15 h. ago Hollywood star shows up in full referee gear at ice hockey game

A Hollywood star made an appearance at an ice hockey game in Los Angeles dressed in full referee gear.

Culture

17 h. ago ‘No one can know’: Heated Rivalry’s gay love story exposes ice hockey’s culture of silence

The surprise hit series has reopened a familiar debate: why, in the National Hockey League, visibility is still treated as a problem rather than a possibilityAt around the midpoint of the first episode of Heated Rivalry, just after Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov – one Canadian, the other Russian, both hockey’s top prospects – have had their first tryst, Hollander sits at the side of his hotel bed and says: “So. You’re not going to tell anyone about this, are you?” Rozanov, lying naked beside him, replies sarcastically: “Me? Yes, Hollander, I’m going to tell everyone.” Hollander reinforces the point: “Because no one can know,” he says. Rozanov utters something under his breath in Russian, then: “Hollander. Look, I’m not going to tell anyone, OK?” Hollander replies: “OK.”No one can know. If hockey were to have an unofficial slogan, this might be it. Heated Rivalry, the surprise 2025 hit series from Crave and HBO, is layered drama, prompting timely questions about the barriers to acc...

Politics

33 h. ago Anderson Cooper had a hilarious response every time Andy Cohen mentioned hit series Heated Rivalry during NYE coverage

Duo returned to host CNN’s live New Year’s Eve coverage

Events

64 h. ago ‘The television event of the decade!’ It’s your top TV of 2025

From the phenomenal Vince Gilligan show Pluribus to horny, life-changing ice-hockey drama Heated Rivalry and much more here are Guardian readers’ shows of the year(Disney+) It’s embarrassing to say about a product released by the Disney Corporation within the Star Wars brand, but it’s by far the most searing and narratively sound portrayal of the creep of totalitarianism I’ve seen on-screen in years. Airtight character work, pitch-perfect action and the ideal moment to tell an inherently political story about the hope of truth and resistance against an endless barrage of falsehoods and atrocities. Eoin, London Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Bob Odenkirk called to check on me after he saw it’: Rhea Seehorn on the intensity of making hit show Pluribus

The star has hit the big time as a total grump in her new Apple TV drama – no mean feat, given how delightful she is. She talks Lego therapy, freaking out her Better Call Saul co-star and her frustration with the Guardian crosswordRhea Seehorn has had a hell of a year. For years she had garnered a reputation as a great underappreciated talent, but that has all changed now thanks to Pluribus. A series about one of the only people on Earth not to have their minds taken over by an alien virus, Pluribus is not only critically adored, but recently became Apple TV’s most-watched show. And Seehorn is front and centre through it all. However, today she has bigger things on her mind.“You gotta tell me how to crack the code,” she pleads before we’ve even said hello. “I’m an avid crossword puzzler, but I cannot beat the Guardian crossword. I cannot crack it, and I need to figure out what the problem is.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ‘Heated Rivalry’ series mixes hockey and queer romance and is scoring big audiences

The television adaptation of Rachel Reid’s novel “Heated Rivalry” is making waves with hockey romance fans

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9 d. ago How to watch Heated Rivalry in the UK? Hit show gets British release date with Sky

Heated Rivalry is finally going to be released in the UK - but there is a bit of a wait! ⛸📺

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1 week ago World's hottest ice hockey star unveils 'most requested Christmas present this year'

Mikayla Demaiter, who has been dubbed as the 'world's hottest ice hockey star' gave fans their most requested Christmas present as she left little to the imagination on social media

Politics

1 week ago Heated Rivalry: why the Internet is going mad for a steamy gay hockey drama

Good news, puck fans: it’s also finally coming to the UK

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1 week ago Heated Rivalry's UK release date and where to stream after controversy

The steamy series has taken the internet by storm and UK fans will finally be able to stream it very soon

Politics

2 w. ago 'Beautifully made' queer romance series is finally coming to the UK very soon

One of the most talked about shows of the year has finally found its streaming home in the UK and Ireland

Politics

2 w. ago 'Controversial' 2025 series fans say is 'astonishingly good' is finally coming to the UK

The romantic drama about two rival hockey players has sparked debate but scored an impressive 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

Sport

2 w. ago One of 2025’s most ‘controversial’ shows finally gets UK streaming date

Sky will be releasing one of the year’s most talked about shows in the UK and fans don’t have much longer to wait

Sport

3 w. ago Shamed teacher told child 'I was horny' and asked 'are you gay yet'

Lianne Barclay, who worked at Bridgewater High School in Warrington, was banned from the profession after being found to have sent sexually motivated messages to a child

Society

3 w. ago NHL warns top players will not show up for Winter Olympics if venue is unsafe

Construction delays have beset ice hockey arena in Milan‘If the ice isn’t ready, we’re not going,’ warns NHL deputyThe NHL says it is “disappointing” that the main ice hockey venue for the Winter Olympics will not be ready until the new year – and warned that its top players will not show up unless the ice is shown to be safe.The men’s and women’s tournaments are expected to be among the highlights of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games with the NHL stars showing up for the first time since 2014. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago RAC urges drivers to rub £1 item on car windows to 'banish fog for good'

The RAC has shared that there's a way to ensure your windscreen stops fogging up for good, and it's a little-known hack which ice hockey players use, so it's tried and tested

Economics

3 w. ago Viral HBO series Heated Rivalry divides viewers with explicit sex scenes: 'This is a lot freakier than I thought!'

The Canadian series, which is based on a viral BookTok hit, follows two rival hockey players who fall into a secret, steamy romance that spans across several years.

Culture

3 w. ago Heated Rivalry: this horny gay ice hockey drama has everyone talking – but is it any good?

HBO’s new show is part of a wave of gay-themed romance – from Heartstopper to Red, White and Royal Blue – that desexes gay men just enough to make them palatable, like pets for young womenEven before it dropped on HBO Max last month, this new drama series about two horny gay rival ice hockey players shagging each other off the rink while fighting for sporting supremacy on it was generating its own steam. Perhaps it was creator Jacob Tierney’s terse response to questions of his leading actors’ sexualities while on a recent promotional tour. Or that the show is based on a series of concupiscent novels by Canadian writer Rachel Reid that centre hockey (!), and which ride the current trend for “hate-to-love” romance driving the kids crazy. Actually, it’s probably just all the hot gay sex.Because Heated Rivalry does get heated. One minute aloof Russian player Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) is making eyes at meek local champion Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams), the next they’re wanking in...

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