Arts & Entertainment
World of Wonder creates subscription streaming service for LGBT content
the SVOD will include TV shows, movies and original programming
(Screenshot via YouTube.)
World of Wonder, the production company behind “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” is joining the ranks of subscription streaming services like Hulu and Netflix to deliver LGBT content.
Wow Presents Plus will offer a selection of TV series, movies, live events and original programming, Some of their popular YouTube series like “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked,” “Fashion Photo RuView” and “Lemme Pick You Up” will also be featured with “best of” compilations.
“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” though owned by World of Wonder, will not be included in the library.
Wow Presents Plus s $3.99 per month or $39.99 for the year. A 30-day free trial for first-time customers is available.
A list of the company’s descriptions of its original programming is below.
“Bobbin’ Around with Bob the Drag Queen”
Since winning season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Bob the Drag Queen has been
traveling the world with her bubbly assistant Luis. WOW Presents Plus brings you
on their adventures, from where to find the spiciest meat in Brazil to how to find
the hottest trade in Australia.
“Marco Marco’s Models”
One of L.A.’s hottest designers, Marco Marco, is known for featuring a wide variety of models in his fashion shows. They include drag queens, trans men & women, and gender nonconforming individuals with bodies of all shapes and sizes. Each episode follows one of Marco’s models during an underwear photoshoot as they share their passion for their work and love of the fashion world.
“Move Your Body with AB Soto”
AB Soto, the genderfluid, Latin dancer and producer, has a fiery passion for choreography and he wants to share his moves with you! Join AB and his two dancers as they teach you the easy steps to popular hits by RuPaul, such as “Call Me Mother” and their infamous “Cha Cha Bitch” collaboration.
“The Sugarpill Show”
Step into the colorful world of Sugarpill Cosmetics, the brightest supernova in the makeup universe! Their vibrant pigments and dazzling palettes are coveted by celebrities, drag queens, and even Hello Kitty! The Sugarpill Show follows founder Amy Doan and her Sugarpill team as they take you behind the scenes for the launch of their sparkly new products and show you the best tips and tricks to make up your mug!
“Detox’s Life Rehab”
When lip-sync legend Detox (RuPaul’s Drag Race season 6 & All Stars 2) is not pummeling the runway, she’s looking for ways to better her life…and yours too! Inspired by the magazine shows from the late 1980s, Detox’s Life Rehab tackles a variety of topics such as toxic relationships, botched plastic surgery, and outrageous hair styles. Special guests include Alaska Thunderfuck, Michelle Visage, Candis Cayne, Ts Madison and her best friend, Vicky Vox.
“House of Avalon”
Small town meets big city on House of Avalon. Follow four party-throwing gay provocateurs transplanted from their hometown of Little Rock, Arkansas to the glitter and glam of Hollywood. Living together for the first time, the four roomies spend their days (and nights) creating costumes for their club kid family, building their fashion business, and struggling with real-life challenges such as dating and coming out to parents.
“Cool Mom with Jinkx Monsoon”
Jinkx (RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5 winner) is on a mission to spend more quality time with her 29 year old gay son. Watch this quirky mother-son duo cover topics such as hooking up, internet slang and smoking marijuana.
“Sip with Chris”
Chris Crocker burst onto the scene in 2007 with his plea to “Leave Britney Alone!” A decade after his infamous viral video, the sparkly Southern boy continues to make his mark on pop culture with his hilarious viral videos. Come along and stir the Crocker Pot with Chris as he shares outrageous stories from his life in rural Tennessee, talks current events and discusses the latest celebrity scandals… which just might involve Britney Spears!
“La Vida de Valentina”
Growing up fascinated by telenovelas, Valentina has always been a little bit extra when it comes to livin La Vida. Winner of Miss Congeniality from RuPaul’s Drag Race season 9, Valentina’s lovable personality shines through as she shares intimate details about her life. She’ll take you through her first kiss, her fear of driving, and more – all told in the style of a telenovela.
Denali (@denalifoxx) of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” performed at Pitchers DC on April 9 for the Thirst Trap Thursday drag show. Other performers included Cake Pop!, Brooke N Hymen, Stacy Monique-Max and Silver Ware Sidora.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
Arts & Entertainment
In an act of artistic defiance, Baltimore Center Stage stays focused on DEI
‘Maybe it’s a triple-down’
By LESLIE GRAY STREETER | I’m always tickled when people complain about artists “going political.” The inherent nature of art, of creation and free expression, is political. This becomes obvious when entire governments try to threaten it out of existence, like in 2025, when the brand-new presidential administration demanded organizations halt so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programming or risk federal funding.
Baltimore Center Stage’s response? A resounding and hearty “Nah.” A year later, they’re still doubling down on diversity.
“Maybe it’s a triple-down,” said Ken-Matt Martin, the theater’s producing director, chuckling.
The rest of this article can be found on the Baltimore Banner’s website.
‘La Lucci’
By Susan Lucci with Laura Morton
c.2026, Blackstone Publishing
$29.99/196 pages
They’re among the world’s greatest love stories.
You know them well: Marc Antony and Cleopatra. Abelard and Heloise. Phoebe and Langley. Cliff and Nina. Jesse and Angie, Opal and Palmer, Palmer and Daisy, Tad and Dixie. Now read “La Lucci” by Susan Lucci, with Laura Morton, and you might also think of Susan and Helmut.
When she was a very small girl, Susan Lucci loved to perform. Also when she was young, she learned that words have power. She vowed to use them for good for the rest of her life.
Her parents, she says, were supportive and her family, loving. Because of her Italian heritage, she was “ethnic looking” but Lucci’s mother was careful to point out dark-haired beauties on TV and elsewhere, giving Lucci a foundation of confidence.
That’s just one of the things for which Lucci says she’s grateful. In fact, she says, “Prayers of gratitude are how I begin and end each day.”
She is particularly grateful for becoming a mother to her two adult children, and to the doctors who saved her son’s life when he was a newborn.
Lucci writes about gratitude for her long career. She was a keystone character on TV’s “All My Children,” and she learned a lot from older actors on the show, and from Agnes Nixon, the creator of it. She says she still keeps in touch with many of her former costars.
She is thankful for her mother’s caretakers, who stepped in when dementia struck. Grateful for more doctors, who did heart-saving work when Lucci had a clogged artery. Grateful for friends, opportunities, life, grandchildren, and a career that continues.
And she’s grateful for the love she shared with her husband, Helmut Huber, who died nearly four years ago. Grateful for the chance to grieve, to heal, and to continue.
And yet, she says of her husband: “He was never timid, but I know he was afraid at the end, and that kills me down to my soul.”
“It’s been 15 years since Erica Kane and I parted ways,” says author Susan Lucci (with Laura Morton), and she says that people still approach her to confirm or deny rumors of the show’s resurrection. There’s still no answer to that here (sorry, fans), but what you’ll find inside “La Lucci” is still exceptionally generous.
If this book were just filled with stories, you’d like it just fine. If it was only about Lucci’s faith and her gratitude – words that happen to appear very frequently here – you’d still like reading it. But Lucci tells her stories of family, children and “All My Children,” while also offering help to couples who’ve endured miscarriage, women who’ve had heart problems, and widow(ers) who are spinning and need the kindness of someone who’s lived loss, too.
These are the other things you’ll find in “La Lucci,” in a voice you’ll hear in your head, if you spent your lunch hours glued to the TV back in the day. It’s a comfortable, fun read for fans. It’s a story you’ll love.
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