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Matthew Hays

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A longtime contributor to CULT, Matthew Hays teaches courses in media studies at Marianopolis College and Concordia University. His work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Cineaste and The Advocate.
My Own Private Edmonton

My Own Private Edmonton

November 20, 2024 Matthew Hays

“Working on Flashback, a documentary about an Edmonton queer club, made me rethink my own history.”

Fifteen Dogs and its batshit premise somehow works

Fifteen Dogs and its batshit premise somehow works

April 9, 2024 Matthew Hays

Marie Farsi’s adaptation of André Alexis’s award-winning novel is on through April 21 at the Segal Centre.

Mondo Mado: Luc Provost on becoming a Montreal drag mother and writing a book about it

Mondo Mado: Luc Provost on becoming a Montreal drag mother and writing a book about it

November 30, 2023 Matthew Hays

“The story about my life is not complicated, it’s not sad, it’s not tormented. And I wanted to share that with the public because there are so many stories about drag queens and gay boys that have had a hard time in their youth. I’ve been blessed.”

Meh!n: Two Montreal entrepreneurs create the dating game from hell

Meh!n: Two Montreal entrepreneurs create the dating game from hell

July 11, 2022 Matthew Hays

Natasha Westgrove and Rose Goldman have turned the pratfalls of romance-hunting into a new card game.

Bill 96 True or False: Test your knowledge of Quebec’s impending language law

Bill 96 True or False: Test your knowledge of Quebec’s impending language law

May 5, 2022 Matthew Hays

How well-versed are you in the legislation’s impact on CEGEP education, the healthcare system and Indigenous communities?

Montreal author Rawi Hage on his wild-ride short story collection Stray Dogs

Montreal author Rawi Hage on his wild-ride short story collection Stray Dogs

April 1, 2022 Matthew Hays

Hage spoke with us about how a fear of dogs and photography gigs informed his writing, life during wartime, Bill 21 and more.

Chris Wilson, 1932–2021: A beautiful, powerful and meaningful life

Chris Wilson, 1932–2021: A beautiful, powerful and meaningful life

July 25, 2021 Matthew Hays

Remembering a queer pioneer who lived a very queer life.

Montreal author Christopher DiRaddo launches The Family Way this week

Montreal author Christopher DiRaddo launches The Family Way this week

May 20, 2021 Matthew Hays

DiRaddo’s second novel chronicles the complexity of non-dad status after a gay man donates sperm to lesbian friends.

Monarchist League of Canada trashes Meghan and Harry

Monarchist League of Canada trashes Meghan and Harry

April 12, 2021 Matthew Hays

A query about a discontinued postcard elicited an intense response from an organization that claims to value the “diverse backgrounds” of its members.

Justin Ling on the Toronto serial killer who targeted the gay community

Justin Ling on the Toronto serial killer who targeted the gay community

September 24, 2020 Matthew Hays

A feature interview about the new book Missing From the Village: The Story of Serial Killer Bruce McArthur, the Search for Justice, and the System That Failed Toronto’s Queer Community.

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