Sam Brooks is a playwright, journalist and critic. Email him on sam@thespinoff.co.nz
What do dicks, joysticks and queer politics have in common? This guy.
How do you translate an English rhyme into NZSL? With a lot of time, patience and flair.
How will the Tokyo Olympics' first-night party stack up against the opening ceremonies of Olympics past?
Heaven is a five star resort. Hell is everybody staying there.
Sam Brooks has had a stutter for most of his life. Last week, he got a voice-activated assistant.
Our reporter did not fulfil his mission, but he learned a few things along the way.
Five years ago today saw the launch of Pokémon Go, just before it seemingly took over the world.
Another year, another sweet romantic ditty filmed in the land of the long white cloud. But how accurate is the NZ depicted in A Love Yarn?
After eight episodes, we've finally got Drag Race Down Under's first drag superstar, and she's a doozy.
Legendary New Zealand gossip writer David Hartnell MNZM talks celebrity friends, men in makeup, and the importance of reinvention.
Twenty-one years ago, the Force Entertainment Centre was meant to be the crown jewel of Queen Street. What stands there now is the empty shell known as Skyworld.
You need charisma, uniqueness, nerve and... more talent than this.
Gaming’s favourite furry-and-robot duo roars back into action with the best PS5 game yet, writes Sam Brooks.
The third Marvel series to arrive on Disney+ tries to spin too many plates and loses what makes its anti-hero special.
Rugby meets drag for the first time in Drag Race herstory. and all the other action from this week's episode.
Want a late-week injection of joy? Look no further than Lucky Dip and Five Minutes of Fame.
The most anticipated local reality show of 2021 has crowned its Popstar and after a rocky road, it feels just right.
What does it feel like, feel like, feel like underneath the mask?
But wait, there's more! It's the power rankings for episode five of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.
They're already on their way to being Popstars. So how are their tunes?
Tonight the six Friends reunited on the Central Perk couch to look back at the TV show that made them stars.
You might may have only vaguely heard of it, but don't miss out on In Treatment, one of 2021's most rewarding TV experiences.
The fourth episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under shakes up the competition with a shocking twist.
Fans got what they want: the original Mass Effect trilogy in one package. But how does the series fare in a modern landscape?
The Drag Race judge talks to The Spinoff about her time in Auckland, the role of the show in queer culture, and why she's obsessed with our most-loved soft drink
The third episode of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under loses its only remaining queen of colour, and it's not OK.
