Image Source: HBO It’s raining in New York this November morning, one of the first really cold rains of the season. But Shangela’s suite at an upscale Manhattan hotel is warm and floral. Orchestral Taylor Swift plays in the background, and a candle burns on her coffee table. Shangela loves a scented candle. Lighting one … Read more
When Trinity the Tuck appeared on the stage of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” earlier this year for the iconic Snatch Game challenge, in which every drag artist chooses a celebrity to impersonate, she had completely morphed into actor Leslie Jordan. Apart from her impressive physical transformation — a far cry from Trinity’s usual Southern … Read more
Jinkx Monsoon is going to Broadway! The two-time winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is set to join “Chicago” in the role of Mama Morton, Entertainment Weekly exclusively revealed on Nov. 22. The queen’s Broadway debut also marks a moment in history: they’ll become the first drag performer to ever play the part in the Tony … Read more
Jinkx Monsoon, a two-time winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will make her Broadway debut this January as Matron ‘Mama’ Morton in the long-running Chicago. Monsoon’s eight-week engagement begins Monday, January 16, and runs through Sunday, March 12 at the Ambassador Theatre. Producers announced the casting today, noting that Monsoon will be the first drag queen … Read more
gorodenkoff The Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) finished the week ending Nov. 11 in the green (+4.69%) for the fourth week in a row, with all 11 S&P 500 (SP500) sectors gaining as well this week. Earnings played kingmaker for GXO Logistics which lead industrial gainers (in this segment), while M&A news soured Chart Industries … Read more
No amount of post-election puffery about Joe Biden can change a key political reality: His approval ratings are far below the public’s general positivity toward the Democratic Party. Overall, Democrats who won in the midterm elections did so despite Biden, not because of him. He’s a drag on the party, a boon to Republicans, and … Read more
G0d4ather/iStock via Getty Images The Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI) was the among the only three gainers out of the 11 S&P 500 (SP500) sectors for the week ending Nov. 4 (+0.48%). Kanzhun swung back into gains after diving ~24% last week, while earnings was the major theme among this week’s worst five performers. The … Read more
It was just a matter of time before the anti-LGBTQ protests got violent. For months now, egged on by Republican leaders like Gov. Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis of Floridafar-right groups have been mounting increasingly aggressive anti-queer protests under the guise of “protecting” children. By framing any expression of LGBTQ identity that occurs around kids … Read more
Ethereum completed its shift from proof-of-work (PoW) to proof-of-stake (PoS) via the highly anticipated “merge” last September 15, 2022. But after more than a month from that historic event, Bitcoin’s closest rival still has nothing to show for as its price flat-lined as it failed to take off despite the hype that surrounded the second … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios is taking celeb drag contests international through British reality format Queens For the Night. Ahead of Mipcom next week, the Love Island firm has taken production rights in each territory where it has a non-scripted production base and distribution rights for the format and finished versions (excluding the UK) worldwide. In the … Read more