Mr. Rani

 Has anyone seen this movie? It sort of looks like a Bollywood version of Tootsie.

Retro: The Rolling Stones

 

Retro: Freddie Mercury "The Great Pretender"

Peter Straker and Roger Taylor joined Freddie as the backup chorus gurls.  

Here's an image from Straker's Instagram:

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Retro: The Crying Game

 Jaye Davidson was nominated for an Oscar for this performance. 

Tayce dancing

 Drag queen Tayce won the UK's Strictly Come Dancing Christmas edition in 2024.

Blu Hydrangea can dance

Drag star Blu Hydrangea was on a recent season of Ireland's version of Dancing with the Stars. I missed this when it happened. Sorry. 

Ukraine

 The world recently marked the 3-year anniversary of the tragic war in Ukraine. Make no mistake, Russia invaded Ukraine in a case of naked aggression of a type that has been against international law since the end of World War II. The USA has long attempted to defend countries threatened in this way, though I realize the US has also used force under dubious pretexts (Iraq, for example). In any case, Donald Trump's performance in the Oval Office yesterday lecturing Volodymyr Zelenskyy was shameful for all Americans. If the US does not want to support Ukraine anymore, OK, Americans can make that decision (via Congress, which appropriates aid and arms transfers). 

But the US under no circumstances should embrace Russia's point-of-view on the war. The idea that Russia felt threatened by the expansion of NATO and the EU towards them is not going to go away even if they take Ukraine. There are plenty of other neighboring countries that have made the same choice. Incidentally, there are far fewer armed troops surrounding Russia than there were during the Cold War. Putin is afraid of the idea of western democracy more than troops and arms.

How does this tie to this blog? At the start of the war, Ukraine made it illegal for men aged 18 to 60 to leave the country because they might be needed to fight to defend the country. 

There have been accounts of men who fled (or attempted to flee) Ukraine disguised as women. Last May, thie unfortunate man was caught attempting to use this ploy. A lot of the coverage is tabloid-style, as readers might imagine. You can find an image and video on social media as well: 

🧳Чарівна «Сергієтта» спланувала подорож за кордон

44-річний мешканець Золотоноші, переодягнений у жінку, намагався перетнути кордон з Румунією з паспортом сестри.

➡️https://t.co/pHokot7ED6 pic.twitter.com/FDYbHJ39Ob

— Державна прикордонна служба України (@DPSU_ua) May 6, 2024

I'm sure many readers of this blog would be better prepared to disguise themselves for this kind of emergency exit attempt.

Kuba Szyperski

It's a new season of Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo and Kuba Szyperski is already the breakout star. Over at the The Cover Gurlz, I posted a couple of recent videos of Kuba singing as 2 female vocalists. Great voice! Apparently Kuba has performed in feminine/drag roles in Kinky Boots and Chicago. The Instagram page has pics. 

Here's Kuba performing as Celine Dion, which is a third impersonation:

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Pauline Calf standup

Pauline Calf is a comic character, but she's fully committed to the feminine arts:

Dueling Grande

 Over at the other blog. The Cover Gurlz, I've previously posted a video of Marek Kaliszuk performing as Ariana Grande on Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo. Recently Stana posted an image from this outstanding performance. Here it is again:

It reminded me that this is a common femulation on these shows. For example, actor Dávid Hartl recreated the same performance on Tvoja tvár znie povedome:

I blogged about another performance but it has disappeared from YouTube, unfortunately. Anyone know where to find it?

Raoul Vázquez imita a Bad Gyal en "Chulo" - Tu Cara Me Suena

The video speaks for itself: 

WRS & Emilian

 I really like this performance of "Cell Block Tango" from Chicago on the TV show Te Cunosc De Undeva: 

 

Here, the talented duo perform as Thalia:

   

 Over at the Cover Gurlz, you can find videos of these performers as Whitney Houston and ANDRÉ.

Cillian Murphy

There's a very good chance that Cillian Murphy is going to win Best Actor at this year's Academy Awards for his wonderful performance in Oppenheimer.  He just won the BAFTA. 

I assume my readers remember his performance in Breakfast on Pluto:

   

And in Peacock:

I recommend watching both those other films. 

Marcin Januszkiewicz

These pictures are from the Polish TV show Twoja Twarz Brzmi Znajomo in 2023. Unfortunately, I could not locate video that I could easily put here (but there's one link in the next line). I found images of a Debbie Harry performance, but it was not as interesting to me. 

Marcin is performing as Reni Jusis in the first 2 pics and as Celine Dion in the last one:

Troye Sivan: One of Your Girls

I lost access to my account, but got it back!

While out of touch, I enjoyed this video from Troye Sivan:

Checking in on Bassem

Lebanese Comedian Bassem Feghali Amps Up the Panache in Balenciaga Fall 2022 Couture | Vogue Arabia

 

Holy moment

Hello God? It's me, Ann Margaret.

Or at least that's the vibe I get from this set:

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Miss France!

Recently, on Tubi, I watched model Alex Wetter play the lead role in the 2020 film "Miss." Stana blogged about the film in October of 2020, but I had forgotten completely about it. Watch and enjoy!

The main character dreams of becoming Miss France.  Alex is beautiful throughout the film, but I didn't enjoy all the scenes or connect with all the characters.

 

Here's a classic pic I grabbed from Pinterest that demonstrates this is not the first time Alex Wetter has appeared en femme.

This one provides Audrey Hepburn vibes, I think.

Abby Cats

 I luv this pic. Meow!

Spring