Confession time: I used to be really into Import Cars and the tuning scene. My high school years coincided with the rise of The Fast and the Furious franchise, and having already been pre-disposed to loving Japanese cars, it was natural that I’d gravitate towards this niche. Rather than the winged-and-decaled tuner show cars, I [...]
This article appears in this week’s magazine. Labor unions spent millions. The two candidates dragged each other down in a vicious negative campaign. And comedian Will Ferrell promised free waffles for everyone. Yet in the end, the mayoral...Show More Summary
Consider the fierce queens that have graced the runway of "RuPaul's Drag Race." The really, really fierce ones. And Season 2's Raven must come to mind. Now, she's arriving in Atlanta for two nights of shows.
Jose A Guzman Following her well-earned triumph on RuPaul's Drag Race, hometown hero and America's New Drag Superstar Jinkx Monsoon continues her media blitz. Here's a great interview with Jinkx from TheUnderwearExpert.com, where she...Show More Summary
Mixing fuel at the 1973 Winternationals. All images courtesy of Don Garlits. Donald Glenn Garlits, born in Tampa, Florida, in 1932, is as unlikely a hero as any sport has ever seen. In the postwar years, when the sport of drag racing was exploding in popularity throughout southern California and the upper Midwest, Don Garlits [...]
Girl, no one works the runway better than RuPaul and she proves it in every episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race when she puts her contestants to shame. World of Wonder compiled every walk from the show’s past six seasons (1-5 and the special All-Star season). Shantay, she stays! Which look is your favorite? Personally, I’m partial [...]
Over the weekend, West Hollywood‘s Fiercest Diva was forced to perform out of drag in the United Arab Emirates. Rhea Litré, fresh from an Australian tour with Willam (RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Four), was booked to perform her hit song, “Let’s Have a KaiKai” at the grand opening of “Carnage”, Dubai’s newest party. Andrew Christian sponsored the [...]
Vivienne Pinay, a contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race season five, posts amazing drag makeup tutorials on YouTube, and in this one she documents every step in the process of her transformation into rapper Nicki Minaj. It's riveting. Read more...
Before she was racing to the winner's circle on RuPaul's Drag Race, season 5 winner Jinkx Monsoon was already quite the local celebrity in her hometown of Seattle. Here's a slideshow of 25 exclusive photos (both in and out of drag) taken by Nate Gowdy to prove it. read more
Autocar took an Ariel Atom V8, BMW HP4 superbike and X-Games gold medalist Liam Doren's Citroën DS3 rallycross ride to an airstrip for a drag race. Sadly for all the drivers and for us, the clouds took to the sky and poured more and more rain on the track before the big race.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s new queen Jinkx Monsoon and fellow contestant Ivy Winters recently transformed into Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn for a photo shoot with Ricky Middlesworth to recreate the iconic looks from the cult-classic, Death Becomes Her. Monsoon has been asked several times to shoot as Streep’s character, Madeline Ashton, but it was Middlesworth [...]
Australian drag racer Chris Matheson walked away from a 230 MPH crash with a broken ankle, a couple of bruises, and one crazy story to tell at his next race. Matheson was racing during at the Sydney Dragway’s 2013 Nitro Champs event. The Australian racer got his bike up to 230 mph before he lost [...]Show More Summary
"RuPaul's Drag Race" star Jujubee is on her way down the aisle. As New Now Next notes, the queen and his boyfriend Chris traveled to...
‘New space, New design, New collection.’ Maison Martin Margiela have revamped their Paris Montpensier Homme store and want to drag you through the streets of Paris at high-speed in order to celebrate. Directed by JACK, press play to take a… A Race Around Paris With Maison Martin Margiela – Check out the New Look Montpensier Store is a post by Lena Dystant on Selectism.
On Saturday evening, the Hilton in Union Square welcomed politicians, athletes, four Prop. 8 plaintiffs, two Chippendales, one real housewife of Beverly Hills and the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race to celebrate California’s fight for LGBT equality: all in the name of GLAAD. Adam Lambert received the Davidson/Valentini Award for his out-and-proud success in the music [...]
The Benghazi and IRS audit scandals — not to mention a continuing weak economy and the growing problems with Obamacare — could drag down the popularity of the Obama administration. That matters on many levels, including the fact that there is a looming June 25 special election in Oh-So-Blue Massachusetts to fill the U.S. Show More Summary
MONDAY 5/13 JINKX MONSOON: THE RPDR 5 CELEBRATION PARTY I'm kind of glad the whole fucking thing is over, quite frankly. (Just HOW much excitement can one little 'mo's nervous system handle? I ask you.) It's been a long, looooong (too...Show More Summary
The New York Times’ Marcus Mabry scored an interview with my idol, RuPaul Charles. Obvs, I’m totally jealous. But I can put my feelings aside and say that this video has further solidified Ru’s status as my Life Hero. The “Drag Race” star talked about many interesting subjects including counter culture, gay icons, LGBTQ rights [...]
Billionaire Virgin America founder Richard Branson has settled a racing bet by working a shift in drag aboard a competing airline. Donning red lipstick, a flight attendant's skirt and high heels, the maverick businessman served drinks, made intercom announcements and chatted up passengers on an AirAsia X flight from Perth, Australia, to Kuala Lumpur. Show More Summary
The prodigal queen returned to Atlanta, and her local gay fans were waiting. Crowds poured in to welcome former Atlantan and “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum Sonique back to her old stomping grounds.