Apr 9
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Season 13 has been airing for what feels like an age, with most of the producers’ preferred finalists readily…
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Apr 2
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Season 13, despite its talented cast, has had pacing problems. There’s been a clear set of front-runners for almost…
Mar 26
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Roasts feel like a staple of RuPaul’s Drag Race, but there have actually only been a handful of them throughout the…
Mar 19
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Rigga morris—Alyssa Edwards’ iconic term for judge and producer shenanigans, particularly around eliminations—is…
Mar 12
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Fresh off of “Snatch Game,” it’s time for another Drag Race favorite, the makeover challenge. Due to COVID-19…
Mar 5
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“Social Media: The Unverified Rusical” ended rather unsatisfyingly with a double shantay, right before Drag Race…
Feb 26
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In May of 2020, RuPaul’s Drag Race was one of the few TV shows to find a work-around for COVID-19, filming its final…
Feb 19
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Season 13 has some big shoes to fill when it comes to the Rusical. Season 12’s “Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical”…
Feb 12
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Improv challenges are hit-or-miss on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Editing can do a lot to spruce up a middling dance routine…
Feb 5
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Disco is an effervescent and evocative genre of music and, based on the sample set of the season 13 queens, far too…
Jan 29
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A great Drag Race ball has several requirements. The fashion must be fierce and creative, the unconventional…
Jan 22
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It’s been a long ramp up, but competitive Drag Race is finally here. The Winners’ Circle and B Squad have met up,…
Jan 15
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When Drag Race decided to kick off season 13 with a lip-sync extravaganza, it was exciting and fun, subverting…
Jan 8
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RuPaul pulled out one hell of a twist to open season 13 of Drag Race, pitting the cast against each other in instant…
Jan 1
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13 seasons in, RuPaul’s Drag Race has established a firm formula. RuPaul and the producers have worked to keep…
Dec 14
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In a year that saw many of us relegated to our homes for much of its duration, TV was an ever more powerful medium…
Dec 4
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The Great British Baking Show may have only just wrapped its most recent season, but thanks to the magic of Netflix,…
Nov 27
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The Great British Baking Show has a few different modes it likes to choose from for its finales. Sometimes the show…
Nov 20
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It’s been a somewhat off-kilter season of The Great British Baking Show, with strong bakers stumbling seemingly out…
Nov 13
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The Great British Baking Show is on rocky ground after the mess that was the “1980’s Week” showstopper. Ice cream…