As follow up to my first list, some more journals I’m checking out: BUTT Magazine – “fagazine extraordinaire” is biannual magazine that features photography and interviews about alternative gay and queer culture and sexuality. Founded in the Netherlands (Amsterdam), it initially ran from 2001 to 2016 but reopened in 2022 with backing from luxury fashion … Continue reading
Category Archives: I&I
Recommended but not a review: Ducks
I recently wrote an article about the critical reception of Ducks over at SOLRAD Magazine. As a footnote, I debated whether to get into the sexual violence in Ducks and decided (1) the article was already too long and (2) Beaton clearly did not want there to be a focus on the book’s most disturbing … Continue reading
Writing from the ground up
A veteran activist was kind enough to speak with me the other day about antiracist work and we both agreed that we were dissatisfied with what we saw as an overemphasis on education and training. Personally, I have long thought this was not an effective strategy – only useful if augmenting more radical changes that … Continue reading
Luo Yang 罗 洋
One of the best things about traveling to Asia was discovering artists I’d probably never hear of in Canada. Will write more about art spaces I discovered in Bangkok and Hong Kong but for now, please enjoy these photos by Luo Yang (罗 洋), known for her photographs of Chinese youth and women. Continue reading
Comics I like about philosophers
Reich, Elijah Brubaker (2007-2014) An incredibly ambitious, well researched biographical comic series about Wilhelm Reich, one of Freud’s defectors who combined his psychoanalytic practice with political theory. He’s something of a fringe figure. There’s a pretty good review here. The Index vol. 1, Caitlin Cass (2015) A most charming comic exploring philosophical ideas and featuring … Continue reading
BTTM FDRS review
I forgot to post here that I wrote a little something for Your Chicken Enemy about BTTM FDRS! Check it out ❤ Continue reading
Sex zine and journal series hit list
A round up of sex related zines that I’ve either recently enjoyed reading or want to read: Cold Cuts Fledgling biannual photojournal series based in exploring Queer Culture and the Middle East. Based in Beirut. Full colour. Leste Erotic Montreal-based journal that features a mix of photography, prose and poetry, interviews and essays and focuses … Continue reading
An obituary for Queen Video or, Metaphors for a Beloved Rental Store in a City of Cinephiles (1981-2019)
Queen Video’s swan song was like a slow-burn ambient track incrementally building in noise and dissonance until reaching a frenzied climax. We had all known for years that the legendary movie rental store’s days were numbered, not only because of its dwindling staff, but because it had already closed its Little Italy outpost on College … Continue reading
Recommended: L’odyssee du vice
L’odyssee du vice is a delightfully surreal BD* by Delphine Panique. Published in 2016 by Bordeaux publisher, les Requins Marteaux, it’s the 11th volume of the BD-CUL series, a collection of naughty comics that bills itself as “50% BD, 50% cul, 100% plaisir. Le n°1 de la BD indébandante.” My apologies to professional translators, especially if … Continue reading
Recommended quickies: Mother, Twisted Romance, Valley
A few words on a few comics I’ve been reading lately… Continue reading