Update as of 4:00 PM on Tuesday, September 26, 2023: Abhijeet’s name was previously misspelled in several places in this article and has since been corrected. And the Vanguard Awards were previously categorized as posthumously awarded; this is not entirely the case as several awards will be given to living people. The Reader regrets the […]
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La Esquina, Creepshow, Miss Continental, and Miss Holmes
At the corners of Cullerton and Carpenter sits La Esquina, a community center that opened this spring to provide free art classes and provide safer space for neighborhood youth to explore their creativity. Tonight, La Esquina hosts their first annual expo and fundraiser at Thalia Hall (1807 S. Allport). From 5-9 PM, this event is […]
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A bigger and more colorful world
There’s an expectation for most contestants on the drag reality competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race that the gigs will come a’callin’—and for those who have been lucky enough to appear in the big money, Emmy-nominated seasons, this can mean constant and sometimes worldwide travel for a while after their TV appearance. Denali is one such […]
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Get baked with Bambi Banks-Couleé
The drag superstar is decolonizing weed “from the kitchen to the couch” with her new cooking webseries.
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Trixie Mattel mixes her Americana with surf rock and pop punk on Barbara
Drag has become so much more than queens lip-synching covers of diva classics. The more original your act is, the better, and in 2020 the possibilities are endless. The art form has permeated pop culture’s language, fashion, and notions of beauty, and it’s crossed over into other creative disciplines as well, including comedy, television, and […]
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Lucy Stoole: a good look for Chicago
Chicago drag mom Lucy Stoole uses a favorite vintage store to make a point about showing up for your community.
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The Vixen revisits the starting line of her personal drag race
The Vixen didn’t win over RuPaul, but she’s carrying on the fight for inclusivity that she began at the south side’s venerable Jeffery Pub.
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RuPaul’s Drag Race ends with a ‘duh’
Bianca Del Rio walked away with the drag competition’s crown, but of course she did.
