Flare Magazine just ran a piece I wrote about my very complex feelings for the show YOU. Do I enjoy the series, with all of its riveting twists and turns? Yes. Do I have an appreciation for what the cast and crew have crafted? Absolutely. But do I find it to still be problematic in…
Category: Journalism
Toronto Star: “Meet Me Under the Clock!”
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.
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.
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…
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….
Huffington Post: “Society Made Queer Men of Colour a White Killer’s Prey.”
As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, the Bruce McArthur case is one that has hit fairly close to home for me. As a queer man of colour, and one who fits the profile of some of his alleged victims, I have found myself angered by the way the case has been handled by both…
It Gets Worse
Since the last time I posted about the Bruce McArthur case, additional info has been revealed that is… well, grim, to say the least. Alongside the established first degree murder charges relating to the deaths of Andrew Kinsman and Selim Esen, McArthur is now charged with the murders of three more men – Majeed Kayhan,…
The Beaverton: “Netflix To Revive Family-Favourite Grandma.”
Yay! Excited to publish my very first piece for Canadian satirical news site The Beaverton! They’re super fabulous and sorta like the Canadian spiritual sister to The Onion. They also exist as a super hilarious television series, so check that out when you’re not reading my article at the link below: Netflix to revive family-favourite…
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