Richard Watts
Richard Watts is a Melbourne critic and writer, and the host of 3RRR FM’s flagship arts program, SmartArts.
NEWS
Hockey says no to marriage equality
Shadow cabinet minister Joe Hockey has announced he will not vote for same-sex marriage, even if given a conscience vote on the issue. ...
-
Locals celebrate Summer Hill's rainbow crossing anniversary
SYDNEY: Over 200 local community members turned out to celebrate the one month anniversary of the Summer Hill rainbow cr ...
-
Alice Springs prepares for its first Pride event
Alice Springs is preparing to celebrate its first ever Pride Carnivale on June 1 with a huge program of events. ...
-
'Wentworth' a ratings hit
The new television drama, Wentworth, has proved a ratings success with the show becoming the most watched non-sports pro ...
FEATURES
Kimberly Dark: Love, Sex, & Laughter
American humorist, writer and sociologist Kimberly Dark brings her new show to Brisbane this week, and she spoke to Andrew Shaw about gender, sex and ...
-
An audience with Julie Andrews
One of the most beloved stage and screen performers of all time, Julie Andrews arrived in Australia for the first time e ...
-
Lifting the Lid
Out reporter Patrick Abboud spent eight months producing a story about young gay and lesbian Arab-Australians entering i ...
-
Justice Served
ADELAIDE: Can you imagine South Australia without the Dunstan Decade? Ian Purcell explains how it almost never happened. ...
ENTERTAINMENT
Literature, Words and Ideas
This year’s Sydney Writers’ Festival features a strong contingent of queer authors and thinkers. Jason Bartlett reports. ...
-
Review: Fury
Joanna Murray Smith’s Fury tells the story of a family of three. White, privileged and left-leaning, as the play opens ...
-
Arias on Holiday
One of the USA’s great performance artists, and a famed interpreter of Billie Holiday, Joey Arias is coming to Adelaid ...
-
Telling Pictures
SYDNEY: Paddington’s Maunsell Wickes gallery is celebrating Head On, Australia’s largest photography festival, with ...
VIEWPOINT
Equality still an elusive goal for many
Last Friday, May 17, marked the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO). IDAHO provided an opportunity to galvanise support behin ...
-
The Princess and the Robot
Nicky Bryson takes it upon herself to do some cleaning and cooking. Thank god for the robomaid – and Claire de Lune. ...
-
Retreading the past
ADULT: En route to his 66th birthday, Barry Lowe revisits an old favourite with, regrettably, unsatisfying results. ...
-
1001 Nights
Dear blaze readers, have you done the 1001 thing? You know, the 1001 things you must do, see, hear, read, love before yo ...
