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This Week’s Top 5 TV Moments

By Alison Herman on

There are scores of TV shows out there, with dozens of new episodes each week, not to mention everything you can find on Hulu Plus, Netflix streaming, and HBO Go. How’s a viewer to keep up? To help you sort through all that television has to offer, we’re compiling the five best moments on TV each week. This week, some shows wrap up while others get going. … Read More

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The Uncomfortable Class Connotations of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’s’ Cultural Appropriation

By Tyler Coates on

With last night’s broadcast of the RuPaul’s Drag Race finale, popular culture has never been more accepting of drag performers. Although drag queens were once most familiar to Middle America as a staple of misogynistic homophobia in film and television, the mainstream has embraced the performance art form in the 21st century, and RuPaul’s brand of self-assured wisdom and guidance has made the show an astounding success not just among Logo’s target demographics but with the straight community, as well. But has this popularity changed the way the public sees drag within the context of the larger LGBT community, or are Drag Race’s cultural origins lost on its audience? … Read More

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 5 Finale Recap: Last Night’s 10 Best Moments

By Julia Pugachevsky on

Last night’s RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 5 finale was an hour and a half of drag perfection, featuring long-awaited reunions, season recaps, and interviews with every contestant — and, of course, the long-awaited crowning of America’s next drag superstar. Here are the episode’s ten most memorable moments. … Read More

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 13 Recap: “Countdown to the Crown”

By Julia Pugachevsky on

There’s only one week left viewers to pick which queen they want to take home the crown. Last night’s RuPaul’s Drag Race reviewed the highlights of the season, and premiered the music video the final three contestants — Alaska, Jinkx Monsoon, and Roxxxy Andrews — shot for Ru’s track, “The Beginning.” Best of all, it featured guest appearances by fan favorite queens of seasons past, who had plenty to say about the latest class of drag superstar wannabes. Here are some of the last night’s best quotes on Season 5, from drag queens old and new. … Read More

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This Week’s Top 5 TV Moments

By Alison Herman on

There are scores of TV shows out there, with dozens of new episodes each week, not to mention everything you can find on Hulu Plus, Netflix streaming, and HBO Go. How’s a viewer to keep up? To help you sort through all that television has to offer, we’re compiling the five best moments on TV each week. This round, beloved actors Ted McGinley and Gina Torres return to primetime television and Selina Meyer suffers a major gaffe. … Read More

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 12: “The Final Three, Hunty”

By Julia Pugachevsky on

Surprise, surprise: the winner wasn’t crowned on last night’s RuPaul’s Drag Race, because the top three queens were too equally matched in all challenges, including their lip sync. But the upside is, you can now vote for your favorite girlie goddess and tune in to the next two episodes for interviews, a special music video, and that final announcement. Unsure of who to vote for? Here’s a breakdown of every sickening babe and why she should (or shouldn’t) be your pick. … Read More

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 11 Recap: “Sugar Ball”

By Julia Pugachevsky on

Last night was the big showdown — the decisive moment that determined the top three queens of this year’s RuPaul’s Drag Race. The competition was as close as ever, with contestants challenged to create a trio of candy-inspired runway looks and perform a group dance number with giant lollipops. As if that weren’t enough pressure, legendary diva dresser Bob Mackie was on hand as a guest judge. So, who shantayed into the final three and who sashayed away? … Read More

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This Week’s Top 5 TV Moments

By Alison Herman on

There are scores of TV shows out there, with dozens of new episodes each week, not to mention everything you can find on Hulu Plus, Netflix streaming, and HBO Go. How’s a viewer to keep up? To help you sort through all that television has to offer, we’re compiling the five best moments on TV… Read More

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 10 Recap: “Super Troopers”

By Julia Pugachevsky on

Now that RuPaul’s Drag Race is down to its fierce five finalists, things are getting heated. Last night’s episode resembled a battlefield in more ways than one, as the queens were each assigned a gay war veteran (who fought in the painfully recent days of DADT) to make over as a drag sister and collaborate on a flag dance. The duos had to coordinate well in looks and routine, and a weak partner only indicated weak leadership. So, who fell short this week? … Read More

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 5, Episode 9: “Drama Queens”

By Julia Pugachevsky on

Six sickening contestants were left to duke it out this week on RuPaul’s Drag Race, with their acting skills and ability to do a believable Spanish accent as their only weapons. That’s right: the main challenge had the girls in teams of three, with each group filming its own episode of a telenovela. Between the hilarious fake tears and the heartbreaking real ones (Detox opened up for the first time about the death of her ex-boyfriend), this episode was as dramatic and suspenseful as the faux TV shows the queens made. Let’s see which lovely señoritas managed to stay on top. … Read More

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