This is a story of many stories and it begins with a group of Filipino bandsmen who tramped through a snowstorm while playing Wagner, Beethoven and what-have-you, here in the US capital more than a hundred years ago.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss day one of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner also join. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
Some may see it as fun or funny. Others think it's a joke. However, for some, dressing in drag can be a life-changing experience. Many of the performers are made famous by the Emmy-award-winning competition show on MTV, Ru Paul's Drag Race. For one local, the rise to the national stage was just the beginning of an already arduous journey.
Over at Substack, writer Cole Haddon (Psalms for the End of the World) digs into the strange relationship between hypermasculine 'Merican men and dressing up in drag. He touches briefly on the cross-dressing world of glam metal (particularly the uber-irony of Queen's existence within that oeuvre), but is much more interested in how the manliness of womanly dress manifested in the military: Female performers were rarely allowed near the fronts [during World War II]; members of the Women's Army...
Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro attempted to issue a message in English to U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the upcoming expiration of Biden's generous oil and gas sanctions relief package to his regime.
Nicola Sturgeon has postponed her appearance at Westminster's Scottish
Donald Trump's defense team vied to probe holes in a key witness's recollection during the former president's criminal trial Thursday, after jurors heard days of testimony regarding a plot to kill salacious stories that could have thwarted the Republican's 2016 White House bid."I wanted to protect my company, I wanted to protect myself and I wanted also to protect Donald Trump," Pecker nonchalantly told jurors, providing a clear statement that his efforts with the candidate and Cohen were...
The private university in Los Angeles on Monday said it was canceling valedictorian Asna Tabassum's speech at the May 10 ceremony because of safety concerns. Tabassum, who is Muslim, has expressed support for Palestinians in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
A government crackdown on airlines now orders cash refunds on flights that are cancelled or greatly delayed, as well as price transparencies.
The Smithsonian Institution has been drawn into the conservative-led “debate” around whether drag and LGBTQ+-themed events are appropriate for children following Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III’s appearance before the […]
It’s time to meet the 8 Queens returning for All Stars to compete for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame, as well as for a $200,000 charitable donation to an organization of their choice (provided by The Palette Fund).Drag queens save the world! 💫 8 iconic queens return to #AllStars9 streaming FRI MAY 17 on @paramountplus! 👑 pic.twitter.com/2dDTzvzEzz— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) April 23, 2024 CHECK! ✅ @Angeriavm is back for #AllStars9 – streaming FRI MAY 17 on @paramountplus! 💄...
An effort to increase the state hotel tax by $25 to offset the impact of visitors on the environment and climate change has stalled this legislative session but the concept of a “green fee” remains alive and will likely return with a new funding plan next session.