Bona to Nellyarda!

Polari’s editor, alongside Clayton Littlewood and David Benson, talks about what Polari meant at the height of its use in the 1950s and ’60s.

“At the start of the London 2012 Olympics, Polari Magazine joined Clayton Littlewood at the BBC’s new building in Portland Place to talk about the meaning of the slang Polari.”

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The Editor writes all about the word Polari, and explains why the magazine is called Polari.

“As a form of slang, it developed as the times required. It made its way into the music halls, where it was picked up by actors, and found its way across the English Channel to the London gay scene.”

Search terms that have led readers to Polari.

It’s madness, and part of Polari’s WTF Friday features. Darren Hayes & superheroes!

“This is our favourite. Google translate reveals: Darren Hayes doll where to buy?.”

A Band to Look Out for.

The Copenhagen duo Shanghai trade on the dark side of music and art.

“They call their particular brand of theatrical ambient music, with it’s signature intricate harmonic structures, ‘Arabesque Pop’.”

The new video for Moya’s second single ‘Making Me Fall’ is gorgeously brooding.

1925-2012.

Gore Vidal, one of America’s greatest writers, died on July 31 at the age of 86.

“Over the course of sixty-six years Vidal published twenty-nine novels (five under pseudonyms), four memoirs (one disguised as an extended essay, Screening History [1992]), and countless essays as well as plays for television, stage & cinema.”

Against homophobic bullying.

In April the Get Real video against homophobic bullying went viral. This is the follow-up video.

“The video was a letter to their past selves, urging them not to partake in the homophobic bullying that they now as adults regretted.”

Tackling Online Bullying.

The New York state assembly has passed legislation that provides a solid system to deal with cyberbullying.

“The experience of cyberbullying for LGBT youth is, according to the Human Rights Campaign, far higher than the average. The effectiveness of this legislation is something to watch out for.”

The Fourth Plinth.

Sign the petition to erect a statue of Alan Turing on the fourth plinth at Trafalgar Square.

“Alan Turing is considered to be the father of computer science, the father of artificial intelligence, and the father of mathematical biology, a record second-to-none in importance today.”

A Great Step Forward in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate.

Denmark passes a law that makes marriage gender neutral, and at the same time manages the potential conflict with the Church.

“Denmark was the first country in the world to pass a civil partnerships law back in 1989. There are roughly 4,100 couples in registered partnerships, and under the new law those couples will automatically be afforded the status of marriage.”