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RuPaul celebrates the holidays with Christmas special
The drag legend spread holiday cheer on LOGO
(“Green Screen Christmas” Screenshot courtesy of YouTube)
RuPaul announced a Christmas special, “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas”, to air on Dec. 13 at 8 p.m. on LOGO.
The special will kick-off LOGO’s holiday programming “Happy Holigays” that will continue throughout the rest of the year.
According to Entertainment Weekly, “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Green Screen Christmas” will feature performances of Christmas classics and RuPaul’s original music by RuPaul and a slew of celebrities and past “Drag Race” contestants. Guests slated to perform include Latrice Royale, Raja, Laganja Estranja, Alyssa Edwards, Shangela, Big Freedia, Todrick Hall and many more.
Performances of some of the legendary drag performer’s songs from his latest Christmas album “Slay Belles.” Ru will also premier his new music video “Merry Christmas, Mary.” The music video will include 20 past “Drag Race” contestants.
LOGO will also be airing holiday-themed episodes from T.V. shows such as “Will & Grace,” “Roseanne” and “The Golden Girls.” Holiday movies like “Love Actually” and “The Family Stone” will also air.
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This John Waters interview has been edited for readability — but perhaps not human decency
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By WESLEY CASE | At 80 years old, John Waters is still the ideal dinner guest — incisively sharp, quick-witted and funny as hell.
The chic Baltimore native proved it again and again in a recent Zoom interview, calling from his summer home in Provincetown, Mass.
The occasion was the Blu-ray releases of two of his movies — the 1977 dark comedy “Desperate Living” and his enduring 1988 musical “Hairspray” — on June 23 by the Criterion Collection, which publishes restorations of films it deems culturally important. The Criterion stamp of approval has become the gold standard among cinephiles.
“It’s like getting an award,” said Waters, who wrote and directed both films.
The rest of this article can be read on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
The Washington Blade held the seventh annual Pride on the Pier at The Wharf DC on Saturday, June 13.
(Washington Blade photos by Landon Shackelford)
The 2026 Lost River Pride Festival was held on the scenic grounds of the Lost River Farmers Market in Lost City, W.Va. on Saturday, June 13. Headliner Tom Goss performed at the festival and gave a second performance at the nearby Guesthouse Lost River.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
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