Destroyed Nonchalance

In their first movie review for Destroyed Nonchalance, Troy and Rick give their opinions on Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, the sequel to horror classic The Shining.

Drag Race UK this week has the girls competing to brand and advertise their own bottled water. The competition is getting tight, and how are we all handling this week's departure? What's up with guest judge Cheryl and Michelle Visage? And, of course, RuPaul announced that auditions are open for Drag Race UK Series 2!

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK continues its reign. This week is about the girl groups. Troy and Rick discuss the showdown between the Frock Destroyers and Filth Harmony. After week 5, which girls are left standing? Who is next to go? What do we think of guest judges Graham Norton and Jade Thirwall from Little Mix joining Ru and Michelle in giving us yet another historic win? 👑👑👑

This week, Troy, Serena and Rick meet at St. Pancras for dinner and a discussion on the recent Fashion Critical Studies panel at London College of Fashion.

Snatch Game comes to the UK! Troy and Rick discuss which girls brought it and which girls didn’t. Who are the season’s top contenders? And are there any predictions for Miss Congeniality? Too soon? Geri Halliwell and Alan Carr are the guest judges this time around.

RuPaul comes to the UK! 🇬🇧 Troy and Rick discuss this episode’s winner, the girl who was sent home, and guest judges Dame Twiggy and Graham Norton. And what’s this? Drag Race Celebrity?! 🤩

Troy, Rick and Serena continue to discuss the topic of mediatization. Rick describes how overwhelming consuming political media can be. Building on that, Serena reinforces the need for choosing our media sources carefully. Meanwhile, Troy calls for being mindful that the impact of mediatization is shaped by our being both consumers and creators of media content.

After discussing identity for the past couple of weeks, Troy, Rick and Serena introduce the topic of mediatization. Rick admits confusing mediation through digitization, with the cultural impact of mediatization. Troy discusses the idea of mediatized worlds, expanding the relevance of mediatization beyond digital culture and politics, by emphasizing the role of audience engagement across all forms of media. Serena suggests that media’s power stems from its appeal to the subconscious.

RuPaul comes to the UK! 🇬🇧 Troy and Rick discuss who sashays and who shantays in this week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, featuring judges Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Maisie Williams.

RuPaul comes to the UK! 🇬🇧 **Spoiler Alert** For their first mini episode, Troy and Rick discuss the premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Besides loving guest judge Andrew Garfield, what do they think of the girl who stays, and the girl who sashays?