Paula Abdul is proud of her “youthful” appearance.
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Metro Weekly three years ago.Back then, he wasn’t actually “a biker or a leather person or anything like that, but I had a giant mohawk. I was so weird looking.
And that’s the only place that people just wouldn’t look at me like a total freak.”Several decades later, Drac is still weird looking compared to your average drag queen. He’s one-half of the Boulet Brothers with Swanthula, or Swan, his partner in life and drag — and his brother only in a nominal sense.The duo is chiefly known for creating and hosting the popular alt-drag reality competition series Dragula — a show derived from a popular punk drag party the duo previously threw at a Los Angeles leather bar.Dragula, both the party and the show, were launched partly in reaction to the type of drag that has become mainstream almost to the point of ubiquity over the past dozen years with the rise of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Broadly speaking, that show largely features well-established gay men presenting in an exaggeratedly pretty, glamorous, feminine, sassy yet non-threatening and often predictable style — all inspired by today’s most popular artists, shows, and entertainment brands.By contrast, Dragula presents a wilder, edgier, riskier, and more surprising and shocking drag, from a wider range of both LGBTQ-identified performers and allies, many of whom came from the underground or alt-drag scene, and with inspiration from more niche genres of horror, fantasy, cartoons and the graphic arts.
As Drac put it, “I feel like we’re giving a safe home for outcasts and freaks.”With their strong affinity for and connection to horror, the two have been dubbed “Horror’s New Icons” by the horror magazine Fangoria. They’ve also been tapped as commentators for programming produced by
.Paula Abdul is proud of her “youthful” appearance.
Tom Sandoval questions his future with now-ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix in Bravo's sneak peek of next week's episode. Fans are currently waiting for Tom Sandoval's much-discussed affair with Raquel Leviss to play out on this season of the reality show.In the clip, Sandoval speaks with his best friend, Tom Schwartz, while eating at a bagel truck in Los Angeles. «It's been a little frustrating with Ariana,» Sandoval says.
Tom Sandoval questions his future with now-ex-girlfriend Ariana Madix in Bravo's sneak peek of next week's episode. Fans are currently waiting for Tom Sandoval's much-discussed affair with Raquel Leviss to play out on this season of the reality show.In the clip, Sandoval speaks with his best friend, Tom Schwartz, while eating at a bagel truck in Los Angeles. «It's been a little frustrating with Ariana,» Sandoval says.
Los Angeles experimental ensemble Wild Up have announced their third record comprising works written by the late, legendary, composer, musician, vocalist, and performance artist Julius Eastman. Julius Eastman Vol.
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McKinley Franklin author David Finfer, the Academy Award-nominated film editor of “The Fugitive,” died on Monday following complications that resulted from a heart attack. He was 80. Finfer was nominated for the Oscar as well as the American Cinema Editors and BAFTA awards for editing the 1993 film “The Fugitive,” which starred Harrison Ford. He worked with Albert Brooks on several movies including “Real Life,” “”Lost in America,” “Modern Romance” and “Defending Your Life.” Finfer’s career as a film editor took off with his first feature credit on “Ya Gotta Walk it like You Talk it or You’ll Lose that Beat.” He continued to work on a number of comedy and teen/family movies including “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey,” “Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion,” “Snow Day,” “Waiting…” and “The Tooth Fairy.”
Another day, another slay! Rihanna commanded attention as she stepped out for dinner at Giorgio Baldi in Los Angeles with ASAP Rocky and their 10-month-old son.
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Audiences flocked to Peacock for WWE‘s WrestleMania 39.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter WWE’s WrestleMania 39 delivered the highest weekend usage ever on Peacock. The two-night event was up 29% in hours viewed and 32% in reach compared to last year’s WrestleMania, Peacock announced Tuesday. The NBCUniversal-owned streamer also claims that WrestleMania 39 generated the most hours-watched of any live event on Peacock with the exception of the Super Bowl. It should be noted that, like other streaming services, Peacock does not provide specific viewership information to back up these claims. On linear television, the episode of “Monday Night Raw” that aired on USA Network the day after the final night of WrestleMania saw a significant boost in the ratings. This week’s episode nabbed 997,000 viewers in the key adults 18-49 demographic, the highest demo audience for “Raw” since February 2020 and up 37% from last week. In total viewers, the episode averaged 2.26 million viewers, up 23% over last week.
New York for nearly seven years, and was later hired hired by Tina Brown as editorial director of Talk where he oversaw double-digit circulation gains in his first year, according to the press release at the time of his hire. Roshan confirmed his exit but declined to elaborate on the reason or terms of his departure. Like many print publications, Los Angeles magazine has been struggling for both readers and advertisers in recent years, but it saw an even steeper decline during the COVID pandemic.
Page Six, Sofia said her conversion "has been one of the greatest experiences of my life."She concluded her message with five Star of David emojis. "Today was that day!!!" she said.Sofia, 24, was raised Christian and even attended a Christian school in the Los Angeles area.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Filmmaker siblings Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are calling their deep-dish interview series, “Pizza Film School,” back into session after a nearly three-year break. In Season 2 of the video podcast, the Russo brothers sit down with fellow directors to talk about their favorite films, discuss the craft of making movies — and chow down on a couple slices of pies from local pizzerias. Guests for the second season include Zack Snyder, Nia DaCosta, Justin Chon, R.J. Cutler, Justin Lin and Emerald Fennell. The series is produced by their production company, AGBO. Season 2 will premiered April 11 with new two-part episodes dropping weekly exclusively on AGBO’s YouTube channel.
has delivered plenty of and . But for her latest press tour, the star is channeling a slightly less expected source of style inspiration: Princess Peach. At the premiere of her forthcoming film, The Super Mario Bros.
Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Pratt and Charlie Day pay tribute to their characters in The Super Mario Bros. Movie while attending a special screening of the soon-to-be-released movie at Regal LA Live on Saturday (April 1) in Los Angeles.