'The performance of masculinity – for who? for what? – is a huge part of what it's about.' For AnOther Magazine I spoke to writer Sam Grabiner and director James Macdonald about Boys on the Verge of Tears, their affecting, innovative new Soho Theatre play
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Alexa play Summer Son

Speaking with Nick Levine, Sam Grabiner delves into his new production Boys on the Verge of Tears, which shines a light on men and the performance of masculinity anothermag.com/design-living/…

Loved talking to Nick Levine for this profile for AnOther Magazine ☀️ anothermag.com/design-living/…

I loved Oisín McKenna's brilliant debut novel Evening and Weekends, which really captures the harsh romance of London life, so it was a real pleasure interviewing him for AnOther Magazine. We even spoke about Central Station... anothermag.com/design-living/…

Manchester Arena victim's mum walks 200 miles for new venue law - BBC News.

Forever in awe of you ⁦Figen Murray OBE⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Weather finally warm enough to leave the house in shorts and a vest top. Gay summer begins!

Nearly every Madonna single making the top ten (deservedly)

Quick work-related question, lads – what are everyone's favourite LGBTQ+-friendly destinations in Europe?

'There's this thing about remixes. It's either less good than the original song, so what is it for? Or it's better and it destroys the original song and then it becomes a problem.' For NME I interviewed the incomparable Justice nme.com/features/music…

Training season

Me on the balcony at Heaven watching gays under 27 dancing to a house remix of a Taylor Swift song

25 years on from that horrific day when a neo-nazi sought to kill us, our thoughts are with all those affected by the Admiral Duncan bombing.

Remember their names…

🕯️ Andrea Dykes (and her unborn child)
🕯️ John Light
🕯️ Nick Moore

Challengers: what a sexy, surprising and stylish movie (and not to mention pretty homoerotic). Still not sure I was rooting for who I was meant to be! Also, the tennis scenes absolutely slap.

'When I think about music that I love, I don't give a shit what the artist was thinking. I don't give a shit if [the song] is about their kid or a breakup – I don't fucking care.' I thoroughly enjoyed speaking to the brilliant St. Vincent for NME
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Pet Shop Boys' New London Boy is pop ART. No one writes songs like Neil and Chris.

'I do think we have contributed, through our music...and the general way we've presented things, rather a lot to what you might call gay culture'' For Material Queer I explored Pet Shop Boys' queer legacy, with insights from Connor & Hersh Dagmarr materialqueer.com/read/decoding-…

Heartily recommend the ‘Imagine’ Pet Shop Boys doc on BBC iPlayer. Especially insightful on their formative pre-fame years but also some lovely insights into Neil’s coming out in 1994 and the Fundamental album. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Such sad news about Miss Jason, a legendary queen who held court at LGBTQ+ venues in Brighton, London and beyond. I'll never forget seeing her at Two Brewers Clapham when venues first reopened during Covid and getting roasted. 'Why are you so pale? You were allowed to go outside!'