good


Book review of Sarah Schulman's The Mere Future.

Published in Nightlife, August 17, 2011.

Orgasmic Tech Support: Venus Envy will boost your sexual IQ


Interview with Venus Envy's Shelley Taylor.

Published in 2B Magazine, August 11, 2011.

Jacob Tierney's Good Neighbors


Review of Jacob Tierney's film Good Neighbors.

Published in 2B Magazine, July 14, 2011.

August 9, 2011

Pervers/Cité: bringing pride back to its origins of resistance


Overview of the Pervers/Cité festival + an interview with Jordan Arseneault.

Published in Nightlife, August 9, 2011.

Mind your manners: Steve Petrow has advice for every occasion


Book review of Steven Petrow’s Complete Gay & Lesbian Manners: The Definitive Guide to LGBT Life.

Published in 2B Magazine, August 2, 2011.

June 16, 2011

The Savage Beauty of Alexander McQueen


Review of the Alexander McQueen retrospective at the MET.

Published in 2B Magazine, June 14, 2011.

May 28, 2011

FTA Musts: Still Standing You + The You Show


Preview of two shows at the Festival Transamériques.

Published in 2B Magazine, May 24, 2011.

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings @ Metropolis - 05.10.11


Concert review of the Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings show in Montreal at the Metropolis.

Published in Cornershopstudios, May 12, 2011.

May 9, 2011

Book review: Flesh Wounds & Purple Flowers

Book review of Flesh Wounds & Purple Flowers: The Cha-Cha Years.

Published in Broken Pencil Magazine, Winter 2011.

April 17, 2011

Desiring Arabs: Joseph Massad discusses what's lost in translation


Review of Joseph Massad's lecture at Concordia University.

Published in 2B Magazine, March 12, 2011.

April 13, 2011

The Kills - Blood Pressures


Record review of The Kills' Blood Pressures.

Published in Cornershopstudios, April 9, 2011.

April 4, 2011

The Residents @ Club Soda - 3.29.11


Review of The Residents' gig in Montreal at the Metropolis.

Published in Cornershopstudios, March 31, 2011.

March 19, 2011

The Drean to Exist: Helem from Lebanon to Montreal


Interview with Sam Khoury, president of Helem Montreal.

Published in 2B Magazine, March 9, 2011.

March 14, 2011

An Orgasmic Truth: Annie Sprinkle at Edgy Women


Interview with artists Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle.

Published in 2B Magazine, March 14, 2011.

March 7, 2011

Lucinda Williams - Blessed


Record review of Lucinda Williams' Blessed.

Published in Cornershopstudios, March 6, 2011.

FIFA Preview

Short blurbs about a selection of films from the 2011 FIFA.

Published in Nightlife Magazine, March 1, 2011.

Nightlife Calendar

Three short previews of upcoming Montreal events: HOOP Flashmob, Whose Toes, and the St. Patrick's Day Parade.

Published in Nightlife Magazine, March 1, 2011.

March 5, 2011

Adele - 21


Record review of Adele's 21.

Published in Cornershopstudios, February 26, 2011.

February 23, 2011

Late-night Eatery: The legendary Nouveau Palais experiences a savoury renewal


Restaurant review of Nouveau Palais.

Published in Nightlife, February 21, 2011.