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'Truckload' Review: A Hopeful Exploration of Disability
FILM & TV August 16, 2025

'Truckload' Review: A Hopeful Exploration of Disability

A still from season 7, episode 4 of Station 19. We see Andy from the chest up as she sits at her desk chair in the captain's office at 19. She's wearing her uniform. She looks overwhelmed and like she's trying not to cry.
Categories FILM & TV

Station 19: Season 7, Episode 4 Review: “Trouble Man”

Andy Herrera (Jaina Lee Ortiz). Photo: Disney One of the strict rules in a firehouse is never to use the Q-word. So, when Chaos Kate tempts fate in the barn and suggests, "Maybe it'll be a quiet” shift, we understand why the entire team reacts in abject horror: their shift will…

by EditorApril 15, 2024April 16, 2024
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Spell Songs, from left, Jim Molyneaux, Kris Drever, Seckou Keita, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter, Karine Polwart, Jackie Morris and Julie Fowlis
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'Read The Room' Recommends: Vol. 5

Team member Mieks shares some of their favourite books, music, films, TV, LGBTQ+ moments, and fashion items for this month's 'Read The Room Recommends' feature......

April 14, 2024April 21, 2024
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Call Out For Contributors!

Read The Room is a volunteer-led arts and culture magazine that focuses on women, LGBTQIA+, and marginalised voices worldwide. We’re expanding our team and are...

April 14, 2024April 20, 2024
Still from Alfie Whitby's Nutclough Woods video.
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Where All Roads Meet: A Journey Into Filmmaking / Blog

Let’s get this blog started with a little introduction. I’m Alfie Whitby and I’ve been working independently in the arts for over 20 years, most...

April 9, 2024April 20, 2024
Maya Bishop (Danielle Savre), Ben Warren (Jason George), Pru (Jenai Kaylani), and Rosalind (V. Vieux) in episode 3 of Season 7 of Station 19. They're at the pride parade and wearing rainbow gear.
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Station 19: Season 7, Episode 3 Review: “True Colors”

Pride can't be contained; it's more than a single celebration or day. It's about freedom of expression and the beautiful resilience of the LGBTQIA+ community,...

April 3, 2024April 9, 2024
Still taken from 'The Trench Coat Museum' music video. Credit: YARD ACT/ZOMDIC FILMS
Categories LIFE & CULTURE

'Read The Room' Recommends: Vol. 4

It's co-editor Alfie's turn to share their favourites for this month's "RTR Recommends" feature! Here are some of their favourite books, music, films, TV, LGBTQ+...

March 30, 2024April 20, 2024
The Station 19 Family in the beanery in Season 7, Episode 2 of Station 19. Jack and Andy are lying under the table, and the rest of the team are looking at them.
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Station 19: Season 7, Episode 2 Review: "Good Grief"

We generally associate grief with reactions to death and loss. The second episode of Season 7, "Good Grief," Station 19 illustrates these reactions through several...

March 26, 2024April 3, 2024
Vic Hughes in Station 19's Season 7 Premiere "This Woman's Work". She's looking into a window indoors.
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Station 19: Season 7 Premiere Review: "This Woman’s Work"

Station 19 is back and promises Season 7 to be its hottest season yet! After a long 300+ day hiatus from seeing our favorite characters...

March 20, 2024March 26, 2024
A screenshot of Bérénice and Carla from Ici Tout Commence
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Ici tout commence: Carla et Bérénice, une histoire qui traverse les frontières

++ Cet article est aussi écrit en anglais. Cliquez ici pour lire l’article en anglais. ++ À une heure de grande écoute sur la première...

March 3, 2024April 20, 2024
A screenshot of Bérénice and Carla from Ici Tout Commence
Categories FILM & TV

Carla and Bérénice, a Norms-defying Friendship on ‘Ici Tout Commence’

++ This article is also written in French. To read that version, click here. ++ Although LGBTQIA+ representation on the French soap Ici Tout Commence...

March 3, 2024April 20, 2024

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