RuPaul's Drag Race

YAY!

( Professors Manila, Carmen and Mariah & Prof. Yara Sofia talking about Drag U! )

( Professor RuPaul, Drag U Class of 1986 - 'How to Work a Photo Op' )

( Marionetta Fuego for Season 4! )

- Drag U recaps @ MamaPop: 'Girl knows if a drag queen cries all hell fall loose'.

- A very cool interview @Socialite Life with Morgan McMichaels (with bonus Sonique).

- Drag U Later with Jon & John: The Return of Tammie Brown!!! Plus Vote for the Drag U MVP!
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- Preview for next week's finale episode 'A Star is Born Again' with Jujubee, Raven and Pandora:
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- Pandora on AOL Popeater giving a 'Drag U' makeover.
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I've seen a few rumours suggesting that Ru recently got sick while filming season 3 and that they've had to put off production until he recovers -- Here, here and here (warning: the 2nd and 3rd links also contain spoilers for the supposed cast of season 3). Hopefully they're all lies! And if not, please send him healing vibes or whatever superstition works for you.
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* RuPaul's Drag U Series Premiere Recap: To judge or not to judge such tragic figures?

* On RuPaul and a narrow view of womanhood ("...to purposefully take three women who are vulnerable and unsure of themselves and put them before a panel of judges to tell them what is wrong with their expression of womanhood is discomfiting and irresponsible.")

*"Rupaul's Drag U" Brings Back the Queens ("... doesn't this contradict what I thought was the central tenet of drag: that "beauty" doesn't have anything to do with gender — that it's about expressing to the world the person you feel inside?")

* Reyna talks about being on Drag U (@ feministsforchoice)
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* Here's a pretty picture from the cover of Out Magazine in ( 1993 )

* And perhaps the sweetest of RuPaul's music videos. 'Back to my Roots' from the same year, all about Black hair: ( Flat Top Fade? Very Contemporary )

* A ridiculous but oddly funny review of Ru's new book -- The Future Shipwreck Book Club: Life Lessons from the Drag Mother of the World -- Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.

* For Ongina fans: When WOW runner Blake Jacobs gives "RuPaul's Drag Race" fave Ongina a ride to the red carpet for Logo's 2010 NewNowNext Awards, they talk boy troubles, red carpet fashion choices and Ongina's role on "RuPaul's Drag U."  Video here.

Pandora on being a Prof at Drag U: 'One of the biggest things was to realize that this show is really all about the women, not the queens. You know, it’s hard for drag queens to make it all about someone else!'

( More from Jujubee and Nina + Raven and Morgan under the cut )

( meet the faculty )

NINA FLOWERS and Pandora and Morgan! \o/

1). Logo's Newnownext blog has a new Q&A with last week's eliminated Queen.

"I knew how pissed off I was that I was eliminated so I was afraid of how I looked leaving the show. I was hoping people would be a little upset but I had no idea it would be like this. Having Entertainment Weekly say that I was their America’s Next Drag Superstar is like getting a reach-around from Taylor Lautner ... Wait, he’s 18 now, isn’t he? I don’t want to get arrested or anything."

Q: If you were to win Miss Congeniality (fans can vote at RuPaulsDragRace.com, on the lower right of the page), how would you celebrate?
A: "I would make out with everyone who voted for me! Hopefully, that doesn’t make people stop voting!"

2). A nice in-depth interview with After Elton discussing the reasons for her elimination, the Raven vs. Tatianna feud, and other things.

"I’d auditioned for Season One, and I didn’t get on. When Season Two came out, I said, “If something doesn’t change in drag, then this is going to be my last year. And it really changed in a major way! The universe is telling me to keep my panties on a little bit longer."

3). News about which Queen from this season will be on Ru's new show, 'RuPaul's Drag U' starting in July on Logo, here.

4). An interview with Sonique, who is is Queen of the Week at Artemis Chase.

5). Morgan didn't impress the judges much with her Pink impersonation but here's some footage of her showing her amazing range, as old-school Annie Lennox, as Culture Club-era Boy George, as Labyrinth-era David Bowie, and weirdly convincing as FrankNFurter, as Kylie Minogue and as Patsy Stone from Absolutely Fabulous.

6). Description for Episode 9, 'Little Black Dress,' (April 12th): The final four queens hit the red carpet and pull out all the stops as they create looks for three separate divalicious award shows.