Bastian Korff

Bastian Korff headlines the RVT’s Hot August Fringe this Thursday, August 23.

Matchmaker Fail!

Scott De Buitléir heads out on what he thinks is a date only to find out his matchmaker-friend had failed him.

“Even then, the conversation was pleasant and comfortable, until we were both clearly ready for bed. Our own, separate beds, though.”

What would you do?

Bryon Fear writes about a homophobic confrontation, and how angry he was with himself when he turned away from it.

“I was suddenly reminded of my nine year old self who used to take mile long diversions home from school for fear of being met by the bullies who earlier had told me in the playground that they “would be waiting” for me after school..”

Champion of the Bear Subculture.

Polari talks to punk bear Eric Kuhlmann about the bear culture in Australia, the band Armpit Stench, and his upcoming Edith Piaf cabaret.

“I’m working on a new show at the moment which is gonna be Edith Piaf songs, which I’m translating into English. It’s going to be called Edith Woof. It’s going to be a bear character, taking things from Edith Piaf’s life and turning it into a bear story .”

Part 2: The Roman Empire Starts to Turn Against Homosexuality

The second part of the series A Queer History that looks back to Early Greece and forward to the way we live now. The Roman Empire turns against homosexuality.

“From 323 BCE, the Roman empire absorbed Greece, but it did so selectively. Although homosexuality was acknowledged, it had no place within the social structure, as it had in Greece.”

Brains that Turn Us On!

Wotever World’s Hot August Fringe evening of talks, lectures and brainpower in general!.

August 13-19, 2012

Weekly Digest of articles, Week of August 13-19, polarimagazine.com

“This week: Madonna, Lee Baxter, Jed Smock, Rod Shelton, Charles Manson, Polari, Joe My God, Mr Brainwash.”

18 August, 2012

Recommendations from Polari’s writers based on what they are listening to this week.

“This week: Pure Love, Imagine Dragons, Kate Bush, Bat For Lashes and Anais Mitchell.”

18 August, 2012

Recommendations from Polari’s writers based on what they are reading this week.

“This week: Hilary Mantel, George RR Martin, Tristan Hughes, and David M Halperin.”

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Madonna and telekinesis!

“It’s funny when you know where a search term led, but you still think, ‘why the hell would anyone search for that?’ Unless it’s a 21st century fetish we’ve not heard about …”