Entertainment Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:22:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2023/02/starobs.png Entertainment Archives - Star Observer /category/artsentertainment 32 32 A Tribute To The Inimitable Maxi Shield /artsentertainment/a-tribute-to-the-inimitable-maxi-shield/241415 /artsentertainment/a-tribute-to-the-inimitable-maxi-shield/241415#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:22:58 +0000 /?p=241415 There are some people who feel larger than the rooms they stand in — and then there are people like Maxi Shield, who somehow made entire cities feel smaller and ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/a-tribute-to-the-inimitable-maxi-shield/241415/feed 0 Anarchic Artist Collective Briefs Has Officially Come Of Age /artsentertainment/briefs-has-officially-come-of-age-feature/241407 /artsentertainment/briefs-has-officially-come-of-age-feature/241407#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:05:11 +0000 /?p=241407 “Circus with attitude, drag with muscle, and burlesque with bite”: artist collective Briefs is celebrating 18 years of their anarchic, fabulous shows. “She’s of legal drinking age now, she’s off ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/briefs-has-officially-come-of-age-feature/241407/feed 0 Charli XCX, Local Aussie Heroes, & “Stylish Sapphic Vampires”: Sydney Film Festival Previews Their 2026 Program /artsentertainment/sydney-film-festival-preview-2026-program/241403 /artsentertainment/sydney-film-festival-preview-2026-program/241403#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:40:59 +0000 /?p=241403 A full month ahead of their official announcement, Sydney Film Festival has revealed 13 seductive films from their program of over 200 set to screen from June 3 – 13. ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/sydney-film-festival-preview-2026-program/241403/feed 0 Bro-Mosexuals: Tim Collins And Hannah Conda Are Real-Life Brothers in Wigs /artsentertainment/tim-collins-hannah-conda-brothers-in-wigs/241401 /artsentertainment/tim-collins-hannah-conda-brothers-in-wigs/241401#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:39:06 +0000 /?p=241401 The chance of two brothers from the same family both becoming professional homosexuals in wigs is not super high — but Hannah Conda and Tim Collins are living proof that ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/tim-collins-hannah-conda-brothers-in-wigs/241401/feed 0 ‘BABYFLEAREINDEERBAG’: A Biting Pitch That Puts Performance Under Pressure /artsentertainment/stage/babyfleareindeerbag-review/241375 /artsentertainment/stage/babyfleareindeerbag-review/241375#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:53:00 +0000 /?p=241375 Hannah Maxwell’s BABYFLEAREINDEERBAG arrives in Sydney as part focus-group, part artistic spiral and one of the more singular nights of theatre. Created, written by and performed by Hannah Maxwell, a ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/stage/babyfleareindeerbag-review/241375/feed 0 Drag Race Fans Are Absolutely Losing It Over The Latest Elimination /news/drag-race-fans-are-absolutely-losing-it-over-the-latest-elimination/241369 /news/drag-race-fans-are-absolutely-losing-it-over-the-latest-elimination/241369#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:29:29 +0000 /?p=241369 Fans of RuPaul’s Drag Race are absolutely losing their minds after the most recent elimination in season 18. The latest episode saw another confusing decision from the judges that resulted ...

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]]> /news/drag-race-fans-are-absolutely-losing-it-over-the-latest-elimination/241369/feed 0 Kylie Minogue Set To Headline AFL Grand Final Performance /news/kylie-minogue-set-to-headline-afl-grand-final-performance/241376 /news/kylie-minogue-set-to-headline-afl-grand-final-performance/241376#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:22:21 +0000 /?p=241376 Kylie Minogue is set to make the AFL a little more GAyFL with news she is set to headline the grand final performance later this year. While the news is ...

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]]> /news/kylie-minogue-set-to-headline-afl-grand-final-performance/241376/feed 0 Mitch Brown and Holden Sheppard Painted For Archibald Prize /news/mitch-brown-and-holden-sheppard-painted-for-archibald-prize/241359 /news/mitch-brown-and-holden-sheppard-painted-for-archibald-prize/241359#respond Sun, 29 Mar 2026 03:02:40 +0000 /?p=241359 Bisexual icon Mitch Brown and gay author Holden Sheppard have both revealed they have been painted for the Archibald Prize Portrait. Both men shared the news via social media this ...

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]]> /news/mitch-brown-and-holden-sheppard-painted-for-archibald-prize/241359/feed 0 Luke Evans Stuns Fans In Rocky Horror Stage Debut /news/luke-evans-stuns-fans-in-rocky-horror-stage-debut/241341 /news/luke-evans-stuns-fans-in-rocky-horror-stage-debut/241341#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:39:51 +0000 /?p=241341 Luke Evans is turning up the heat ahead of his Broadway debut, with newly released images of the openly gay actor in fishnets, corset and stilettos sending fans into a ...

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]]> /news/luke-evans-stuns-fans-in-rocky-horror-stage-debut/241341/feed 0 The Trailer For The New RuPaul Film Is Officially Here And It’s Incredibly Queer /news/the-trailer-for-the-new-rupaul-film-is-officially-here-and-its-incredibly-queer/241339 /news/the-trailer-for-the-new-rupaul-film-is-officially-here-and-its-incredibly-queer/241339#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:24:51 +0000 /?p=241339 The first official trailer for the new RuPaul film Stop! That! Train! has dropped and fans are gagging. Featuring queens from across the Drag Race universe the trailer is delivering camp ...

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]]> /news/the-trailer-for-the-new-rupaul-film-is-officially-here-and-its-incredibly-queer/241339/feed 0 National Treasure Magda Szubanski To Publish New Memoir Later This Year /artsentertainment/national-treasure-magda-szubanski-to-publish-new-memoir-later-this-year/241315 /artsentertainment/national-treasure-magda-szubanski-to-publish-new-memoir-later-this-year/241315#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:02:11 +0000 /?p=241315 Beloved icon Magda Szubanski has announced the release of her second memoir, set to be published in September this year. Titled I Can’t Tell You But I Will, the memoir ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/national-treasure-magda-szubanski-to-publish-new-memoir-later-this-year/241315/feed 0 OPINION: Why Did Bridgerton Have To Invent Homophobia? /artsentertainment/opinion-why-did-bridgerton-have-to-invent-homophobia/241309 /artsentertainment/opinion-why-did-bridgerton-have-to-invent-homophobia/241309#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:05:03 +0000 /?p=241309 Good news! Queer people officially exist in the sparkly, jewel-toned Bridgerton universe, and they’re going to fall in love with each other while wearing very stiff clothes. But along with ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/opinion-why-did-bridgerton-have-to-invent-homophobia/241309/feed 0 The Internet Is Freaking Out That Drag Icon Katya Is In Season 5 of ‘Hacks’ /artsentertainment/the-internet-is-freaking-out-that-drag-icon-katya-is-in-season-5-of-hacks/241310 /artsentertainment/the-internet-is-freaking-out-that-drag-icon-katya-is-in-season-5-of-hacks/241310#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:08:23 +0000 /?p=241310 The queer internet has collectively lost its mind – and honestly, fair enough – after beloved agent of drag chaos Katya was spotted in the trailer for the upcoming fifth ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/the-internet-is-freaking-out-that-drag-icon-katya-is-in-season-5-of-hacks/241310/feed 0 Francesca and Michaela’s Sapphic Love Story Is Coming To Bridgerton Season 5 /artsentertainment/bridgerton-season-5-announcement/241305 /artsentertainment/bridgerton-season-5-announcement/241305#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:54:38 +0000 /?p=241305 *Spoilers for Bridgerton season 4 in this article* Extremely exciting news, gentle readers – sapphic yearning will sweep the Ton in the next season of Bridgerton, with Francesca and Michaela ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/bridgerton-season-5-announcement/241305/feed 0 Paapa Essiedu Has Copped Death Threats Since Being Cast In New Harry Potter Series /artsentertainment/paapa-essiedu-has-copped-death-threats-since-being-cast-in-new-harry-potter-series/241301 /artsentertainment/paapa-essiedu-has-copped-death-threats-since-being-cast-in-new-harry-potter-series/241301#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 03:58:53 +0000 /?p=241301 The actor set to step into one of the most iconic roles in the wizarding world has spoken out about the darker side of fandom — British actor Paapa Essiedu has ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/paapa-essiedu-has-copped-death-threats-since-being-cast-in-new-harry-potter-series/241301/feed 0 We’re Getting Teasers For The Final Season of Hacks /artsentertainment/hacks-final-season-teasers/241291 /artsentertainment/hacks-final-season-teasers/241291#respond Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:59:08 +0000 /?p=241291 The wonderful funny and sharp Emmy-winning comedy Hacks will be officially returning for its fifth and final season, with the show dropping  some teaser images for us to enjoy. The ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/hacks-final-season-teasers/241291/feed 0 “I Do Not Hate Children”: Chappell Roan Responds To Latest Fan Criticism /artsentertainment/chappell-roan-jorginho-frello-criticism/241287 /artsentertainment/chappell-roan-jorginho-frello-criticism/241287#respond Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:25:13 +0000 /?p=241287 Chappell Roan has responded to accusations made by Brazilian soccer star Jorginho Frello, who took to social media to complain that her security guards made his stepdaughter cry when she ...

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]]> /artsentertainment/chappell-roan-jorginho-frello-criticism/241287/feed 0 Andrew Tate Accuses Sneako Of Being ‘Secretly Gay’ After Manosphere Documentary /news/andrew-tate-accuses-sneako-of-being-secretly-gay-after-manosphere-documentary/241268 /news/andrew-tate-accuses-sneako-of-being-secretly-gay-after-manosphere-documentary/241268#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:20:01 +0000 /?p=241268 Since it launched Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere documentary has raised plenty of eyebrows for his exploration of toxic masculinity in the world of male influencers, including the likes of ...

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]]> /news/andrew-tate-accuses-sneako-of-being-secretly-gay-after-manosphere-documentary/241268/feed 0 Chris Colfer Teases Details Of His Smutty New Gay Novel /news/chris-colfer-teases-details-of-his-smutty-new-gay-novel/241267 /news/chris-colfer-teases-details-of-his-smutty-new-gay-novel/241267#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:47:06 +0000 /?p=241267 Glee star Chris Colfer has revealed details of his upcoming adult gay novel due for release next year. He teased he could be “cancelled” after its release as his writing ...

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]]> /news/chris-colfer-teases-details-of-his-smutty-new-gay-novel/241267/feed 0 Sarah Michelle Gellar Reveals How The Buffy Reboot Cancellation Went Down /news/sarah-michelle-gellar-reveals-how-the-buffy-reboot-cancellation-went-down/241269 /news/sarah-michelle-gellar-reveals-how-the-buffy-reboot-cancellation-went-down/241269#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:40:30 +0000 /?p=241269 After the news broke last week that Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale had been cancelled, Sarah Michelle Gellar has spoken out about what went down behind the scenes. The star ...

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