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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Divine - The Untold Story

‘The minute I had success, I stopped taking drugs’: John Waters on 60 years of screen carnage

As Hairspray and his ‘angriest movie’ Desperate Living are rereleased, the ‘Pope of Trash’ reflects on dead dogs, dirty rats, ‘that lunatic RFK’ and why there are no novelty dances any more

The Guardian - UK

The 10 Campiest Movies Ever Made

Love them or love to hatewatch them, these are the campiest movies in history.

The Mary Sue

Disgusting, depraved, Divine: How did the trashiest films ever made end up at the BFI?

IN FOCUS: London’s esteemed film institution is this month screening a collection of amoral classics to warp and delight the minds of an unsuspecting populace. To celebrate, Patrick Sproull sits down with John Waters muse Mink Stole and drag superstar Peaches Christ to talk the most nebulous film genre of…

The Independent UK

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Multiple Maniacs: Mink Stole and Peaches Christ on BFI's new Trash cinema series

A new season at the BFI on the Southbank celebrates underground American cinema in all its lurid glory, as defined by John Waters. Here two of its guest stars putting on a special appearance guide is through this world of shock and awe.

Evening Standard

Ahura vs Asura: The Forgotten Split That Divided India and Iran

The story of Ahura and Asura is not just about religion. It is about language, migration, identity, and how human perception shapes good and evil. At one point in time, India and ancient Iran were not separate worlds. They were part of a shared Indo-Iranian cultural and linguistic space. But…

Times Life

‘A thing of pure beauty’: why Pink Flamingos is my feelgood movie

The latest in our series of writers choosing their favourite comfort movies is the charmingly filthy John Waters classic

The Guardian - US

'I find rainbow interiors very restful': Zandra Rhodes' on a life lived in full colour

The design icon collects famous friend like she collects their art, and every piece in her Bermondsey penthouse has a story to tell

Evening Standard

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‘Pink hair is my armour’: Zandra Rhodes on cancer, colour and the art of being fabulous

For almost 60 years, Zandra Rhodes has been one of Britain’s most flamboyant designers. She talks about her astonishing upbringing, being spurred into action by cancer and what she’s doing with her 6,000 dresses

The Guardian - UK

Chappell Roan's "drag is a protest"

Drag queen Juiccy Misdemeanor, who opened for Roan, discusses the singer's political moment and the power of drag

Salon

Unfortunate: The Untold Story of Ursula the Sea Witch review – a chaotic camp delight

The Divine-inspired villain of The Little Mermaid and her rag-tag band of gay sea creatures reclaim their narrative in a boundlessly energetic, beautifully belted musical parody

The Guardian - UK

What links Sooty, North Pacific and Mollymawk? The Saturday Quiz

From Divine to Francis Drake, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

Cowbois review – all guns blaze in wild queer western

Dream cast and exuberant staging brings the genre’s dusty rules to a whole new frontier

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m so respectable I could puke’: John Waters has his Hollywood moment

A new exhibition at the Academy of Motion Pictures celebrates the director - and Waters is taking the elevation in stride

The Guardian - US

Hairspray review – subversive spirit shines through John Waters’ high-camp 80s musical

The original 1988 bubblegum musical comedy, starring Ricki Lake, satirises racism and body-conformism with left-field flair

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Daily Mirror

Little Mermaid controversy as Melissa McCarthy’s makeup artist slams criticism of look

Melissa McCarthy portrays antagonist Ursula in the live-action adaptation of Disney's The Little Mermaid and a video of the actor having her makeup done prompted criticism earlier this month

The Times of India

Rapper Divine to perform during mid-innings show at IPL 2023 finale

NEW DELHI: Renowned rapper Divine, also known as Vivian Fernandes, is set to take the stage at the finale of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) on May 28 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

ABC News

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey outshines seasoned co-stars Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem in remake lost at sea

Making her feature film debut, 23-year-old pop star Halle Bailey is the face of Ariel for a new generation and her performance easily outshines her seasoned co-stars.

France 24

'Pope of Trash' John Waters on perversions, pop culture and pathological liars

Celebrated as a cult filmmaker for his masterful handling of bad taste and seediness in films like "Pink Flamingos", "Female Trouble" and "Hairspray", John Waters has now published his first novel, "Liarmouth". Featuring a rich tapestry of iconoclastic characters, including trampolining enthusiasts, talking body parts and a trans pet, the…

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Tribune News Service

‘I don’t get canceled, really’: John Waters on his career, conservatives and taboos

John Waters knows what makes a “John Waters movie,” but he isn’t sure movie critics do.

The Independent UK

Indian rapper 100RBH: ‘My dream is to perform in front of 100,000 people’

Raised by a family who had no faith in his musical ambitions, 100RBH chats with Peony Hirwani about his struggles, his transition into a successful gully rapper, and why he’s adamant about making socially conscious music

Los Angeles Times

Rise of monkeypox worries sex workers: 'It feels like we are seen as disposable'

LOS ANGELES — With monkeypox on the rise, Lady Kay decided to hold off on meeting clients in hotel rooms or private dungeons.

Tribune News Service

Baltimore filmmaker John Waters to get star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

BALTIMORE — In the notorious close of John Waters’ 1972 film “Pink Flamingos,” Divine eats dog excrement off a Baltimore sidewalk.

WEKU

A lot of material from this John Waters interview couldn't be published

It's been 50 years since the famed director released the movie Pink Flamingos. And as much as the world's changed since then, his first-ever novel shows that his propensity for bad taste ...hasn't.

Salon

John Waters talks "Pink Flamingos" at 50

From 1972 to 2022, we still all love a good poop joke

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