Fashion week kicked off in NYC last night with Marc Jacobs as the host for the launch of Mauricio and Roger Padilha’s (Mao PR) new book GLOSS: The Work of Chris von Wangenheim. All the celebs and club kiddies were out in the mandatory disco dresscode, including our own WOWlebrity Mx Qwerrrk (above with OITNB Lea DeLaria)…who looked stunning in a Paul Smith suit and sequin cape by Garo Sparo.

“I had so much fun…NYC is a magical place,” says Mx Qwerrrk. I danced the night away with all the gender queers…I hear all the music that’s in the wind, so much music that it itches my foot to start tapping…just like a fiddle. Also had cuddle time with my new bestie buddy Lea DeLaria. Thanks again Marc, Mao and Roger…I’ll see you guys soon!”

Check out the cool pics below of all the party people who danced the night away at NYC’s Tunnel Night Club (which re-opened for the occasion) including Wendy Williams, Christina Milian, Solange Knowles, stylist June Ambrose, Rose McGowan, Gabrielle Union, Jamie Bochert, Laverne Cox, designer Marc Bouwer, Jamie King, model Andreja Pejić, super model Hailey Clauson, Pat Cleveland, Coco Rocha, Michael Musto, Constance Jablonski, Laura Love, Chelsea Fairless, Juliana Schurig, Amanda Lepore, Kenny Kenny, Vanessa Axente, Amanda Murphy, Christian Siriano, Kyle Farmery, photog Andrew Werner, Angel and Allan Kent, Casey Spooner, DJ Honey Dijon Redmond, designers Phillipe and David Blond, Randy Jones (The Village People), Robert Richards, Scooter LaForge, nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch, Harry Grant and Jason Brickhill. (pics by Santiago Felipe) Follow Mx Qwerrrk and her friends on Instagram!!!

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Nicole Paige Brooks wants YOU! to be at next year’s RuPaul’s DragCon on May 7 & 8! Sign up for the RuPaul’s DragCon Newsletter and get ALL the latest T, including when tickets go on sale!

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Jason Blum
Amy Yasbeck
Ben Folds
Benjamin McKenzie
Bizzy Bone
Dickie Moore
Elisabetta Canalis
Emmy Rossum
Hans Zimmer
James Frey
Jason Statham
Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Nettles
Joe Pantoliano
Linda Gray
Louis C.K.
Paul F. Tompkins
Paul Walker
Rachel Ward
Ruben Studdard
Sir Ian Holm
Yao Ming

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September 12, 1964– You know Chip Kidd’s work even if you don’t realize it. He designed the covers for the original hardbacks of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park, Cormac McCarthy‘s The Road,  David Sedaris‘s Naked, & my own favorites Donna Tart‘s The Secret History & The Goldfinch.

No one in the publishing world would actually say that you can’t judge a book by the cover. They spend a great deal of money hoping that is exactly what readers will do. Artist-graphic designer Kidd is probably the biggest star in the rarefied world of graphic design, regarded as the planet’s foremost designer of the special niche of book jackets. In his 30 years at NYC publishing house Alfred A. Knopf, Kidd has created more than 2000 book jacket designs, averaging 75 a year. His always ingenious, vivid, audacious covers helped revolutionize & revitalize the art of book packaging.

I always wondered about Kidd’s design process. It turns out that he reads the book first. Then he says that he uses:

“The magpie method of picking, choosing, borrowing things that have been done before. The process is driven by nothing.”

“A really good book cover has to work regardless of what it’s about, on a visceral and emotional level. I’m a matchmaker, not a pimp. I design jackets that are elaborate versions of name tags at singles parties. I introduce the prospective buyer to the text, & they either hit it off & go home together or don’t.”

Kidd’s many influences include graphic design legends Alvin Lustig from the 1940s & 1950s, Peter Saville, who did album covers in the 1970s & 1980s, & Soviet era Russian propaganda art . Kidd learned that the best style is no style.

“A signature look is crippling. Often, the simplest and most effective solutions aren’t dictated by style.”

I guess Kidd’s signature look is smart, striking, sly, bold design.

Crichton’s Jurassic Park is probably Kidd’s best known cover, with its illustration of a dinosaur skeleton that became the central image of the hugely popular film’s marketing campaign.

Kidd puts together & writes his own books that he then provides the covers. His first book was Batman Collected (1996), a volume for those with a proclivity for the Caped Crusader. Since then he has edited & designed other superhero coffee-table collections, including Superman (2001) & Wonder Woman: The Complete History (2012). Kidd’s first novel, the screwy, funny The Cheese Monkeys (2001) is a slightly disguised story of his time studying design under a sadist professor at a Penn State. His second The Learners (2008) is a sort of sequel & exploration of the interplay between words & images. His newest, Judge This (2015) is playful examination the importance of first impressions in design & in life.

Next month comes Only What’s Necessary: Charles M. Schulz & The Art Of Peanuts, Kidd’s collection of the art of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, curated with the cooperation of the late artist’s wife. Kidd spent a week in Schulz’s studio. The concept for the book’s design promises to make the reader feel as if they are rifling through Schulz’s sketches & drawings.

You most likely have many of Kidd’s artful covers in your own shelves or piles of books, but I highly recommend Chip Kidd: Book One, Work: 1986-2006. Stylishly designed & richly produced, this witty volume works both as a retrospective of Kidd’s renowned book covers gorgeously reproduced in lush color plates & as a memoir of his career in publishing.

“I did not grow up yearning to become a book designer. What I wanted to be was Chris Partridge on The Partridge Family.”

I am glad that didn’t work out. I am such a big admirer of Kidd’s striking covers that serve as objects of art as well as the first taste of the writing inside.

“One of the great advantages to designing book covers is that you don’t ever have to have an idea, much less a thought, ever, in your head. That is the author’s job.”

2 years ago, Kidd married his longtime partner, Yale professor & noted poet, J.D. McClatchy. The couple has residences in Manhattan, Stonington, & Palm Beach.

Kidd has stated that the cover of his own memoir would be:

“The most pornographic version of The Bible you’ve ever seen.”

I am sure it would be a bestseller.

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Pilot Alan Purwin with Cruise posted on Instragram on August 24, 2015, in Amazonas, Colombia.

A plane crash during the shooting of Tom Cruise’s movie Mena killed two and seriously injured a third person on Friday night in Medellin, Colombia. American film pilot Alan David Purwin and Colombian Carlos Berl were killed. American pilot, Jimmy Lee Garland, was severely injured and hospitalized in Medellin. Local authorities believe that bad weather caused the twin-engine Aerostar to crash against the Alto de la Clarita mountain. A Universal spokesperson said in a statement;

“An aircraft carrying crew members crashed while returning to Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport in Medellin following production wrap on the film ‘Mena’ resulting in two fatalities. Further details are not available at this time. On behalf of the production, our hearts and prayers go out to the crew members and their families at this difficult time.”

Purwin was founder and president of L.A.-based Helinet Technologies, which provides aerial surveillance technology to law enforcement and government agencies. He had worked on films like Transformers, Pearl Harbor and Pirates of the Caribbean and was recently featured in Variety‘s video about aerial photography (below) Purwin spoke of his efforts to “de-risk” as much as possible when working in dangerous conditions.

The film, directed by Doug Liman, started shooting late last month in Colombia. Cruise plays Barry Seal, the American pilot who worked for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar before he became a spy for the Drug Enforcement Agency. The film also stars Jesse Plemons, Domhnall Gleeson, Sarah Wright and Caleb Landry Jones.

Cruise with members of the Columbian Military Forces in Araracuara, Columbia

The crash

(via Variety)

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Snap! A non-profit organization called Planting Peace just erected this billboard in Kim Davis’ hometown of Morehead, Kentucky. The message is pretty simple. If Davis is going to use Biblical rhetoric to justify her opposition to same-sex marriage, she might want to take a closer look at how else marriage has been redefined in relation to the book’s sacred teachings. Aaron Jackson, president of Planting Peace, told The Huffington Post;

“The intent of this billboard is to expose how the anti-LGBT movement is selective in what rules to follow and how they choose to define ‘traditional’ institutions or values.It’s important and relevant to call this out, because the actions of Kim Davis and the messages from the anti-LGBTQ movement are not simply about a political or religious debate. There are LGBT youth across the world who are taking their lives at an alarming rate because of these messages from society that make them feel broken or less than. We have to meet hate with love, intolerance with compassion. Our message to our LGBT youth is simple: You are loved, valued, supported, and beautiful. There is nothing wrong with you, and we will stand by you. You are not alone.”

Planting Peace is also the organization behind The Equality House, the rainbow building that sits in direct opposition to the Westboro Baptist Church compound. Hey Kim, it’s 2015 and I hate to break it to you but the Bible was written by man and things have changed in the last 200 years. What does it say about adultery, btw?

For more info on Plating Peace, go here.

More than 125 people flooded the front lawn of the Equality House across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church’s headquarters

(via Huffington Post)

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A web series featuring Marco Morante of Marco Marco, one of Los Angeles’ hottest designers, in the weeks leading up to not only one, but two runway shows across the country. The series provides an unfiltered view into the drama, the fashion, and the passion that go into Marco Marco’s Spring/Summer 2016 gender-bending collection.

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There’s stupid and then there’s BRILLIANTLY stupid. These Jerry-rigged contraptions get the job done in a pinch but some of them look pretty dangerous. Nevertheless, looks like where there’s a will and a need and a genius moron –there’s a way!

(via Sad and Useless)

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Annie Duke
Ben Savage
Fiona Apple
Frank Marshall
Geri Jewell
Jacqueline Bisset
Jean Smart
Jeffrey Ross
Joe E. Tata
Niall Horan
Peter Cetera
Randy Jones
Stella McCartney
Tyler Perry

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September 13, 1948– Nell Carter was a series of contradictions & conundrums: Black, Southern, Jewish, Lesbian, Right Wing Conservative. Carter was a giant talent in a tiny (4’11’’), if expansive frame. Those contradictions in Carter’s personality made her a unique performer. She possessed a little girl voice that was capable of belting to the rafters. An exponent of soul & blues in the tradition of Dinah Washington & Bessie Smith, she could be heartbreaking doing a ballad such as Mean To Me.

Carter had mischievous sense of comedy that she used in both her singing & her acting. Despite her girth, she was light on her feet. In the classic TV special Baryshnikov On Broadway (1980), she shimmied & shuffled, holding her own with the famous dancer to Honeysuckle Rose.

Carter first achieved fame with her Tony winning performance in the musical revue of songs by & associated with Fats Walker Ain’t Misbehavin’ (1978), where she stopped the show nightly. She also won an Emmy Award in 1982 for her performance on the special TV Broadcast of the Broadway musical.

Carter got in to cocaine during the run of Ain’t Misbehavin’. She later claimed that at one point, she was spending $2000 a day on drugs. In the mid-1980s, her pal Liza Minnelli personally accompanied Carter to rehab at Hazelden in Minnesota. Carter got clean, & she later said:

 “Thank God I got help. God & Liza Minnelli.”

Carter was cast as Effie in the original 1981 production of Dreamgirls. She left the production before rehearsals began to take a role on the soap opera Ryan’s Hope. We all know how that turned out.

Carter’s starred for 6 seasons playing the “mammy” role to a white family on the off-putting, obnoxious & oddly popular sitcom Gimme A Break!. The cast included a young & closeted Rosie O’Donnell, who fought with Carter on the set.

During the 1990 run of the moppet musical Annie, playing Miss Hannigan, Carter attempted suicide. Even though she had been given a new musical number added to the score, she was distraught when ads promoting the show used a different actor, a white actor, as Miss Hannigan. The producers claimed that the commercials, which were made during an earlier production, were too costly to reshoot. Carter claimed racism:

 “Maybe they don’t want audiences to know Nell Carter is black.”

Carter lived a trouble filled life. Born Nell Ruth in Birmingham, Alabama, Carter began performing professionally when she was 11 years old on a weekly radio show in her hometown.

When she was 16 years old, Carter was raped & became pregnant, giving birth to a daughter who was raised by her aunt. She moved to NYC when she was 19 years old & found work as as a nightclub singer playing spots like Reno Sweeney’s & The Village Gate.

Carter expressed interest in having more family, but she experienced 3 miscarriages. She tried to adopt on 2 occasions, once the young woman changed her mind & once there was an attempt by extortionists. In 1989, with her career in an upswing, she was able successfully adopted 2 baby boys within months of each other.

Carter was dogged by drug & alcohol addictions, 2 divorces, & she twice had brain surgery to remove an aneurysm. During that time Carter learned she had diabetes. In the late 1980s, her brother died of HIV complications. Troubles aplenty, Carter twice declared bankruptcy.

Carter had just begun rehearsals for a revival of the musical Raisin, when in January 2003, she took her final curtain call, taken by diabetes, heart disease, & heartbreak. She was just 54 years old. When she left this world, her friends & family were surprised to discover carter had just $200 in her bank account. They were further shocked to discover that Carter had been living as a closeted lesbian for more than a 15 years & that custody of her daughter & 2 sons had been left to her partner Ann Kaser.

The Husband & I saw Carter in Ain’t Misbehavin’ twice, on Broadway & on tour. Her performance was astounding in skill & charisma, & her vocals were hair-raising. I remain a very big fan.

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This FINAL EPISODE of Damiana Garcia’s sketch show “Pretty Things” Season 2, co-starring Amanda Barrett, features the Treble & Timbre music video “Always A Bad Girl,” the conclusions to “Neverwill,” “Popcorn” and “Mulberry Commons,” the sketch “The Tutor Strikes Again,” plus “Hairbox Thrillers,” “Sugar & Pepper” and “Magical Dancer Sighted on Sunset Blvd.” Be sure to subscribe to the “Pretty Things” YouTube channel so you don’t miss any of our future episodes, or when we start posting Season 1 online, as well. Thanks so much for watching!!!!

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Amy Winehouse
Andrew Lincoln
Ashley Roberts
Ben Cohen
Carmen Kass
Dan Cortese
Faith Ford
Jessica Brown Findlay
Joey Heatherton
Katie Lee
Kimberly Williams- Paisley
Melissa Leo
Michelle Stafford
Morten Harket
Nas
Ryan Sutter
Sam Neill
Zoe Caldwell

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September 14, 1978– I am not personally acquainted with Ben Cohen, but I think I should be.

Cohen is the straight father of 7 year old twin girls. He is also a fearsome former rugby player, a 6’ 3’’ powerhouse 2003 World Cup winner, the second highest scorer in English history. Since leaving sports, Cohen devotes his energies full-time to the Ben Cohen Standup Foundation.

In 2000, his father Peter Cohen, the brother of 1966 World Cup winner George Cohen, died after being beaten while coming to the rescue of a man being bullied in the nightclub he owned. After his father’s death, Cohen started his foundation to combat bullying of all types, most especially including of people who might be lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.

The Ben Cohen StandUp Foundation is the world’s first organization dedicated to combating of the long-term, damaging effects of bullying, & funding those doing real work to stop it. I don’t doubt his efforts. His StandUp Foundation helps increase awareness & makes a difference in the lives of young people who are particularly vulnerable to the hate.

Cohen:

“I believe that every person on this planet has a right to be true to themselves, to love, be loved & to be happy.  That’s what we all want.  I am in a privileged position to be able to spread some important messages across the globe & that’s exactly what I’m going to do. I’m passionate about standing up against homophobia & feel compelled to take action.  It is time we stand up for what is right & support young people who are being harmed.”

With his handsome looks, & hot bod, Cohen gets attention & he knows it, making it work. He is willing to pose shirtless for pictures & be a calendar boy to get his message out. The fact that he is a famous world-class athlete puts him in a unique position, particularly in the world of sports, for players & spectators.  Remember how closeted gay athletes still are, usually not coming out until after they’ve retired.

The general public seems willing to pay attention to straight people talking about the intolerance toward & injustices against gay people, more than when we make our own case.  Gay people need to be out of the closet to the whole world, stand up & be brave in the face of hatred, but a compassionate & influential guy like Cohen on our side doesn’t hurt.

For me, Cohen is a hero. He made the choice to shift his priorities from playing professional sports & earning a handsome salary, to adopting a cause not normally supported by someone who is straight.

Cohen:

“We’re on a very simple mission, to create awareness & support organizations & to affect & educate that next generation. We need to teach people to understand that homophobic & racial slurs & bullying is not right. & to be part of the impact is fantastic. I think that the most important thing about it is that I’m straight & promoting a foundation that’s anti-homophobia. I’m bridging the gap between gay & straight. I think straight people are more likely to listen when they see me breaking down stereotypes.”

Besides being a Gay Hero & Gay Icon, Cohen enjoys motorcycling, & spends most of his time with the twins. His farm in Northamptonshire keeps him busy with a variety of animals including horses, sheep & chickens.

Cohen split with his wife last year. He is now dating Russian professional ballroom dancer Kristina Rihanoff, his partner on Strictly Come Dancing, a sort of British version of Dancing With The Stars, in 2013. The British scandal rags have been all over this story.

Last year, Cohen participated in our own Portland Pride celebrations, making personal appearances & raising funds. I was unable to secure a visit from him, although I had invited him to The Husband’s shop Boys’ Fort to demonstrate how to handle his balls. I give Ben Cohen an A+ on the Steve Report Card.

“It is all about that next generation & teaching kids so they understand what gay means & the connotations of words like ‘homo’ & ‘faggot’, that whole understanding. Homophobia is in the same place that racism was 30 years ago. I think homophobia is still a problem everywhere. It is the last ‘ism’ – there are still traces of racism & sexism but there is further to go to stamp out homophobia.”

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Caitlyn Jenner has been escaping to her Malibu pad, her sanctuary and the physical actualization of her new life. So the decor of her house is a big way of showing who she is, as our personal surroundings really reflect who we are. New York–based designer Lori Margolis, worked with Jenner on her new decor;

“Caitlyn always lived in beautiful houses, but designing them was Kris Jenner’s domain —Caitlyn wasn’t really involved. This time, she really wanted to put her personal stamp on the house.”

Cait confessed, “I had no idea where to start,” on a recent episode of I Am Cait, but she’s found her footing, going for an array of furnishings with California beachy vibe and just a touch of Hollywood glam.

Her favorite piece in the house is the huge 12-foot-long Homenature sofa, which was custom sized to fit her rather “statuesque”, 6’2″ frame —and to accommodate as many Jenners and Kardashians as it can hold.

“Caitlyn has been making so many physical and emotional changes in the past year. She wanted her home to reflect not just her sense of style but her journey. She wanted something soft and feminine but also something that has strength.”

Jenner likes the results of her decorating adventure;

“I think what this transition has done for me is that for the first time in my life I am able to express myself.”

Jenner with (from left) her friend Candis Cayne, interior designer Lori Margolis, and design assistant Lawson Taylor.

(via AD)

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SPOILER ALERT: Last night’s finalé packed a pretty big punch. First the confrontation with ex-wife Kris Jenner, that had been teased all season. Caitlyn admitted.

“I was so disappointed in everybody. For 15 years of my life, I carpooled the kids every day. Sometimes I would spend three or four hours a day in the car. [It’s] a slap in the face when you don’t get invited to the graduation.”

Kris came back with;

“That’s exactly how I felt with the Vanity Fair article. It wasn’t malicious. I didn’t intend to hurt anybody’s feelings. But my feelings still weren’t healed.”

Caitlyn told Kris that the reason for their split was only “20%” about her gender identity…

“I did not leave you thinking I was going to transition. I didn’t know what I was going to do. I never thought I’d be here.”

In tears, Kris admitted…

“I know you said you haven’t gone anywhere and you’re still the same person. But sometimes they just miss having Bruce around. We all do.”

Drama! What the series (for some) had been missing. There was more… but all that ended with (what else?) a selfie. That was followed by a look back, with all Cait’s new trans pals. And then the moving renaming ceremony where Jenner was so grateful…

“It has been an amazing journey, and I’m seeing all of it come true. I’m in a great place in life and, for the first time, I feel like I fit in some place. Being my authentic self. Thank you.”

Like it or not, I Am Cait has extended beyond it audience and created dialogue in this country, if not worldwide. It has been mostly praised by LGBTQ advocates alongside Amazon’s Transparent and Netflix’s Orange is the New Black for contributing to a wider acceptance of the transgender community. But with non-hit ratings – will it have any future effect on the reality TV landscape? Rajiv Menon, cultural analyst at brand-strategy firm TruthCo, told TheWrap;

“I think that it signals the rise of more prestige offerings in the reality genre. We’ve been talking about this more broadly in TV with drama and comedy and the golden age of TV that we’re in right now. I think ‘I Am Cait,’ though not necessarily a ratings success, shows what an actual premium offering within the genre could potentially do.”

For the last eight years, E!’s biggest star has been Caitlyn’s stepdaughter Kim –a polarizing “TV character”, arguably with little cultural depth nor social consciousness. I Am Cait was an ambitious, socially conscious effort and it asked viewers in middle America to invite a transgender person into their living rooms –which earned the network kudos, if not viewers.

Rajiv Menon says;

“I think there are a lot of really good examples of prestige reality right now.”

HBO premiered its revival of Project Greenlight last night. The Ben Affleck and Matt Damon-produced series about filmmaking that last aired a decade ago on Bravo. Remember when that was an “arts channel”? Unlike, I am Cait, Greenlight brings a big entertainment factor, with the star power of Affleck and Damon. Watching I Am Cait could sometimes feel a bit like taking you “reality-TV medicine”.

Menon says that will not necessarily keep it from influencing future decisions by reality programmers, though;

“What’s really exciting about ‘I Am Cait’ is that even though it wasn’t a strong ratings success, it showed an opportunity for wider experimentation, which is really key to the rise of the prestige genre.”

Closing the series last night, Jenner appeared in a final video diary entry as no-frills as when the show premiered;

“I want to help people in my community. We have a long way to go, but at least we’ve got a really really really good beginning. And that makes my heart feel good.”

What if it doesn’t get picked up for season 2 and that was the last we saw of Cait’s show? Menon says;

“So if it does end up being a one-and-done series or a limited series, I don’t think E! should consider that a failure.”

Not at all. Sometimes, we need our TV medicine to get better, right?

(via The Wrap)

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E!‘s I am Cait had a blockbuster series opener but ratings fell off week after week. But after the season has ended, has the show, along with Netflix‘sTransparent and Amazon‘s OITNB, changed the TV landscape forever? Canada’s new transgender TV sitcom, the first of its kind, sure hopes so. Created largely by trans people and starring a mostly trans cast, The Switch promises to tell trans stories in new ways –and be funny at the same time. Below, Producer Amy Snow as well as some of the stars talk about how this show might change the world, if given a a chance. Watch. (Uh, LOGO, are YOU watching?)

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In 1983, Vanessa Williams, was the first
African-American Miss America

“I have been a close friend of this beautiful and talented lady for 32 years. You have lived your life in grace and dignity, and never was it more evident than during the events of 1984, when you resigned. Though none of us currently in the organization were involved then, on behalf of today’s organization, I want to apologize to you. … I want to apologize for anything that was said or done that made you feel any less the Miss America you are, and the Miss America you always will be.”

Williams responded;

“Thank you so much, Sam. So unexpected, but so beautiful. I did the best that I could, in my reign as Miss America, from 1983 to 1984.”

As for the pageant last night, Miss Georgia, Betty Cantrell, took home the crown this year. Watch.

Miss America (Miss Georgia) 2015, Betty Cantrell

(via New York Magazine)

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rag and bone, ss15

Tonight, rag & bone is opening its Spring 2016 runway show with a FREE offer. With a tap of your Uber app, you’ll get the chance to score a seat for you and a friend. Start with a complimentary VIP ride to the secret Brooklyn venue (complete with a gift bag), and then sip and savor drinks and bites before the show. According to Uber…

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS
Open the app today, Monday, September 14, between 5:30 – 7:30pm in Manhattan below 59th Street, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, Fort Greene, Williamsburg, and Greenpoint

Enter promo code RBSS16 to unlock the special RUNWAY option

Request RUNWAY starting at 5:30pm

If connected, you and a guest will be picked up immediately and taken to the rag & bone Spring 2016 fashion show. Note: Demand will be high and tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis. Not all requests may be fulfilled.

Btw, this offer has nothing to do with The Wow Report or World of Wonder. Just thought I’d share. Good luck!

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There’s stupid and then there’s BRILLIANTLY stupid. These Jerry-rigged contraptions get the job done in a pinch but some of them look pretty dangerous. Nevertheless, looks like where there’s a will and a need and a genius moron –there’s a way!

(via Sad and Useless)

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Well, this is disturbing. RuPaul’s Drag Race season seven legend-in-the-making Miss Fame experienced a frightening situation at the big Marco Marco Fashion Show over the weekend. All was going well. Miss Fame was strutting down the runway, as rehearsed, when suddenly a man – who was not part of the show – jumped onto the runway and grabbed her hand. Guests thought he was part of the show but the stage manager realized he was not wearing a Marco Marco outfit and had security quickly pull him off the runway and kick him out of the show. Fame kept her composure and completed her walk. Photo of Miss Fame and her surprise catwalk partner below (t/y Len Evans!)

UPDATE: Courtney Act addressed the situation on Reddit today, saying “That guy was not suppose to go on stage. He’s a makeup artist from Style Fashion Week who thought it would be fun to totally ruin the show by walking on stage with Fame (and Fame was too polite to push him off). Everyone was so pissed off, I hope he is no longer employed by them.”

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