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Lil' Poundcake
Gertrude Poundcakenstein, known professionally as Lil' Poundcake, is a fictional character created by American drag performers Alaska Thunderfuck and Lineysha Sparx. Lil' Poundcake made her first television appearance in the episode "Draggle Rock" on the fifth season (2013) of the American television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. The character has made subsequent appearances within the ''Drag Race'' franchise, and Alaska has referenced Lil' Poundcake in other works. Description and origin Lil' Poundcake is the stage name of the fictional character Gertrude Poundcakenstein. She was described as a "deranged and angry" beauty pageant "competitor from hell" when she was originally created by drag performers Alaska Thunderfuck (or simply Alaska) and Lineysha Sparx during a challenge on the third episode ("Draggle Rock") of the fifth season (2013) of the American television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. ''Xtra Magazine'' described Lil' Poundcake as a "snide, bratty little chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag queen, drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach), as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' has aired for seventeen seasons and inspired the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The A
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun '' the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parade (magazine)
''Parade'' was an American nationwide Sunday newspaper magazine, distributed in more than 700 newspapers nationwide in the United States until 2022. The most widely read magazine in the U.S., ''Parade'' had a circulation of 32 million and a readership of 54.1 million. Anne Krueger had been the magazine's editor since 2015. The November 13, 2022, issue was the final edition printed and inserted in newspapers nationwide, but ''Parade'' continued as an e-magazine on newspaper websites. The December 31, 2023, edition was the final e-magazine edition. ''Parade'' now exists as a website and emailed newsletter for those who sign up for it. Company history The magazine was founded by Marshall Field department store heir Marshall Field III in 1941, with the first issue published May 31 as ''Parade: The Weekly Picture Newspaper'' for 5 cents per copy. It sold 125,000 copies that year. In early 1946, Field recruited Arthur Harrison Motley, then-publisher of '' The American Magazine'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PinkNews
''PinkNews'' is a UK-based online newspaper marketed to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning community (LGBTQ+) in the UK and worldwide. It was founded by Benjamin Cohen in July 2005, initially released in print, but became an online version six months later. The paper closely follows political progress on LGBTQ+ rights around the world, and carries interviews with cultural figures and politicians, including the gay marriage debate in the UK, and has participated in campaigns such as Out4Marriage. History PinkUnlimited.co.uk PinkNews was founded by Benjamin Cohen in July 2005. PinkUnlimited.co.uk Ltd was registered at Companies House on 13 December 2005. That month the sitting Prime Minister, Tony Blair, wrote their online article: ''We are living in a new age of equality''. ''The PinkNews'' paper version was officially launched in 2006. However, ''PinkNews'' became an online-only publication when the print edition was dropped after six mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squid Game
''Squid Game'' () is a South Korean Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian Survival film, survival Thriller (genre)#Television, thriller horror television series created, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix. The series revolves around a secret contest where 456 players, all of whom are in deep financial hardship, risk their lives to play a series of deadly children's games for the chance to win a prize. The series' title draws from ''Squid (game), ojingeo'' ("squid"), a Korean children's game. Lee Jung-jae, who portrays series protagonist Seong Gi-hun, leads an ensemble cast. Hwang conceived the idea based on his own economic struggles, as well as the Economic inequality in South Korea, class disparity in South Korea and capitalism. Although he wrote the story in 2009, Hwang could not find a production company to fund the idea until Netflix took an interest around 2019 as part of a drive to expand their foreign programming offerings. The Squid Game season 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17
The seventeenth season of the American reality competition series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' premiered on January 3, 2025. This marks the third season to air through cable network MTV. The seventeenth installment of the series documents drag queen RuPaul in search of the Next Drag Superstar for the United States with a cash prize of $200,000. RuPaul and Michelle Visage remained as regular judges, alongside Carson Kressley, Ts Madison, and Ross Mathews as alternating judges for the series. Law Roach, who had previously appeared as a guest judge, made a reappearance as an alternating judge. Onya Nurve won the season and was crowned America's Next Drag Superstar. Jewels Sparkles was the runner-up and Crystal Envy was voted Miss Congeniality. Production Development Throughout social media, the host RuPaul announced a casting call for drag performers to apply for the seventeenth season on October 30, 2023. The final deadline coincided with the premiere episode of season sixtee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squirrel Games
"Squirrel Games" is the RuPaul's Drag Race season 17, seventeenth season premiere of American reality competition television series ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and the 224th episode overall. The episode first aired in the United States through cable network MTV on January 3, 2025. It was followed by an episode of the companion series ''RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked''. The episode featured the selected contestants in a talent show; afterwards the remaining contestants ranked their competitors. Katy Perry served as a guest judge, alongside regular panelists RuPaul, Michelle Visage, and Carson Kressley. Suzie Toot won the main challenge, after placing in the top two and winning a lip-sync contest against Jewels Sparkles to "Woman's World (Katy Perry song), Woman's World" (2024) by Katy Perry. According to Nielsen Media Research (NMR), nearly 671,000 household viewers saw the episode and it gained a 0.24 ratings share among adults aged 18–49. "Squirrel Games" received positive reviews ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
