ballroom culture
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It's All Love: Sorry, Met Gala, the Love Ball Is the Invite We Really Want to Score
The category is: LOVE. There’s camp, and then there’s camp, honey—and, as evidenced by this year’s Met Gala, not everyone gets it. But as Lena Waithe pointed out that night, the LGBTQ community has always gotten it—in fact, she maintains that black drag queens and the ballroom culture they and their brown counterparts birthed is…
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Teyana Taylor’s ‘WTP’ Music Video Deserves 10s Across the Board
From the moment I heard Teyana Taylor’s “WTP” from her K.T.S.E. (Keep That Same Energy) album, I was in love. It is my workout theme music, my walking-to-the-store theme music, and my simply-being theme music. I often judge music by how it makes me “see sounds.” If I can create a visual from it, I…
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'Fashion Is a Form of Art': The Cast of Pose Explains How Fashion Empowers Identity
“Fashion is a form of art. It’s the first thing people see before you say anything throughout the day,” says Hailie Sahar, one of the five transgender leads in Pose, which ended a successful first season on Sunday night. But while much has been discussed about the show’s groundbreaking premise and history-making talent, less discussed…
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We Live! Pose Just Scored a Second Season on FX
The category is: “season two.” On Thursday, John Landgraf, CEO of FX Networks and FX Productions announced the renewal of the groundbreaking dance musical series, Pose. Said Landgraf in a statement: Ryan Murphy has once again revolutionized television with Pose, an incredibly engaging story of creativity, courage, compassion, love and family at a pivotal time…
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Strike a Pose: Ryan Murphy’s Tribute to Ballroom Culture Isn’t Perfect, but It Is Very Necessary
From the very first shot, which pans from a disco ball to a pair of voguing hands flexing to the beat of Taana Gardner’s classic dance hit, “Heartbeat,” I knew Pose would likely become a staple in my summer viewing schedule. True confession: In addition to being a sucker for anything fashion-related, I also swoon…
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Star’s Scene-Stealing Miss Lawrence Sits Down With The Glow Up
Miss Lawrence “loves a cape and some heels, darling!” This high-flying performer made his way from walking drag balls into a full-fledged brand and is now in his second season as Miss Bruce, the adorably confounding mess of a hairdresser on the Fox TV series Star. Miss Lawrence is as much a master of charm…
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According to Laverne Cox’s New Video, the ’90s Are Officially Back
For those of us who came of age in the late ’80s and ’90s, we remember a time full of post-’80s optimism, the rise of hip-hop in the grunge era and the unabashed flamboyance of the “club kid.” All were in full effect at the New York City-area college I entered in 1993. Actress Laverne…