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Getting into Inside Out

Brian Bantugan - 05.16.2012

Andrew Murphy, Inside Out’s spanking new and ridiculously cute director of programming, is determined to make his mark on the 22-year-old festival. “In my first year, I want to ensure that the festival’s audiences are treated to some of the freshest voices and perspectives in cinem... Full Story
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Work it out with Benjamin Paley

Personal trainer and founder of BoylesqueTO, Ben keeps it tight in fab #418
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Daily Briefs: The latest and gayest things on the world wide web

Nine-year-olds hate homo-haters

sexy fab team - 30.04.12
Here's a collection of random newsand culture bits served fresh daily for fab readers. Enjoy! Nine-year-olds hate homo-haters Isn't it Divine? A golden age Reinventing Tom Gabel   Full Story
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Getting into Inside Out

Brian Bantugan previews some choice selections from Toronto’s annual queer film

Brian Bantugan - 16.05.12
Andrew Murphy, Inside Out’s spanking new and ridiculously cute director of programming, is determined to make his mark on the 22-year-old festival. “In my first year, I want to ensure that the festival’s audiences are treated to some of the freshest voices and perspectives in cinem  Full Story
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Adam Lambert trespasses into pop territories

Phil Villeneuve - 15.05.12
It’s hard to believe Adam Lambert is part of the American Idol alumni. He’s very much his own artist and seems to have successfully escaped that pre-packaged vibe and sound that lot of those singers get stuck in. Trespassing is further proof that this guy is a wild one. The production t  Full Story
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These angels are just angels

There two productions of Rent happening in Toronto this spring. Jeremy Willard c

Jeremy Willard - 13.05.12
“Angel is the love and the light of the show and the bond that ties the group together,” proclaims the irrepressibly enthusiastic Phil Skala. Skala plays Angel in the Lower Ossington Theatre production of Rent, the timeless musical about surviving, loving, creating art and coping with AI  Full Story
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Lights! Camera! Submission!

Michael Lyons explores the sexual tensions in Drasko Bogdanovic’s new photo exhi

Michael Lyons - 12.05.12
“A lot of our relationships are based on control and domination: the professional, the lovers, the kinds of social relationships, so there’s lots of submission from that,” says photographer Drasko Bogdanovic. “These days, with equality and what’s going on with marriage   Full Story
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How do you solve a problem like Bellini?

Some of Paul's favourite things . . .

Paul Bellini - 11.05.12
Last month I did a Maria, from The Sound of Music, listing a few of my favourite things. Now I have even more, starting with the Daytona and Donnarama show on Sundays at Woody’s. From Donnarama’s Exorcist/Evil Dead: The Musical tribute, to Angelina Jolie’s leg, to Daytona’s i  Full Story
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Next gay theatre review: West Side Story

Dark, violent and lushly romantic: a classic night at the theatre with a classic

Drew Rowsome - 10.05.12
Anyone thinking that West Side Story is a dusty historical piece or a mere revival of an ancient classic should dismiss that notion and head to North York for a master class on how moving and exciting musical theatre can be. West Side Story is a classic and the songs and imagery are part of the fabr  Full Story
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There’s a place

Touring version of West Side Story is transporting

Drew Rowsome - 09.05.12
“I might be a Shark in the morning and a Jet in the afternoon,” says Ryan Ghysels of his jobs as dance captain, swing and understudy in West Side Story. When not performing, Ghysels watches the show from the wings to ensure that it is performed at its best. “I do get tied up in the  Full Story
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Issue #450 of fab now available for download

It's the fab sports issue, featuring Shane Percy's bike rally prep, gay mountain

Phil Villeneuve - 09.05.12
Strap in! Buckle up! Issue #450 of fab is the sports edition. Featuring Grapefruit DJ Shane Percy's personal piece on prepping for the bike ride of his life, gay mountain climbers and Toronto's most entertaining adventure group. This issue also contains an early Inside Out guide to prepar  Full Story
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Next gay theatre review: Bring It On

Musical about cheerleaders earns some cheers of its own

Drew Rowsome - 04.05.12
For some reason, seeing a cheerleader flung into the air to impossible heights just never gets tired. It happens repeatedly in Bring It On and the audience gasps in unison every time. But this clever little musical has bigger things on its mind than just death-defying thrills: there is also abundant  Full Story
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