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The NFB-produced shorts explore what’s been gained and lost in our communities

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Drag Race

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 6 power ranking: Wet queens

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 6 recap: Wet and wild

Branding bottled water turns out to be a difficult task for the top five queens

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 5 power ranking: RuGirls Aloud

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 5 recap: Little RuMix

Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall guest judges a girl group showdown for the ages

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Culture

Meet Yovska, Canada’s drag supermonster

What you need to know about the first Canadian contestant on ‘Dragula’

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 4 power ranking: What’s the name of the Snatch Game?

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 4 recap: Snatching trophies

It’s time for Snatch Game! But who will come out on top?

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 3 power ranking: Toot and car boot

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 3 recap: Car boots the house down

With sharp queens and perfectly adjusted challenges, this version of the franchise is staying strong

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 2 power ranking: Upstairs, downstairs

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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 2 recap: Paul. RuPaul

It’s so sad to see strong twinks pitted against each other

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Culture

Adam Rippon on falling in love with skating—and finally belonging

After watching female Olympians on ice as a child, I decided to give skating a chance

By Adam Rippon

Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Episode 1 power ranking: Long live the queens

By Kevin O’Keeffe

TV & Film

Pedro Almodóvar gets personal with ‘Pain and Glory’

The Spanish director’s latest explores how to age with grace as a gay man and an artist

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Culture

Is RuPaul still good for the gays?

He broke the mold as a Black gay man on TV. But in the decade since Drag Race aired, visibility isn’t enough to claim diversity

By Arvin Joaquin