In Issue 4 of Unzipped, David Gerson and Stephen McMaster explore the vulnerability of becoming men; in particular, of living openly as gay men in the south. These two collections introduce you to the awkward innocence of first love, the awkward cruelty of last loves, the beauty of love between friends, and complicated familial relationships. Turning these pages could bring you tears of laughter or tears of sorrow, but it won't leave you bored for a moment.

Founded in 1966 at McMaster University by avant-garde filmmaker John Hofsess and future frat-comedy innovator Ivan Reitman, the McMaster Film Board was a milestone in the development of Canada’s commercial and experimental film communities. McMaster’s student film society quickly became the site of art filmmaking and an incubator for some of the country’s most famous commercial talent – as the well as the birthplace of the first Canadian film to lead to obscenity charges, Hofsess’s Col...