Inspired by a film project I’ve been working on the last little while, I wrote a piece for The Toronto Star on the old clock tower on Yonge Street, and its (rather infamous) role in local queer history. This has been a subject very close to my heart! You can find the article here.
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The New York Times: On The Toronto Star Piece
My recent Toronto Star piece on a racist costume from my past was referenced by essayist Pico Iyer in an article on chronocentrism for The New York Times a few days ago. Iyer’s article delves into my discussion of the racist costume as part of a larger conversation about how we reframe the past…
Flare Magazine: Top TV of the ’10s, This Is Us, Netflix Updates, & More
Alongside my television work and a few stray pieces for some other publications, I’ve recently had the pleasure of working for FLARE, a Canadian lifestyle mag focused on fashion, beauty, celebrity, and current events. And it has been a total blast! I’ve already linked to my piece on the Game of Thrones finale, but since then I’ve…
Toronto Star: “Atoning for Mistakes in the “Cancel Culture” Era”
In the era of “cancel culture,” it is a bit scary to own up to mistakes in one’s past. I wrote a piece for The Toronto Star about a mistake I made, and how I hope confronting it can be the first step in being better. You can find it here.
Another Life on NETFLIX
The first season of Netflix original ANOTHER LIFE has launched! I was lucky enough to work as a story editor on the first season, and being part of a sci-fi series has always been a dream since I was a wee little nerd. Space ships! Aliens! Intense interpersonal relationships! Plus, the show stars BATTLESTAR GALACTICA…
Slasher: Solstice on NETFLIX
Exciting news! The newest season of Netflix’s anthology horror series SLASHER is released today and… I wrote the sixth episode! Woo hoo! It was a fantastic experience, with an incredible cast bringing the whole enterprise to life, and shepherded by smarter minds than me. I am deeply grateful to be a part of the process,…
Flare Magazine: “There Can Be No Happy Ending for Game of Thrones”
Hey! Long time, no see. As is the way with these things (namely, unmonetized blogs), it can be hard to update while you hustle. And hustle I have! Lots of exciting stuff to talk about in the weeks to come. But in the meantime, here is an article I did for FLARE Magazine about the…
Melodrama as Revolution
This past May, I saw the Broadway production of Mart Crowley’s seminal queer classic The Boys in the Band at Booth Theater in New York City. And then, this June, I saw FX’s Pose, a new drama series about NYC ball culture in the eighties. You’re probably wondering why I’ve mentioned these two seemingly unrelated things in close…
The End of Endings
Remember the poster for Six Feet Under‘s final season? The show’s trademark hearse, riding into the sunset, with “Everything. Everyone. Everywhere. Ends.” beneath it? It was a bold statement, and one that not only restated the series’ theme, but also prepared viewers for both the conclusion to the series AND the main characters’ lives. Definitive….
Space Channel: “The Secret Loves of Geeks!”
As I’ve mentioned in the past, I feel very lucky to be included in The Secret Loves of Geeks, a Bedside Press/Dark Horse Comics collection of short stories and comics from a number of very talented creators — including Canadian literary giant (and occasional figure of controversy) Margaret Atwood! (I continually mention this fact if just…
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