Explainer: the difference between being transgender and doing drag
There is still a lot of misunderstanding about what being transgender means and how it relates to drag.
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Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?
August 5 was a whole millisecond shorter. Strap in for the full explanation.
Le mariage burlesque: Carnival cross‑dressing in the French Caribbean
The annual Carnival rituals subvert traditional French notions of family and sexuality.
Don’t expect queues around the block to buy the Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks
It came as no great surprise when David Thorburn announced this week that he was stepping down as chief executive of the troubled Clydesdale and Yorkshire banks. Having joined Clydesdale in the 1970s as…
How Bradley Wiggins can break cycling’s toughest record
Riding a bike for 60 minutes doesn’t sound like the hardest thing in the world, but trying to cover 55km will push the Tour de France winner to the limit.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ and lip‑syncing: A once controversial practice is no longer taboo
As we wait for the finalists of Drag Race All Stars Season 6 to “lip-sync for their legacy!” what can we learn from the “herstory” of lip-syncing in drag?
RuPaul’s Drag Race is still figuring out how to handle gender and race
RuPaul’s Drag Race, now in its tenth season, is an extraordinary success. But the show valorises a specific form of masculinity and is still grappling with a rapidly changing discourse around gender.
Why Tennessee’s law limiting drag performances likely violates the First Amendment
Free speech protections in federal law likely mean a new Tennessee law restricting or banning some drag shows will be found unconstitutional, says a First Amendment scholar.
The history of drag in South Africa still plays out at modern pageants
There were secretive, intimate spaces in South Africa during the 1950s that paved the way for modern drag pageants.
Geckos walk on water – we filmed them to find out how
Understanding geckos’ movements could lead to better robots.
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