According to the podcast Drag Her, where Nicole Byer is a frequent co-host, the main host noted that Nicole mentioned that Gottmik’s looks worked even better in person than they did on TV. So what might have seemed like a slight edge for Gottmik, may have been a more clear victory for the judges. 

While I think that you are right to an extent that UK focuses more on the process than storylines, it certainly helps when they have fewer queens and only one look to show on the runway. Also, I’m pretty sure the UK episodes end up being longer than the US ones (if you ignore Untucked), given the amount of commercials…

I imagine that whatever this Coach product is they were promoting is probably designed to be used by people with limited to no sewing ability. Either they are somehow easy to attach or like you design it online and they add the stuff for you.

Didn’t Olivia and GotMik sort of express their feelings about pronouns earlier (female in drag, and male when out of drag)? It’s sort of confusing when we are only referring to them by their drag names both here and on the show, but I think it’s a good rule of thumb.

Would she really be that much worse than fucking Rubio?

In almost all cases each party is responsible for submitting their official nominee to the general election. These nominees are usually chosen in primary elections, which feel similar to general elections (most people wouldn’t notice a huge difference), but are usually operated by the parties themselves with the…

I mean Florida is still somewhat close and a Trump vs. “Republican establishment” primary would leave a big chunk of Republicans pissed off no matter what the results are.

Exactly. Not only will it be a super expensive battle, but it will likely also exacerbate the exposed wounds of the post-Trump Republican base.

That’s largely how I see it too. For one thing, the Republican big donor class is still largely under McConnell’s thumb and there’s no way he’s letting any Trump get within an inch of Republican donor money if he can help it (and certainly not to primary fucking Rubio).

At the very least it will lead to a rough primary for Rubio with all the bunker Trumpistas coming out against him and forcing him to push further to the right/crazytown (which never really works out for him). Whichever one wins would emerge bloodied and make it easier for a Democratic challenger to win.

I think also part of the problem with Rowling is that the feminist dialogue in the UK is far more TERFy than it is here. I think Izzard might be giving her the benefit of the doubt for that, although she has nothing to lose by coming out and obviously Rowling isn’t going to come after her. It’s still a bit…

I mean for some tattoo enthusiasts, isn’t part of the appeal the rush of getting the tattoo itself? 

TODD ERASURE!

I agree with most of this, except I do worry that they want into the tent. I appreciate what they are doing, but if their project succeeds and Biden wins and we have a Democrat controlled Senate, the next step for their movement should be reforming the Republican Party. As helpful as their work may be, that’s not…

I appreciate the work the LP is doing for this election, but I also agree that absolutely doesn’t mean they should be allowed into the Democratic tent. They shouldn’t get anything just for acknowledging the apotheosis of their party, in the form of Trump, was bad. Most of them have laid the groundwork for the horrors…

Ha I came here to see if anyone had watched in 2020. Pretty horrified that no one thought to distribute masks with an aerosol virus. Also found it funny how the virus turned the infected into MAGA-style OPEN UP crazies and then they were all knocked out by opioids.

The ending is far more similar to the one in the book (there are some differences, but not regarding the point you are talking about).

I mean given SNL’s pathetic record on the diversity front, I had a brief second where I was like “wait really?!?!” before I came to my senses.

I wonder if this version will go with the darker ending of the book than the ending they tacked on to the (admittedly fantastic) Nicolas Roeg adaptation.

Yeah, I don’t think that the Bronfmans were involved in DOS (in fact it was probably hidden from them). Keith Rainere just used them as NXIVM’s personal piggybank.