Uma’s mother, the giraffe-necked beauty, Nena von Schlebrügge, was one of THE great models of the late ’50s and early ’60s, having been discovered at age 14 by famed photographer Norman Parkinson when he was on a tour in Stockholm, Sweden.

She was born Birgitte Caroline ‘Nena’ von Schlebrügge in Mexico City in 1941, the daughter of a Swedish mother, Birgit Holmquist and a German father, Friedrich Karl Johannes, Baron von Schlebrügge. Her mother served as the model for a 1930 statue of a nude woman that overlooks the harbor of Smygehuk in Sweden. She was a fashion model in the 1950s and 1960s and is now a psychotherapist.

She married LSD guru Timothy Leary in 1964 and they were married in Millbrook, New York at the Hitchcock house where Leary had been carrying on his hallucinogenic experiments. Nena divorced Leary in 1965 and in 1967 she married ex-monk and Tibetan-Buddhist scholar, Dr. Robert Thurman. Actress and model, Uma Thurman born in 1970, was the first of their four children. (via Flickr)

Her look was always one of simple but impeccably put-together elegance, as you can see from the selection of photos below. Gasp with me as we look at them and marvel at the incredible gene pool which spawned Uma Thurman.

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Drew Droege as Chloe Sevigny is a goddamn national treasure. In his latest video, Chloe shares beauty secrets that include “awakening the skeleton with a bath of lavender gravy” and “shattering the skin with a bracing tonic of Best Foods Mayonnaise, Coca-Cola and Sudafed.” She also includes essential modeling poses one must master like “the scarab, concerned councilor, innocent passerby, scratch, resonance, Karlie Kloss, bottled furniture and round.” HA! Say “click” and watch below.

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You guys remember it, right? It was the seventh episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 5, the “RuPaul Roast,” that aired on March 11, 2013. Leslie Jordan & Jeffrey Moran from Absolut were the guest judges. In the end it came down to two titans of drag, Roxxxy Andrews and Alyssa Edwards.

Alyssa’s rival at the time, Coco Montrese, won the challenge. Roxxxy Andrews & Alyssa Edwards ended up in the bottom two. RuPaul announced that they would have to lip sync for their lives to Willow Smith‘s “Whip My Hair” and so it began.

Both girls gave it their all! Alyssa was throwing herself across the stage like a madwoman and giving it 110%!

And Miss Roxxxy gave us one of my FAVORITE moments in RuPaul’s Drag Race HERSTORY when she took that wig off and there was ANOTHER WIG underneath!

RuPaul and her best squirrelfriend Michelle Visage were GAGGED!

The girls kicked & twirled & whipped their hair. They basically shut that sh*t DOWN.

In the end RuPaul decided to keep BOTH of the girls. Alyssa made it to the top 6 and Roxxxy went all the way to the top 3. This is one for the books!

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NOT a headline you explicated to read this morning, is it? But that’s the scuttlebutt we’re hearing. It all began yesterday when the proto-YouTube phenomenon and former tween sensation appeared to be canoodling together on Chris’s Instagram feed. Is it love? Or just two attention-whores (and I say that with LOVE) looking to increase their social media numbers? I guess we’ll have to wait and see. (via ONTD)

Aaron found his candy.

A photo posted by Chris Crocker (@itschriscrocker) on Feb 3, 2016 at 8:27pm PST

“why you so ashamed of me..” ❤️

A photo posted by Chris Crocker (@itschriscrocker) on Feb 3, 2016 at 6:14pm PST

And check out this deleted YouTube video that ends with a tantalizing ALMOST-kiss.

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RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 4 winner Sharon Needles performed at Queen Kong in Los Angeles over the weekend, belting out “Sweet Transvestite” from Rocky Horror, before launching into an unexpectedly sweet speech about how Drag Race changed her life for the better.

No tea, no shade, no pink lemonade, I got a lot of opportunities out of Drag Race. And I’m going to let you know one thing: Nothing makes me feel more fulfilled or more like a human being, or more like I might possibly have a soul, than being able to perform in clubs like this… I never in my wildest nightmares thought that I would have the opportunity to perform in places like this, and I’m so thankful everyday for you guys…. I led a really unlucky early life, then led a really lucky later life, and I thank my hard luck, my tenacity, my love for the arts, but I also thank the audiences that applaud people who do outsider art, who do weird shit… I especially thank people who love the show RuPaul’s Drag Race. Jasmine Masters had the audacity to go online today and say the RuPaul’s Drag Race RUINED drag. I think RuPaul’s Drag Race opened the eyes of BILLIONS of Americans…

Watch the entire set below.

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As you may or may not know, RuPaul’s Drag Race queens are hitting the ground running this year! And to make sure you don’t miss out, here are three sickening opportunities where you can meet some of your favorite queens.

First is the RuPaul’s Drag Race BOTS Tour! This year, it’s going to be an extravaganza hosted by Michelle Visage and featuring Adore Delano, Alaska Thunderfuck, BenDeLa Creme, Courtney Act, Ginger Minj, Ivy Winters, Jinkx Monsoon, Katya, Manila Luzon, Miss Fame, Pandora Boxx, Pearl, Phi Phi O’Hara, Sharon Needles, Violet Chachki, and Willam!

A photo posted by RuPaul’s Drag Race BOTS (@rupaulbots) on Feb 2, 2016 at 5:16am PST

The Divas of Drag national tour stars queens including JujuBee, Yara Sofia, Alyssa Edwards, Trixie Mattel, Latrice Royale, Mimi Imfurst, Milk, Kennedy Davenport, Roxxxy Andrews, Gia Gunn, Laganja Estranja, Tatianna, Mystique Summers, Penny Tration, Stacy Layne Matthews, Vicky Vox and Wendy Ho.

In DIVAS OF DRAG this diverse cast of seventeen of America’s biggest drag superstars will kick, split, lip-sync and sing their hearts out in the biggest most fabulous drag revue ever!

Here are the dates:

3/25 IRVING PLAZA- New York, NY
3/26 TLA- Philadelphia, PA
3/30 FILMORE SILVER SPRING- Silver Spring MD (Washington DC)
3/31 HOUSE OF BLUES- Cleveland, OH
4/1 ST. ANDREW’S HALL- Detroit, MI
4/2 HOUSE OF BLUES- Chicago, IL
4/3 THE EGYPTIAN ROOM- Indianapolis, IN
4/6 THE FILMORE- Charlotte, NC
4/8 CONE DENIM- Greensboro, NC
4/10 HOUSE OF BLUES- Orlando, FL
4/13 HOUSE OF BLUES- New Orleans, LA
4/14 HOUSE OF BLUES- Dallas, TX
4/15 EMO’S- Austin TX
4/17 HOUSE OF BLUES- Houston TX

And, of course, the most fabulous convention of all time: RuPaul’s DragCon in Los Angeles, CA! Have you gotten your tickets yet?!

Why is DragCon the most fabulous convention ever, you ask? Check out these GIFs:

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This is the cutest video I’ve seen all week. A tired little girl who is in desperate need of a nap is frightened by her shadow and tries to run away from it freaking out. Poor little thing!

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Janet Jackson‘s album Control started with one of the most iconic and straight-to-the-point feminist statements ever recorded in pop music: “This is a story about control: my control. Control of what I say, and control of what I do.” It’s hard to imagine today with the term “classic” being thrown around every 5 minutes whenever a pop star drops a new single on the Internet, and even harder to imagine the significance and influence Control had on pop music when it was released in 1986. But the album itself gave rise to six spectacular Janet music videos (“Nasty,” “Control,” “The Pleasure Principle,” “Let’s Wait Awhile,” “What Have You Done For Me Lately,” and “When I Think Of You”) that not only set the bar for female pop in general, but were the first of a massively influential catalog that ultimately broke down the door for black female pride to take the front seat in pop music.

Bow down. Gag on these throwback videos from Control, and clock the legendary Diana Ross herself introducing Janet Jackson when she performed “Control” at the 1987 American Music Awards!

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OMGOMOGOMG. Zac Efron, my ultimate bae of all time and the master of each and every one of my fantasies, posted a new workout update photo on Instagram this afternoon. And from the looks of things, his arms are getting so incredibly buff that I’m starting to worry that they might just explode any minute now.

OH.

Back and bi’s #baywatch

A photo posted by Zac Efron (@zacefron) on Feb 4, 2016 at 1:28pm PST

OHHHHH.

OMG.

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Jawdropping nuttiness from 1920s Hamburg – dozens of wild, Expressionist dance costumes that look like “retro robots and Bauhaus knights.”

Lavinia Schulz and Walter Holdt were the dancers who created 20 full-body costumes for performances between 1919 and 1924, all accompanied by avant-garde music, often composed by Hans Heinz Stuckenschmidt. Made of a creative mix of fabric, cardboard, papier-mâché, plaster, leather, and other found objects, these unbelievably fabulous costumes were acquired by the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg in 1924, the very year the images were shot, and not rediscovered in their boxes until the 1980s.

According to the website Hypoallergenic: “One reason the striking costumes might have been left to gather dust was the startling and sad end to Schulz and Holdt’s story. Both were in their 20s, and had earned little money from their artistic work. In financial ruin, on June 18, 1924, Schulz shot Holdt, and then turned the gun on herself. They both died from their wounds.”

Recently, their story has finally come to light, and the restored costumes are on view in the MKG’s Sammlung Moderne galleries. For the reopening of those galleries in 2012, there was a performance reanimating the costumes, reviving them after nearly a century in obscurity.

Take a gander below. Your mind is about to be blown. Almost 100 years ago and they were doing shit that Leigh Bowery would DIE to wear.

 and my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE… 

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Lots of talk this year about Antony Hegarty being the first trans person to be nominated for an Academy Award, as co-writer of the song “Manta Ray” from documentary Racing Extinction. And while we love Antony, and applaud her Oscar nod, composer Angela Morley already had the distinction of being the first trans nominee. And she did it back in 1974. Morley received two Oscar nominations: One for the score of Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner‘s music for The Little Prince (1974) and the second for the Sherman brothers Cinderella musical, The Slipper and the Rose (1978).

She also has three Emmys, two for Julie Andrews specials — Julie Andrews in Concert (1987) and The Sound of Christmas (1990) — as well as having scored iconic series like Dallas, Dynasty, Wonder Woman, Cagney & Lacey and Falcon Crest. Pretty fabulous huh?

Angela died in 2009. From HuffPo:

The Guardian‘s obituary noted that Morley had suffered “a lifelong mental struggle with gender identity, a fact that, for all those years, he had kept sealed tightly inside himself.” Eventually, Morley underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1972, only two years after marrying her second wife, Christine Parker. It was through her that she’d been able to cross that “terrifying” gender border.

What many don’t know is the crucial role Morley played in the composition of one of the most iconic scores of all time: Star Wars. John Williams, who just picked up his 50th Oscar nomination for scoring J.J. Abrams‘ latest foray into that galaxy far far away, often turned to Morley for help with his compositions and his score for the 1977 George Lucas classic was no exception. It’s a fact that’s been hiding in plain sight for years.

“Do you know the scene in Star Wars where Luke goes down into the Death Star trench and the voice says ‘Use the Force, Luke?'” Morley asked journalist Kenneth LaFave ahead of a 1997 concert appearance alongside Patti Lupone and Yo-Yo Ma, “That’s my orchestration.” Her work with Williams, which went largely uncredited, also included work on Superman, E.T., The Empire Strikes Back, The Right Stuff, Karate Kid and The Verdict. Her orchestrations and “source music” can also be heard in Schindler’s List and in Home Alone.

It’s perhaps fitting than in a year when Antony Hegarty nabbed a Best Original Song nomination and Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander were recognized for their work on The Danish Girl we’ve been prompted to revisit Morley’s story and return her, perhaps, to the place in LGBT history she’d always earned.

There’s a great article about her at A Sketch of the Past if you want to learn more about this overlooked icon.

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Henry Cavill is starting to train for the new Superman movie and posted a teaser of what we can expect (from his body) today on Instagram. WARNING: This photo is absolutely going to do something crazy to your brain (not to mention those pecs and arms and chest hair and basically every aspect of this absolute work of art)…

Warm up phase for Superman training started today! Posting this pic to set myself a minimum goal…and force myself to actually keep going haha! @gritandteeth

A photo posted by Henry Cavill (@henrycavill) on Feb 5, 2016 at 9:24am PST

*LOOKS AGAIN*

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Have you gotten your copy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Mad Libs? Would it be your DREAM to play with the authors of the book? What if you could play #DragLibs with RuPaul’s Drag Race season 4 queen Jiggly Caliente & season 6 queen Vivacious? Well if you’re in New York City tomorrow, you could make your dream come true!

Authors Karl Marks & Nico Medina and RuPaul’s Drag Race girls Jiggly Caliente & Vivacious will be at the Bureau of General Services – Queer Division at 208 W 13th St in Room 210 tomorrow night at 7PM EST to play RuPaul’s Drag Race Mad Libs!

From their Event page on Facebook:

DRAG QUEEN UPDATE!!!! WE WILL BE JOINED SATURDAY BY JIGGLY CALIENTE (Season 4) & VIVACIOUS (Season 6)!

ALSO THE SMART AND HILARIOUS ARIEL ITALIC FROM THE NOBODIES WILL BE ON HAND TO DO A MAD LIBS!!!

Come play Mad Libs with the authors of RuPaul’s Drag Race Mad Libs!

Authors of RuPaul’s Drag Mad Libs, Karl Marks and Nico Medina celebrate the publication of the fiercest Mad Libs in herstory. Appearing in their drag alter egos, the authors will invite local drag queens and audience members on stage to complete Mad Libs stories from the book.

Suggested donation of $5 to benefit the Bureau. No one turned away for lack of funds.

RuPaul’s Drag Mad Libs is based on the hit reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race!

You’ll want to run—in heels—to pick up your copy of RuPaul’s Drag Race Mad Libs. Fans can relive their favorite moments from this fierce reality show by playing the 21 stories included in this book. Work!

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Season 7 LEGENDS-IN-THE-MAKING Miss Fame and Violet Chachki are giving us serious Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell vibes (or maybe it’s Roxy Hart and Velma Kelly) in their new video “I Run the Runway” (written & directed by Ali Mahdavi). It begins with our girls getting ready backstage at a nightclub, each slathering on their oh-so-exquisite beat (“Pain is beauty/if you want to slay”). Before they take the stage, Violet has an odd little make-out sesh with an out-of-drag Fame, and Fame has an odd make-out sesh with an out-of-drag Violet. They then  DESTROY the club runway with their “faces sculpted by the hand of God”, driving the crowd of sophisticated Parisians into a FRENZY.

There’s a Vogue-inspired bridge:

“Marlene beauty/Norma Jean/Evangelista/Mansfield queen/Being Bettie/Dovima down/Moncler illusion/Garbo’s crown”

…before ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE. They circle each other like sharks in chum-infested waters, smearing each other’s makeup, tearing at each other’s gowns, ripping off earrings and wigs… before ultimately making out with one and other, shirtless and makeup free.

Whew!

Watch the MADNESS below.

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We LOVE Tailwaggers & the Tailwaggers Foundation, so we’re SUPER excited for this year’s 2016 Waggy Awards on Sunday, February 21 at The Taglyan Complex here in Hollywood! 2016’s honorees include journalist Jane Velez-Mitchell, “Shelter to Soldier”founder Graham Bloem, and other luminaries. Last year’s event was completely sold out, so get your tickets NOW!

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Fab images from the “Lost in Music” exhibit at theprintspace in Shoreditch, documenting the wide-eyed and sweaty history of dance music and club culture from its beginning to present day. The show features over 500 images, curated from thousands of photographers who answered the call for submissions. Says i-D: “Lost in Music is a tribute to music obsessives all around the world who march to the beat of their own drum, and groove to the sound of others.”

Lost in Music opened last night.

Kevin Cummins, Electric Circus, Manchester, 1977

Peter Anderson, Three skinheads, 80s

Hartnett, Two girls having fun in a club. Fresh, Wembley, London, 1986

Kevin Cummins, Hacienda, 1988

Adam Friedman, Talking Loud / Dingwalls. London, 1988 – 1990

Dave Swindells, Horns, Roller Express, 1992

Tristan O’Neill, Mad raver, Pleasuredome, 1997

Molly Macindoe, Free Party Scene, 1990s

Brian Cannon, Northern Soul dancer, Lowton Civic Hall, Lancashire, 2012

Gavin Mills, Amnesia, 2015

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On this episode of Bro’Laska, Alaska and her bro Cory Binney talk about Superbowl 50. They discuss who is playing, who’s playing the halftime show, the commercials, and more!

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22-year-old George Shelley of the UK boy band Union J (he’s the Harry of the group), announced on YouTube this week that he has dated both boys and girls in the past, but rejects labels in defining himself because he sees them as “old-fashioned.”

“I’ve been on a personal journey and I want you to be part of that journey from now on. I want to start 2016 with a clean slate. I don’t feel that I should hide anything. I went into the jungle and it gave me a lot of time to reflect on what’s important to me – and it’s important to me that I can be myself and I don’t feel I should hide on me.

“I’ve been reading a lot of speculation online as to whether I’m, straight, gay or bi. It’s all these labels and it’s a little bit old-fashioned and this is why I’m not going to label it myself.”

“I’ve had girlfriends that I’ve loved, in amazing periods of my life, but I’ve also had boyfriends.”

“I want you to know that whether I decide to be with a girl next or be with a guy next it’s because I love them.

“So yeah, there it is. I’ve not changed, I’m still me, I’m still the same person I’ve always been, I’m just becoming a little bit less scared of being myself, and that makes me quite happy.”

Watch below. (via Towleroad)

So…. OK. So the dude likes guys and girls but DON’T call him bisexual. Got it. After his announcement, though, many media outlets made the mistake of saying he came out as bi… and were immediately castigated by the Twitter PC police.

Here he is partying with some minions last week, which… should have been a clue.

(Photos: Pacific Coast News)

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In the tradition of those annoying “100 Years of Men’s Underwear Styles” and “100 Years of Canadian hairdos” – may I present to you with an evolution video that actually kicks ass? “100 Years of Zombie Evolution,” in which a really amazing makeup team transforms one man into half a dozen different zombies types. From 1932’s White Zombie (with its potion that turns still-living men into mindless minions), through the reanimated corpses of 1968’s Night of the Living Dead’, to 1996’s viral zombies, the early 2000’s rabid and super-fast zombies, and beyond– this is pretty rad. Watch it below. (via BuzzFeed)

1930s 1960s

Early 2000s

2010

2015

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Jill Holmes
Alice Eve
Axl Rose
Calum Best
Dane DeHaan
Fabian
Jim Sheridan
Kathy Najimy
Kim Zmeskal
Kris Humphries
Mamie Van Doren
Natalie Cole
Rick Astley
Rip Torn
Robert Townsend
Tom Brokaw
Zsa Zsa Gabor

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