The RuPaul’s Drag Race spin-off you probably haven’t seen
We speak to famous Thai drag queen Pangina Heals, host of the only spin-off from RuPaul’s Drag Race Spoiler alert: REVEALS THE WINNER OF DRAG RACE THAILAND Thailand has become the first country outside the US to air its own version of RuPaul’s Drag Race. In the final episode, three drag queens – Natalia Pliacam, […]
How have Manchester United’s Class of ’92 fared in management?
Where is he now?: Inter Miami owner; co-owner of Salford City Managerial record: N/A The most famous of the Class of ’92 by a country mile, David Beckham – England’s second-most capped outfield player – is more likely to be seen at a fashion show than a stadium touchline. Previously a face of the likes […]
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The moment history stops
NPG This is the moment history stops; for a minute, an hour, for a day or a week; this is the moment history stops. Across a life and reign, two moments from two very different eras illuminate the thread that bound the many decades together. At each a chair, a desk, a microphone, a speech. […]
Enter a lacklustre advert for democracy
Brook Mitchell / Getty Scott Morrison famously defied opinion polling to win in 2019 Australians have just learned their election will be held on 21 May. At a crucial time for the country, Nick Bryant sees a contest that will be defined, to a large part, by what it lacks. There has long been something […]
Why video calls might be behind a rise in male cosmetic surgery
BBC Ed, pictured here before his Botox, says that some of his friends and family were alarmed… while others were jealous As more men have enquired about cosmetic surgery during the pandemic, BBC reporter Ed Butler decides to brave the Botox needle. There’s an old line that goes “you only get wrinkles where the smiles […]
Women’s Six Nations: ‘Painful’ Wales results prompt calls for more WRU support
Wales’ “painful” Women’s Six Nations results have prompted calls for the Welsh Rugby Union to do more to support the women’s game. Wales have so far conceded 15 tries in two Tests and worryingly have yet to register a single point. The latest defeat, against a fellow amateur side in Ireland, led to an outburst […]
Viral style: Why are we obsessed?
papermag.com (Credit: papermag.com) Podcasts, phone covers, celebrities – wherever you look there’s a new craze. Libby Banks reveals how social media is driving binge culture and fast fashion. It happened with Serial. It happened with Girls. It happened with #TheDress. Whether it’s tulips or the Kardashians, throughout history we have loved whipping ourselves into a […]
Sania Mirza: Can India’s doubles star inspire a new generation?
If she is unusual in tennis, Mirza is not alone as an Indian woman achieving prominence in sport. Badminton star Saina Nehwal, external is top of the world rankings in singles, while boxer Mary Kom, external is a five-time World Amateur Champion and a bronze medallist from the 2012 London Olympics. But Prajwel Hegde, tennis […]
Wimbledon 2021: Ons Jabeur beats Iga Swiatek as Coco Gauff loses to Angelique Kerber
Jabeur became the first Arab woman to win a WTA title at the Birmingham Classic in June and, having become the first Arab woman to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon, continues to break new ground. Having despatched five-time champion Venus Williams in straight sets, the 21st seed’s excellent comeback victory over 2017 champion Garbine […]
How beats and bars spread from the Bronx to the world
David Corio/Getty Key names in the rap world: Ja Rule, DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash, pictured around 2000 On this day in 1973, at a party in an apartment in the Bronx, New York, hip-hop was born. Using two turntables and a microphone, Jamaican-born funk and soul DJ Kool Herc mixed two records together […]