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The LGBTQ documentaries you need to see this year
Around the world — As the BFI Flare gears up for its launch later this month, festival programmer Zorian Clayton highlights the best documentaries from the 2019 programme.
Written by: Thomas Curry
Inside London’s secret ’love hotels’
Under the covers — Already a big hit in Japan, daytime and by-the-hour hotel bookings are becoming more popular in Western cities – it’s just that not that many people know about them yet.
Written by: Jessica Furseth
Anarchic drawings of sex, body image and womanhood
Cowgirl dental floss — For years, artist Heather Benjamin has been at the forefront of New York’s punk scene; creating zines, books and art that explore a range of social taboos.
Written by: Biju Belinky
The underground station reviving pirate radio in NYC
Save The Lot — Since 2016, The Lot has been live streaming 24/7 DJ sets from a reclaimed shipping container in Brooklyn – but it’s now being threatened with closure.
Written by: Jonathan Turton
What Netflix did next: camp clichés, cheap laughs & death
Are you still watching? — Writer Megan Nolan bravely ventures into Netflix’s Original releases, in an attempt to figure out if anything is even worth our time anymore. This week, it’s whimsical ‘cancer comedy’ Paddleton and the uncomfortably cliched Ideal Home.
Written by: Megan Nolan
Eight iconic terrain parks to visit in your lifetime
Huck x Ikon Pass — From Southern California to the mountains of New Hampshire, these spots are some of the most iconic destinations in the world for skiers and snowboarders – whether you’re a first-timer or a seasoned pro.
Written by: Huck
What is the gender data gap – and how can we tackle it?
With Caroline Criado-Perez — In her new book, writer and activist Caroline Criado-Perez explores how the majority of the world’s data is based around the male body. In the latest instalment of our series on how to save the world, she explains how we can redress the balance.
Written by: Katie Goh
Why strippers are going on strike for workers’ rights
Dancing in the streets — London will get a striptease as part of a ‘disruptive’ global protest against unfair and unpaid labour which will see thousands of women walk out of work.
Written by: Lydia Morrish
Apichatpong Weerasethakul on the future of film in Thailand
The director speaks — The Bangkok-born filmmaker has spent the last 30 years exposing repression and corruption in his home nation. But now, he’s turning his focus to a feature made, and set, outside Thailand. Why?
Written by: Alexandra Genova
What being online taught me about love and loss
New Romantics — As we’ve pivoted from IRL communication to screens and chats, conversations have been transformed. In some ways, writes Emily Reynolds, it’s made us closer than ever.
Written by: Emily Reynolds
