Miles Herzer spends some time with Kelly Mantle chatting all things BOOTS!
Miles and Kelly find out they have a lot in common: Cold Case, Tegan and Sara, Drag Race, the Marines, The Golden Girls, thievery, and more! Check it out above!
Lend me your trembling hearts, for the hour of All Hallows’ Eve draws nigh, and with it, my home shall rise from shadowed mediocrity into gothic immortality. Upon my modest parcel of earth shall stand a citadel of candlelight and cobweb, a mausoleum of wonder where even the moon itself will pause to admire its own reflection. Let it be known, from the ocean to the valley, that I do not merely decorate.
I consecrate, conjure, and summon the spirit of October itself to rest upon my dwelling. The wind shall whisper through animatronic ravens and even the bravest trick-or-treaters shall quiver with exultation at the majesty of my 12-foot-tall skeletons. And when the final jack-o’-lantern’s flame eventually peters out, may it be said that I, in my boundless fervor for the season, did make the world, for one night at least, marvelously macabre.
Check out Trixie and Katya getting into the spirit above!
“Very Delta” is a luxury public access podcast and talk show hosted by the legendary, Emmy Award-winning drag queen, Delta Work. Each episode, she looks gorgeous, speaks extemporaneously, and invites a fascinating guest to sit on the couch and get Very Delta.
Check out Delta as TV psychic Sylvia Browne shootin the bullshit above!
After three decades of creating Queer community across Canada, the legendary House of Venus lands in Toronto for a one-night-only celebration featuring the documentary Venus Envy and the 30th anniversary of their groundbreaking Wiggle performance festival!
EVENT DETAILS:
Thursday, October 9th | Doors 6:30 PM, Show 7:00 PM
The Paradise Theatre – 1006 Bloor Street West
GRAB YOUR TICKETS HERE!
Born in Windsor-Detroit’s 90s underground scene, the House of Venus built an international movement through DIY parties, gender-bending fashion, and radical inclusivity. Now they’re bringing their story to the screen with Venus Envy: The House of Venus Story (2023, 79 mins) — a documentary following the collective from humble beginnings to queer culture icons.
The evening features both the Toronto premiere screening AND a live Wiggle Festival performance — the wearable art and drag extravaganza CBC calls “one of Canada’s most important Queer Arts Festivals.”
We caught up with House of Venus mother and Canadian nightlife legend Michael Venus about this special homecoming. Find this, and more documentation of House Of Venus through the ages, after the jump!
Tell us what is happening Oct 9th at the Paradise, it looks like two events in one?
P-PERIOD! Hear many, heed few, hinnie! Check out Cardi and Lushious above!
ALSO: InStyle just named Lushious one of the people on their 2025 Breakthrough List! Find their post after the jump!
Violet Chachki and Gottmik
As summer comes to a close, the surongs are wrapped and the weather begins to, well… shrivel, the heat still finds a way to keep itself around with The Knockout Tour. Conceptualized and produced by RuPaul’s Drag Race alumnae Violet Chachki and Gottmik. With 50 tour dates, running until December 12 in Nashville, TN, the No Gorge co-hosts are mixing glamour, rock and athleticism. The tour is a new venture for the duo, who now face the ring with a plethora of acts, live music and local support.
Mid-summer, the duo released their single “TKO” as a precursor teaser to their tour. The video features bedazzled boxing gloves, tight ponytails (for indurances, of course), Jesse Pattinson and a ring girl in the form of Fantasia Royale Gaga. The single cleverly plays on the tour’s ethos, asking you the question “who will win?” and “what team are YOU on?”
Both Chachki and Gottmik have solidified their careers sonically over the years, with Gottmik’s most recent “Holy Disco” ft. Grammy nominee and Chicago house legend Felix Da Housecat. Biblically punchy and possibly could only be described as a disco ball built with mirrored stones laced in ecstasy. Not to be outdone, Chachki put nightlife in a chokehold with “Mistress Violet,” the dark synthwave latex-coated track created alongside Allie X.
While “TKO” might seem the ultimate drag battle royale, at its core it’s about the duo’s passion to fuse their looks, explore and expand their sound, and create a theatrical space that provides escapism in a universe they’ve built for their audience.
We sat down with Violet and Gottmik on the eve of their tour to go deeper on their collab. Read the full Q&A after the jump!
Big tiddy CHAOS hath descended onto Victoria, BC! The video for NSFW is brought to you by local music/drag/art legends BBNO$ and JIMBO as they reteam to create some magic alongside collaborators Vivian Vanderpuss, Velvet Ryder, Sylvester Stalletto and Aria Okay.
Check out their early-Aughts-ish electro-house serve above! The video is directed by Shiraz. This is the type of Z-cup community the world needs right now.