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Geez, everyone needs to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67693\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax.gif\" alt=\"ramona xanax\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax-2.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67692\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax-2.gif\" alt=\"ramona xanax 2\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a creepy studio apartment at an undisclosed location, some twerp is plotting an assassination. We know this because he reads his instructions (from Hanover!) aloud. I've never killed a monarch, but I'm pretty sure the first rule in regicide is \u003cem>Don't be a loudmouth about it\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/SAjWtFw.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/SAjWtFw.gif\" alt=\"SAjWtFw\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across town, Victoria is surrounded by baby gifts. She hates all of them. She's also not too jazzed about breast-feeding -- \"I am not a cow!\" -- and instructs her servants to find her the best boobs in the land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a separate wing of the palace, Ernst, the Great German Man Whore, returns to break up Victoria's friend's marriage, and also to maintain his brand of spreading around as much syphilis as possible. Victoria's friend resists his advances, until he drops a line about how she deserves a man who notices the way her curls fall on her neck. She promptly changes her tune to \u003cem>A little bit of syphilis never hurt anybody.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/rashida-shrug.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67913\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/rashida-shrug.gif\" alt=\"rashida shrug\" width=\"500\" height=\"233\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere, Governess Dictator opens that day's batch of the Queen's fan mail. For the hundredth week in a row, a stalker named Captain Childers sends a bonkers letter promising to \"free\" the Queen. Governess Dictator decides to continue doing nothing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the head maid is excited to judge a bunch of village women's breasts: \"I was brought up on a farm. I know how to spot a good milker.\" After an initial Goldilocks struggle -- these are too small, these are too round -- she finds a pair that is just right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the undisclosed location, Twerp Assassin shoots at a scarecrow stand-in for the Queen. That's scary and all, but can we take a moment to appreciate his dress-making abilities? If \u003cem>Project Runway\u003c/em> was around in his day, maybe he wouldn't have to channel all his creative energy into assassinating pregnant women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-800x467.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 9.46.50 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-800x467.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-160x93.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-768x448.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-1020x596.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-1180x689.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-960x561.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-240x140.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-375x219.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-520x304.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM.png 1608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/frustrated.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67915\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/frustrated.gif\" alt=\"frustrated\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the palace, Victoria insists on going for a joyride around London. Three feet past the gate, Stalker Captain Childers throws violets at the Queen and yells about how much Albert sucks. He is quickly arrested and Victoria decides that leaving the house is overrated. Liz Lemon, this random little girl, and I agree:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/e5cd736cbee52374907a0b86d5b77c32-you-should-say-yes-to-love-and-life.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67859\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/e5cd736cbee52374907a0b86d5b77c32-you-should-say-yes-to-love-and-life.gif\" alt=\"e5cd736cbee52374907a0b86d5b77c32-you-should-say-yes-to-love-and-life\" width=\"500\" height=\"235\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/bab328f8c1d52680ca7c11cef540676d.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67860\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/bab328f8c1d52680ca7c11cef540676d.gif\" alt=\"bab328f8c1d52680ca7c11cef540676d\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's time for us to pretend to care about what's happening downstairs. Hot Italian Chef has a job offer to set up his own establishment. Having a food truck is cool and all, but isn't cooking for the Queen and every world leader already a pretty good gig?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He doesn't seem to think so. He wants to take the opportunity, but only if Babyface Maid comes with him. This romantic overture is met with a whole lotta meh from her:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/lc-meh.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67868\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/lc-meh.gif\" alt=\"lc meh\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a short investigation, the authorities decide Captain Childers is not a real threat. Victoria is like,\u003cem> Sweet! Time for another joyride! What could possibly go wrong?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/05/you-in-danger-gurl.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12044\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/05/you-in-danger-gurl.gif\" alt=\"you-in-danger-gurl\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure enough, three feet from the gate, Twerp Assassin rushes up and shoots at Victoria, who thinks \u003cem>Damn it! I should have listened to Liz Lemon, that chips-loving little girl, and that guy who writes snarky recaps about my show.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in Who Cares? Land, Babyface Maid pays her frenemy a visit to ask for advice. \u003cem>To be or not to be married to a really hot, sweet, and sensitive Italian dude, who will most likely bake treats and bring them to her in bed after sex until she dies of old age\u003c/em>. Hmm, that's a tough one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the fact that Hot Italian Chef saved her and her baby from dying of fever and even found them a new apartment without the help of Craigslist, Random Insufferable Baby Mama Who Really Didn't Need to Be in This Show advises Babyface Maid not to trust him and to break his heart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_ny4jt8z3fz1ql5yr7o1_500.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67916\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_ny4jt8z3fz1ql5yr7o1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_ny4jt8z3fz1ql5yr7o1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the palace, Uncle Scar turns up to pretend to care about Victoria's well-being. He brags about the size of the crowds along his commute that showed up to cheer him on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/giphy.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/giphy.gif\" alt=\"sure jan gif\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He then brings up how Victoria is most likely going to die in childbirth to her face. That's pretty egregious, but what's more barbaric to Victoria is that he gave her teaspoons as a wedding gift. As punishment for this crime against humanity, she abruptly ends their awkward hangout by loudly saying \"GOODBYE!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later, the authorities reveal that Twerp Assassin apparently didn't shoot real bullets and wrote those Hanover letters to himself. Wow. He really sucks at life. He is to be acquitted for being really bad at assassinating, and also for being criminally insane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>STOP EVERYTHING. DASH IS BACK! BEHOLD HIS ROYAL CUTENESS:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67917\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-800x461.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 9.58.11 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-800x461.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-160x92.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-768x443.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-1020x588.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-1180x680.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-960x553.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-240x138.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-375x216.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM-520x300.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.58.11-PM.png 1626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I would like this show 900% more if all the characters were played by dogs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alas, heaven is not a place on Earth, so let's return to the humans...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hot Italian Chef finds Babyface Maid to find out if she wants to run away with him and start a cute, cozy life together. It goes down a little something like this:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/7d06ef29-5e32-44c7-85d8-f3cf0ddc66e0.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/7d06ef29-5e32-44c7-85d8-f3cf0ddc66e0.gif\" alt=\"7d06ef29-5e32-44c7-85d8-f3cf0ddc66e0\" width=\"500\" height=\"213\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/003b501cf1366d7ff3e24be4c06f5f35.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67918\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/003b501cf1366d7ff3e24be4c06f5f35.gif\" alt=\"003b501cf1366d7ff3e24be4c06f5f35\" width=\"500\" height=\"239\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And after he made her all that chocolate and saved her bitter frenemy's life? So wack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an upstairs bedroom, Ernst shows up in Victoria's married friend's bedroom. Ooo la la! The first thing he says is, \"Thank you for letting me come.\" Interpret that line however you wish.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/know.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67927\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/know.gif\" alt=\"know\" width=\"464\" height=\"328\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He follows this up with another line you can read into, if you want: \"Will you do what I ask?\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/01/732978471.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20013\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/01/732978471.gif\" alt=\"oprah mmhm gif\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Turns out he just wants a lock of her hair.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ashley-wagner-BS1.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67928\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ashley-wagner-BS1.gif\" alt=\"ashley-wagner-BS1\" width=\"302\" height=\"198\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the Queen's quarters, Victoria has a brief freak-out over Twerp Assassin's acquittal, but quickly gets over it by going on another joyride because YOLO.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, Babyface Maid has a change of heart! She runs up to the chef to profess her love! He turns around!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's his replacement. He's gone forever. Goof of the century.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The next day, Victoria goes into labor. Old dudes congregate outside her bedroom door, waiting for her to die. Being stubborn, Victoria refuses to bleed out and gives birth to a healthy baby girl instead. Victoria skips the whole \u003cem>Yay! I didn't die!\u003c/em> part and goes straight to worrying about whether Albert is mad at her or not: \"Do you mind that she's a girl? We'll have a boy next time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Liz-Lemon-Eye-Roll.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67929\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Liz-Lemon-Eye-Roll.gif\" alt=\"Liz-Lemon-Eye-Roll\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67934\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/y38Hf.gif\" alt=\"y38Hf\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67933\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/bqZpW.gif\" alt=\"bqZpW\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/olsen-twin-eye-roll.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67931\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/olsen-twin-eye-roll.gif\" alt=\"olsen twin eye roll\" width=\"480\" height=\"358\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/eye-roll-black-hair.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/eye-roll-black-hair.gif\" alt=\"eye roll black hair\" width=\"500\" height=\"254\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And on that frustrating, misogynistic note, the camera pans away from their bed and season one comes to an end.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/thats-it.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/thats-it.gif\" alt=\"thats-it\" width=\"245\" height=\"184\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/outtahere.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67947\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/outtahere.gif\" alt=\"outtahere\" width=\"500\" height=\"234\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s all, folks! It’s been a pleasure watching along with you this season. You can keep up with my other work \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\">all over \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Pop\u003c/a> and on \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/category/the-cooler/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The Cooler \u003c/em>podcast\u003c/a>. And if Twitter is your thing, \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/xcusemybeauty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow me\u003c/a>!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>More recaps:\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108303/victoria-season-3-finale-recap-matchmaker-matchmaker\">'Victoria' Season 3 Finale Recap: Matchmaker, Matchmaker\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108301/victoria-season-3-episode-7-recap-california-love\">'Victoria' Season 3 Episode 7 Recap: California Love\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108299/victoria-season-3-episode-6-recap-love-on-the-brain\">'Victoria' Season 3 Episode 6 Recap: Love on the Brain\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108293/victoria-season-3-episode-5-recap-on-the-road-again\">'Victoria' Season 3 Episode 5 Recap: On The Road Again\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108291/victoria-season-3-episode-4-recap-ill-be-missing-you\">'Victoria' Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: I'll Be Missing You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108289/victoria-season-3-episode-3-recap-la-isla-bonita\">'Victoria' Season 3 Episode 3 Recap: La Isla Bonita\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108287/victoria-season-3-episode-2-recap-the-guns-of-brixton\">'Victoria' Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: The Guns of Brixton\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/108284/victoria-season-3-premiere-recap-god-save-the-queen\">'Victoria' Season 3 Premiere Recap: God Save The Queen\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97779/victoria-season-2-finale-recap-its-a-hard-knock-life\">'Victoria' Season 2 Finale Recap: It's a Hard-Knock Life\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97777/victoria-season-2-episode-6-recap-somewhere-over-the-rainbow\">'Victoria' Season 2 Episode 6 Recap: Somewhere Over The Rainbow\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97775/victoria-season-2-episode-5-recap-lost-and-found\">'Victoria' Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Lost and Found\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97773/victoria-season-2-episode-4-recap-people-are-people\">'Victoria' Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: People Are People\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97771/victoria-season-2-episode-3-recap-daddy-issues\">'Victoria' Season 2 Episode 3 Recap: Daddy Issues\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97769/victoria-season-2-episode-2-recap-puppy-love\">'Victoria' Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: Puppy Love\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/97767/victoria-season-2-premiere-recap-baby-its-cold-outside\">'Victoria' Season 2 Premiere Recap: Baby It's Cold Outside\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/pop/56546/victoria-season-1-finale-recap-bye-bye-baby-blues\">'Victoria' Season 1 Finale Recap: Bye Bye Baby Blues\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2017/02/19/victoria-season-1-episode-6-recap-cmon-ride-the-train/\">'Victoria' Season 1, Episode 6 Recap: C'mon Ride the Train\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2017/02/12/pbs-victoria-season-1-episode-5-recap-ill-make-love-to-you/\">‘Victoria’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap: I’ll Make Love to You\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2017/02/05/pbs-victoria-season-1-episode-4-recap-wedding-bell-blues/\">‘Victoria’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: Wedding Bell Blues\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2017/01/29/pbs-victoria-season-1-episode-3-recap-youre-so-vain/\">‘Victoria’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap: You’re So Vain\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2017/01/22/victoria-season-1-episode-2-recap-all-the-single-ladies/\">‘Victoria’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap: All The Single Ladies\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2017/01/15/victoria-season-1-premiere-recap-bow-down/\">‘Victoria’ Season 1 Premiere Recap: Bow Down\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>Our episode begins with Victoria saying, \"Ugh, I'm so bored of this!\" No, she's not talking about every unnecessary servant storyline this season; she's referencing how lame being pregnant is. All she wants is to dress up as a deity and perilously lean back in a wooden chair at the Grammys. Is that too much to ask?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/beyoncechair.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter wp-image-67835 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/beyoncechair.gif\" alt=\"beyoncechair\" width=\"800\" height=\"445\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Apparently so. Everyone in her circle has agreed that she should just stay home, preferably in bed (essentially a death sentence in the age before Netflix). Meanwhile, Albert is enjoying his uterus-free life, reading joke books and running off to bromance some more with Robert Peel. Victoria is not pleased.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/20424108.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67946\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/20424108.gif\" alt=\"20424108\" width=\"355\" height=\"200\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across town, Uncle Scar returns to England from Hanover, his \"German postage stamp\" of a county. He's been wishing and hoping and thinking and praying about the Queen dying in childbirth, and will be damned if he doesn't have a front row seat for that and his subsequent coronation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at Buckingham Palace, the servants are also convinced she's most likely going to die and start talking about looking for new jobs. Geez, everyone needs to:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67693\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax.gif\" alt=\"ramona xanax\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax-2.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67692\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ramona-xanax-2.gif\" alt=\"ramona xanax 2\" width=\"245\" height=\"245\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a creepy studio apartment at an undisclosed location, some twerp is plotting an assassination. We know this because he reads his instructions (from Hanover!) aloud. I've never killed a monarch, but I'm pretty sure the first rule in regicide is \u003cem>Don't be a loudmouth about it\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/SAjWtFw.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67912\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/SAjWtFw.gif\" alt=\"SAjWtFw\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across town, Victoria is surrounded by baby gifts. She hates all of them. She's also not too jazzed about breast-feeding -- \"I am not a cow!\" -- and instructs her servants to find her the best boobs in the land.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a separate wing of the palace, Ernst, the Great German Man Whore, returns to break up Victoria's friend's marriage, and also to maintain his brand of spreading around as much syphilis as possible. Victoria's friend resists his advances, until he drops a line about how she deserves a man who notices the way her curls fall on her neck. She promptly changes her tune to \u003cem>A little bit of syphilis never hurt anybody.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/rashida-shrug.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67913\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/rashida-shrug.gif\" alt=\"rashida shrug\" width=\"500\" height=\"233\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elsewhere, Governess Dictator opens that day's batch of the Queen's fan mail. For the hundredth week in a row, a stalker named Captain Childers sends a bonkers letter promising to \"free\" the Queen. Governess Dictator decides to continue doing nothing about it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Downstairs, the head maid is excited to judge a bunch of village women's breasts: \"I was brought up on a farm. I know how to spot a good milker.\" After an initial Goldilocks struggle -- these are too small, these are too round -- she finds a pair that is just right.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in the undisclosed location, Twerp Assassin shoots at a scarecrow stand-in for the Queen. That's scary and all, but can we take a moment to appreciate his dress-making abilities? If \u003cem>Project Runway\u003c/em> was around in his day, maybe he wouldn't have to channel all his creative energy into assassinating pregnant women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67914\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-800x467.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-04 at 9.46.50 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-800x467.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-160x93.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-768x448.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-1020x596.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-1180x689.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-960x561.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-240x140.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-375x219.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM-520x304.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-04-at-9.46.50-PM.png 1608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/frustrated.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67915\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/frustrated.gif\" alt=\"frustrated\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the palace, Victoria insists on going for a joyride around London. Three feet past the gate, Stalker Captain Childers throws violets at the Queen and yells about how much Albert sucks. He is quickly arrested and Victoria decides that leaving the house is overrated. Liz Lemon, this random little girl, and I agree:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/e5cd736cbee52374907a0b86d5b77c32-you-should-say-yes-to-love-and-life.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67859\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/e5cd736cbee52374907a0b86d5b77c32-you-should-say-yes-to-love-and-life.gif\" alt=\"e5cd736cbee52374907a0b86d5b77c32-you-should-say-yes-to-love-and-life\" width=\"500\" height=\"235\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/bab328f8c1d52680ca7c11cef540676d.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67860\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/bab328f8c1d52680ca7c11cef540676d.gif\" alt=\"bab328f8c1d52680ca7c11cef540676d\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's time for us to pretend to care about what's happening downstairs. Hot Italian Chef has a job offer to set up his own establishment. Having a food truck is cool and all, but isn't cooking for the Queen and every world leader already a pretty good gig?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He doesn't seem to think so. He wants to take the opportunity, but only if Babyface Maid comes with him. This romantic overture is met with a whole lotta meh from her:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/lc-meh.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67868\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/lc-meh.gif\" alt=\"lc meh\" width=\"480\" height=\"274\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After a short investigation, the authorities decide Captain Childers is not a real threat. Victoria is like,\u003cem> Sweet! Time for another joyride! What could possibly go wrong?\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/05/you-in-danger-gurl.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12044\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2014/05/you-in-danger-gurl.gif\" alt=\"you-in-danger-gurl\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sure enough, three feet from the gate, Twerp Assassin rushes up and shoots at Victoria, who thinks \u003cem>Damn it! I should have listened to Liz Lemon, that chips-loving little girl, and that guy who writes snarky recaps about my show.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in Who Cares? Land, Babyface Maid pays her frenemy a visit to ask for advice. \u003cem>To be or not to be married to a really hot, sweet, and sensitive Italian dude, who will most likely bake treats and bring them to her in bed after sex until she dies of old age\u003c/em>. Hmm, that's a tough one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the fact that Hot Italian Chef saved her and her baby from dying of fever and even found them a new apartment without the help of Craigslist, Random Insufferable Baby Mama Who Really Didn't Need to Be in This Show advises Babyface Maid not to trust him and to break his heart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_ny4jt8z3fz1ql5yr7o1_500.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67916\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_ny4jt8z3fz1ql5yr7o1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_ny4jt8z3fz1ql5yr7o1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back at the palace, Uncle Scar turns up to pretend to care about Victoria's well-being. He brags about the size of the crowds along his commute that showed up to cheer him on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/giphy.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27656\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/06/giphy.gif\" alt=\"sure jan gif\" width=\"450\" height=\"254\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He then brings up how Victoria is most likely going to die in childbirth to her face. That's pretty egregious, but what's more barbaric to Victoria is that he gave her teaspoons as a wedding gift. As punishment for this crime against humanity, she abruptly ends their awkward hangout by loudly saying \"GOODBYE!\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Later, the authorities reveal that Twerp Assassin apparently didn't shoot real bullets and wrote those Hanover letters to himself. Wow. He really sucks at life. He is to be acquitted for being really bad at assassinating, and also for being criminally insane.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>STOP EVERYTHING. DASH IS BACK! 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So wack.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an upstairs bedroom, Ernst shows up in Victoria's married friend's bedroom. Ooo la la! 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It’s been a pleasure watching along with you this season. You can keep up with my other work \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\">all over \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/author/ehapsis/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KQED Pop\u003c/a> and on \u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/pop/category/the-cooler/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The Cooler \u003c/em>podcast\u003c/a>. 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"content": "\u003cp>By now, you may have heard of \u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/23/ghost-ship-fire-inspires-nbc-drama-a-really-crass-move/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tonight’s episode of \u003cem>Chicago Fire\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a “ripped from the headlines” story based on the Ghost Ship warehouse fire in Oakland that killed 36 people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you think adapting the horrific events of Dec. 2 just two months after the tragedy for an episode titled “Deathtrap” is exploitative and in bad taste, you’re not alone. If NBC were honest, it wouldn’t advertise tonight’s programming as “ripped from the headlines.” It’s ripped from the Bay Area’s heart. I implore you not to watch.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here’s the casting call for extras, first acquired by the \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/02/23/ghost-ship-fire-inspires-nbc-drama-a-really-crass-move/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mercury News\u003c/a>\u003c/em>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cblockquote>\u003cp>“GHOST SHIP” — Seeking Men & Women 20s-30s to play rave party goers. Types can range from edgy/artsy to bohemian *DISCLAIMER* This is A VERY ACTIVE SCENE that entails running and screaming as party goers try to escape a warehouse fire. THIS WILL BE USED AS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FOOTAGE in the episode. Please do not submit if you are not comfortable with the level of physicality or any other aspect of the scenario. This is a double duty shoot, where you will work in the memoriam scene first and then move on the the party/fire scene. 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On the weekend of the fire, the national media descended upon Oakland. They knocked on doors and called families and friends nonstop, looking for anyone to offer up their grief and cry on camera. At a certain point within the week, people started saying no, distrusting the pattern of being turned into emotional carrion for viewers. They started shutting down and declining interviews. They saw the game for what it was.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Television couldn’t have real people to talk about the fire anymore. So it had to make up its own.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”SFzxMC7oa3f5F5gE1duljE9G9LmlR9Fp”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is not art. I already said that. But it bears repeating. Because those people who died in the fire? They made art. Which is another reason why I’m strongly suggesting not watching the “crossover television event” tonight.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are a few things I want you to do instead:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to Johnny Igaz’s \u003ca href=\"https://nacktmusic.bandcamp.com/album/virex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">electronic music\u003c/a>. Watch some of Alex Ghassan’s \u003ca href=\"https://vimeo.com/alexgdirector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">short films and music videos\u003c/a>. Check out Kiyomi Tanouye’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/undergroundnailbar/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nail art\u003c/a>. Listen to Chelsea Faith Dolan’s \u003ca href=\"https://cherushii.bandcamp.com/album/memory-of-water\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">latest EP\u003c/a>. Watch Joey Casio \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/Txc8cyoCoAE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">talk about his music\u003c/a>. 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Photo: VH1 / Logo\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv.jpeg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-1180x664.jpeg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-960x540.jpeg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/mgid-ao-image-logotv-520x293.jpeg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Still from RuPaul's Drag Race trailer. Photo: VH1 / Logo\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>It's the most wonderful time of the year! No, not the holiday season, but the beginning of a new \u003cem>RuPaul's Drag Race\u003c/em> season! The trailer for the show's ninth season dropped this morning, which means it's time to overanalyze all 34 seconds of it through a live blog! Follow me...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeFsN43IQVU\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:01 -- We have a premiere date! March 24, 2017! Don't expect to hear from any gays in your life from 8pm to 9pm on that day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:02 -- A queen erupts out of a blast of fire and glitter. She looks great, but is wearing green, which avid watchers of the show know spells doom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67263\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-800x443.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 12.26.37 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-800x443.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-160x89.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-768x425.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-1020x565.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-1180x653.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-960x531.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-672x372.png 672w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-1038x576.png 1038w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-240x133.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-375x208.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM-520x288.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.26.37-PM.png 1221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/green-michelle.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67260\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/green-michelle.gif\" alt=\"green michelle\" width=\"500\" height=\"262\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/7d0351e0-90c3-0131-9dd5-4aa05aa116f9.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67262\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/7d0351e0-90c3-0131-9dd5-4aa05aa116f9.gif\" alt=\"7d0351e0-90c3-0131-9dd5-4aa05aa116f9\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_nn078qoTN61tcvn98o5_400.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67261\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_nn078qoTN61tcvn98o5_400.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_nn078qoTN61tcvn98o5_400\" width=\"375\" height=\"211\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:03 -- The past few months have been filled with so much bad news that it's nice to take a moment every time something good happens. Let these words sink in:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67269\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-800x516.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 12.32.29 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-800x516.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-160x103.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-768x496.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-1020x658.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-960x620.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-240x155.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-375x242.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM-520x336.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.32.29-PM.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67268\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_nfixxw6XTK1texb9lo1_500.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_nfixxw6XTK1texb9lo1_500\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/fist-pump.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67265\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/fist-pump.gif\" alt=\"fist-pump\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/sad.yes_.gif\"> \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67264\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/sad.yes_.gif\" alt=\"sad.yes\" width=\"500\" height=\"236\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/cry-pokemon.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67266\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/cry-pokemon.gif\" alt=\"cry pokemon\" width=\"493\" height=\"370\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:04 -- RuPaul isn't wearing those ugly oversized hats this season! Yay!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67270\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-800x443.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 12.38.06 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-800x443.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-160x89.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-768x426.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-1020x565.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-1180x654.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-960x532.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-672x372.png 672w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-1038x576.png 1038w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-240x133.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-375x208.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM-520x288.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-12.38.06-PM.png 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67271\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"no-haty\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-800x400.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-160x80.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-768x384.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-960x480.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-240x120.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-375x187.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-520x260.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:05 -- The contestants are as jazzed about this as I am.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67273\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-800x398.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.11.16 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-800x398.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-160x80.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-768x382.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-1020x508.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-1920x956.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-1180x587.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-960x478.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-240x119.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-375x187.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-520x259.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-800x396.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.11.34 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-800x396.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-160x79.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-768x380.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-1020x504.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-1920x949.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-1180x584.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-960x475.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-240x119.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-375x185.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-520x257.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:06 -- Someone went through Sailor Neptune's laundry and she's not pleased:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67281\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-800x440.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.13.33 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-800x440.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-160x88.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-768x422.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-1020x560.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-1180x648.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-960x527.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-240x132.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-375x206.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-520x286.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM.png 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67282\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78.jpg\" alt=\"michiru78\" width=\"350\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78.jpg 350w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78-160x146.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78-240x219.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:08 -- Drain-the-swamp lily pad realness!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67283\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-800x439.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.17.55 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-800x439.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-160x88.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-768x421.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-1020x560.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-1180x648.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-960x527.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-240x132.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-375x206.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-520x285.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM.png 1221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:10 -- Surprise! The show is leaving Logo, the marginally-relevant LGBT cable network, for VH1, the not-relevant-since-Behind-the-Music-and-Pop-Up-Video network. That leaves Logo with \u003cem>Golden Girls\u003c/em> reruns and not much else. R.I.P.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:11 -- Looks like Mama Ru is still a huge fan of Season 7 winner Violet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67285\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-800x437.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.22.01 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-800x437.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-160x87.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-768x419.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-1020x557.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-1180x644.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-960x524.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-240x131.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-375x205.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-520x284.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And how could you not be after witnessing all of this drag magic?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ezgif-1473949892.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ezgif-1473949892.gif\" alt=\"ezgif-1473949892\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/02a40e5854f3c5769e0fb1cb05c10cb2.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/02a40e5854f3c5769e0fb1cb05c10cb2.gif\" alt=\"02a40e5854f3c5769e0fb1cb05c10cb2\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_nou4fqnutI1spo2geo5_250.gif\"> \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67287\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_nou4fqnutI1spo2geo5_250.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_nou4fqnutI1spo2geo5_250\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/96df30cb7feca30902dddd0a750c1777.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67289\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/96df30cb7feca30902dddd0a750c1777.gif\" alt=\"96df30cb7feca30902dddd0a750c1777\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:12 -- The show is now on Fridays, which I momentarily got angry about (\u003cem>I have a life, RuPaul!\u003c/em>), before remembering that I'm old now and celebrate TGIF by staying home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:16 -- This queen tries to eradicate \"I'm not here to make friends\" from reality TV in favor of this Big Freedia paraphrase: \"I didn't come to play; I came to slay.\" I support it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.29.24 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-1020x540.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-1180x624.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-960x508.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-520x275.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:17 -- If Cindy McCain and the wink-with-your-tongue-out emoji had a baby drag queen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67291\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-800x422.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.35.49 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-800x422.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-160x84.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-768x405.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-1020x538.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-1180x622.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-960x506.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-520x274.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM.png 1274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:18 -- Gays on Tumblr start thirsting in 3, 2, 1...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-800x422.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.36.47 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-800x422.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-160x84.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-768x405.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-1020x538.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-1180x623.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-960x507.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-520x274.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:19 -- If all that incest the royals partake in resulted -- not in a club foot -- but the birth of an evil strawberry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67293\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-800x568.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.39.09 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-800x568.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-160x114.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-768x545.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-240x170.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-375x266.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-520x369.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM.png 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:20 -- The Gay Agenda has infiltrated the Lollipop Guild. Is nothing sacred?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-800x441.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.41.02 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-800x441.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-160x88.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-768x424.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-1020x563.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-1180x651.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-960x530.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-240x132.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-375x207.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-520x287.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:22 -- A \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=pearl+drag+race&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja94K6prbSAhXhqVQKHUUAA7EQ_AUICCgB\">Pearl\u003c/a> lookalike contest with a dash of appreciation for Magnolia Crawford's pointy nose contour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67296\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.57.07 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-1020x539.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-1180x624.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-960x507.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-520x275.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/toomuchcontour.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67295\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/toomuchcontour.gif\" alt=\"toomuchcontour\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:26 -- Known for consistently hosting D-list celebrity judges (hi, LaToya Jackson!), the show appears to have secured a few extra coins from VH1 this year. The producers naturally spent it on booking Lady Gaga because no one has ever \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Stan\">stanned\u003c/a> themselves to death on television before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 2.03.42 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-1020x540.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-1180x624.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-960x508.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-520x275.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM.png\"> \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-800x424.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 2.09.02 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-800x424.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-768x407.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-1020x541.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-1180x626.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-960x509.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-240x127.png 240w, 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src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-800x400.jpg\" alt=\"no-haty\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-800x400.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-160x80.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-768x384.jpg 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-960x480.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-240x120.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-375x187.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty-520x260.jpg 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/no-haty.jpg 991w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:05 -- The contestants are as jazzed about this as I am.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67273\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-800x398.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.11.16 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-800x398.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-160x80.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-768x382.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-1020x508.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-1920x956.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-1180x587.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-960x478.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-240x119.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-375x187.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.16-PM-520x259.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67272\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-800x396.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.11.34 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-800x396.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-160x79.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-768x380.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-1020x504.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-1920x949.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-1180x584.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-960x475.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-240x119.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-375x185.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.11.34-PM-520x257.png 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:06 -- Someone went through Sailor Neptune's laundry and she's not pleased:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67281\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-800x440.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.13.33 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-800x440.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-160x88.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-768x422.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-1020x560.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-1180x648.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-960x527.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-240x132.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-375x206.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM-520x286.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.13.33-PM.png 1225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67282\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78.jpg\" alt=\"michiru78\" width=\"350\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78.jpg 350w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78-160x146.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/michiru78-240x219.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:08 -- Drain-the-swamp lily pad realness!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67283\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-800x439.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.17.55 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-800x439.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-160x88.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-768x421.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-1020x560.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-1180x648.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-960x527.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-240x132.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-375x206.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM-520x285.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.17.55-PM.png 1221w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:10 -- Surprise! The show is leaving Logo, the marginally-relevant LGBT cable network, for VH1, the not-relevant-since-Behind-the-Music-and-Pop-Up-Video network. That leaves Logo with \u003cem>Golden Girls\u003c/em> reruns and not much else. R.I.P.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:11 -- Looks like Mama Ru is still a huge fan of Season 7 winner Violet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67285\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-800x437.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.22.01 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-800x437.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-160x87.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-768x419.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-1020x557.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-1180x644.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-960x524.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-240x131.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-375x205.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM-520x284.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.22.01-PM.png 1224w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And how could you not be after witnessing all of this drag magic?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ezgif-1473949892.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67286\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/ezgif-1473949892.gif\" alt=\"ezgif-1473949892\" width=\"500\" height=\"283\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/02a40e5854f3c5769e0fb1cb05c10cb2.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67288\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/02a40e5854f3c5769e0fb1cb05c10cb2.gif\" alt=\"02a40e5854f3c5769e0fb1cb05c10cb2\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_nou4fqnutI1spo2geo5_250.gif\"> \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67287\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/tumblr_nou4fqnutI1spo2geo5_250.gif\" alt=\"tumblr_nou4fqnutI1spo2geo5_250\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/96df30cb7feca30902dddd0a750c1777.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67289\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/96df30cb7feca30902dddd0a750c1777.gif\" alt=\"96df30cb7feca30902dddd0a750c1777\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:12 -- The show is now on Fridays, which I momentarily got angry about (\u003cem>I have a life, RuPaul!\u003c/em>), before remembering that I'm old now and celebrate TGIF by staying home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:16 -- This queen tries to eradicate \"I'm not here to make friends\" from reality TV in favor of this Big Freedia paraphrase: \"I didn't come to play; I came to slay.\" I support it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67290\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.29.24 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-1020x540.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-1180x624.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-960x508.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM-520x275.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.29.24-PM.png 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:17 -- If Cindy McCain and the wink-with-your-tongue-out emoji had a baby drag queen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67291\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-800x422.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.35.49 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-800x422.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-160x84.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-768x405.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-1020x538.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-1180x622.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-960x506.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM-520x274.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.35.49-PM.png 1274w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:18 -- Gays on Tumblr start thirsting in 3, 2, 1...\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67292\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-800x422.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.36.47 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-800x422.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-160x84.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-768x405.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-1020x538.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-1180x623.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-960x507.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM-520x274.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.36.47-PM.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:19 -- If all that incest the royals partake in resulted -- not in a club foot -- but the birth of an evil strawberry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67293\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-800x568.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.39.09 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-800x568.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-160x114.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-768x545.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-240x170.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-375x266.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM-520x369.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.39.09-PM.png 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:20 -- The Gay Agenda has infiltrated the Lollipop Guild. Is nothing sacred?!\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67294\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-800x441.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.41.02 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-800x441.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-160x88.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-768x424.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-1020x563.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-1180x651.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-960x530.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-240x132.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-375x207.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM-520x287.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.41.02-PM.png 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:22 -- A \u003ca href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=pearl+drag+race&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwja94K6prbSAhXhqVQKHUUAA7EQ_AUICCgB\">Pearl\u003c/a> lookalike contest with a dash of appreciation for Magnolia Crawford's pointy nose contour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67296\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 1.57.07 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-1020x539.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-1180x624.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-960x507.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM-520x275.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-1.57.07-PM.png 1275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/toomuchcontour.gif\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-67295\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/toomuchcontour.gif\" alt=\"toomuchcontour\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>0:26 -- Known for consistently hosting D-list celebrity judges (hi, LaToya Jackson!), the show appears to have secured a few extra coins from VH1 this year. The producers naturally spent it on booking Lady Gaga because no one has ever \u003ca href=\"http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Stan\">stanned\u003c/a> themselves to death on television before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67299\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-800x423.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 2.03.42 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-800x423.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-768x406.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-1020x540.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-1180x624.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-960x508.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-375x198.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM-520x275.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.03.42-PM.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM.png\"> \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67297\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-800x424.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 2.09.02 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-800x424.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-160x85.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-768x407.png 768w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-1020x541.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-1180x626.png 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-960x509.png 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-240x127.png 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-375x199.png 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM-520x276.png 520w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.02-PM.png 1273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.14-PM.png\">\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-67300\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.14-PM-800x424.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-01 at 2.09.14 PM\" width=\"800\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.14-PM-800x424.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-03-01-at-2.09.14-PM-160x85.png 160w, 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"title": "Where Did Russell Brand Go? The Answer is More Interesting and Complex than You'd Think",
"headTitle": "Where Did Russell Brand Go? The Answer is More Interesting and Complex than You’d Think | KQED",
"content": "\u003cp>There is a high likelihood that, if you reside in the United States, it’s been a while since you’ve thought about \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Brand\u003c/a>. Seven years ago, the British comedian, actor and writer brought his brand of big-haired troublemaking to our screens both large and small, in a manner that felt like the beginning of something huge. So where the hell did he go?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brand first hosted the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/video-playlists/2ydpmy/russell-brand-s-greatest-mtv-moments-so-far/9840tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MTV VMAs\u003c/a> in 2008, after his breakout role in \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800039/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forgetting Sarah Marshall\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, and immediately\u003cem> \u003c/em>caused a furor after he used the spotlight to refer to George W. Bush as a “retarded cowboy,” as well as make fun of the Jonas Brothers’ pro-celibacy stance. Nevertheless, he was invited to hand out \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/2924701/vma-statue-moonman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moonmen\u003c/a> again in 2009 and 2012, and found himself with his own \u003ca href=\"http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/9bhrcj/stand-up-library-russell-brand-in-new-york-city-season-1-ep-101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comedy Central stand-up special\u003c/a>, as well as starring roles in \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226229/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Get Him to the Greek\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2010), \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Despicable Me\u003c/a>\u003c/em> (2010), \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334512/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Arthur\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2011, in a role \u003cem>New York Magazine\u003c/em> described as “\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/15/russell-brand-arthur-hollywood-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">career-killing\u003c/a>”), \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Tempest\u003c/em> \u003c/a>(2011), \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411704/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Hop\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2011), and (let’s just forget this one ever happened) \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1336608/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Rock of Ages\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2012). Arguably, though, Brand is best-remembered (stateside, at least) in the role of \u003ca href=\"http://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/artists/katy-perry/photos/katy-perry-russell-brand-wedding/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katy Perry’s husband\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 454px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66533\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6.jpg\" alt=\"Katy Perry and Russell Brand in US Weekly.\" width=\"454\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6.jpg 454w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6-160x217.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6-240x325.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6-375x508.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katy Perry and Russell Brand in US Weekly.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The couple’s 27-month marriage was a tabloid dream from the get-go. After their 2010 wedding in India—the basis for Perry’s performance of \u003ca href=\"http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/katy-perry-finally-shares-wedding-images----at-the-grammys--2011132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Not Like the Movies”\u003c/a> at the Grammys three months later—\u003cem>Marie Claire\u003c/em> called them “one of Hollywood’s hottest pairings.” By the time Brand had famously broken up with Perry via text and filed for divorce, the cover of \u003cem>US Weekly\u003c/em> screamed “MARRIED TO A CRAZY MAN” instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is an assumption for many people on this side of the Atlantic that Brand’s disappearance is related to the fact that he was only famous because of Perry; that once those rings came off, his career died because he could no longer ride her coattails. (“Now he doesn’t have Katy Perry, he’s just a nobody,” we hear at the start of his \u003cem>Brand: A Second Coming\u003c/em> documentary.) Others suggest that his films just never did well enough at the box office to keep him in business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truth is far more complex—and far more interesting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It is true that the consistently unfiltered Brand is a difficult prospect to sell to American audiences. His distinctly European flamboyance is off-putting for conservatives, as is the sexually crude wordplay he favors (which has also landed him \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Russell_Brand_Show_prank_telephone_calls_row\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in hot water\u003c/a> in his native England). His tendency toward verbose flourishes can be read by American audiences as pretentious and self-indulgent. It’s also true that when one tries to squeeze Brand into any kind of structured format, he is rarely able to shine—as FX found out when they gave him a chat show, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brand_X_with_Russell_Brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brand X\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, which lasted just two seasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid=arts_13935238]The real root of Brand’s absence from our screens has less to do with ratings than it does with his own relationship with guilt, fame and spirituality. The key turning point for Brand was \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msMRZZIw6g0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a trip to Africa\u003c/a> on behalf of Comic Relief in 2013. Having spent days witnessing dire poverty and suffering, surrounded by children orphaned by AIDS, he returned to the opulence of Hollywood life \u003ca href=\"http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/entertainment/news/a39349/russell-brand-documentary-katy-perry/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and declared\u003c/a>: “Oh my fucking God, I’m living this life that’s the very thing I detest: vapid, vacuous celebrity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turnaround was fast. In 2013, Brand guest-edited \u003ca href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The New Statesman\u003c/em>\u003c/a>—an award-winning British publication concerned with politics and current affairs. Shortly afterwards, he appeared on BBC’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Newsnight\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, an equally stuffy and intellectually minded television show. The interview caused adoration and outrage in equal measure from the British public, with Brand talking about his unwillingness to vote and his desire for revolution. The usually unflappable host, Jeremy Paxman, was visibly irritated by the whole thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YR4CseY9pk\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When Brand talks about his personal philosophies, he does so from a place of experience. Before the \u003cem>Newsnight\u003c/em> interview, his years of seeking peace and fulfillment through drug abuse and promiscuous sex were artfully and amusingly relayed in 2007’s foolishly titled but thought-provoking autobiography, \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/My-Booky-Wook-Memoir-Stand-Up/dp/0061857807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>My Booky Wook\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The less-interesting followup, \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Booky-Wook-This-Time-Personal/dp/0061958085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Booky Wook 2: This Time It’s Personal\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2010) saw Brand inching toward real international fame for the first time and seeking solace there, as well as in his new relationship with Perry. “For Katy,” the book’s dedication reads. “This is my past. You are my future.” (Another example of Brand throwing himself into his choices of the moment with absolute fervor).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid=arts_13923161]Post-divorce, and post-Hollywood, Brand plunged into figuring out where to go next. By 2014, he had concluded, very vocally, that the answer for him lay in a somewhat jarring combination of spiritual and political activism. In the book he released that year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Russell-Brand/dp/1101882913/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487279097&sr=1-1&keywords=russell+brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Revolution\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, he writes: “The solution is not fame or money or any transient adornment of the individual. The only revolution that can really change the world is the one in your own consciousness, and mine has already begun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview to promote the book, Brand \u003ca href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/64206eb2-583f-11e4-a31b-00144feab7de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told \u003cem>The Financial Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (of all places) that he wasn’t “interested in making money any more”—a truth demonstrated by \u003ca href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/08/russell-brand-katy-perry-divorce-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his refusal to take the $20 million from Katy Perry\u003c/a> that he was legally entitled to from their divorce. “I think an economic ideology is oppositional to the spiritual ideologies that are what we need to adopt if we’re to save our planet and humankind,” he said. “Capitalism … prevents us from seeing that we’re all connected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 2014 documentary, \u003cem>Russell Brand: A Second Coming\u003c/em>, he asserts his view of fame and fortune in a manner that is blunt: “Fame, power and money is bullshit,” he says. “I’ve now seen what happens if you make money in Hollywood. It’s a pretend world. Nothing’s real.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py2Y0_B805w\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since he disappeared from America, Brand has been off trying to make himself useful. For five years now, he has been campaigning to get drug addiction treated as a health issue, rather than a criminal one. He counsels drug addicts in his spare time. He has two documentaries on the subject available on Netflix (\u003ca href=\"http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/russell-brand-addiction-recovery/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>From Addiction to Recovery\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jInyztmwU_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>End the Drugs War\u003c/em>\u003c/a>) and he has offered expert testimony to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_LHuII-jYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.K. government \u003c/a>on the subject.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, there are the social and political commentaries Brand disperses on his \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ou5uFFn8Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Trews\u003c/em>\u003c/a> YouTube channel, a perfect outlet for him to vent and inform in a time when \u003ca href=\"http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/05/pew-report-44-percent-of-u-s-adults-get-news-on-facebook/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">62 percent\u003c/a> of American adults access news through social media. Remarkably, Brand named his show “The True News” three years before “fake news” became a thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid=arts_13934462]Last year, Brand returned to movies after a three-year break. It’s a move accompanied—probably not coincidentally—by the birth of his first child. He appeared in \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1679335/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trolls\u003c/a> \u003c/em>and\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/videoplayer/vi1341044249?ref_=tt_pv_vi_aiv_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Army of One\u003c/a> (\u003c/em>alongside Nicolas Cage)\u003cem>. \u003c/em>This year, he will return to his Dr. Nefario role in \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3469046/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Despicable Me 3\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Undoubtedly, though, Brand’s years of chasing fulfillment via fame and glamor are very much over. These days, living in the British countryside, he finds \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axaQeZdVOgM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">personal satisfaction\u003c/a> in simplicity (“I’m so much happier over the course of the day to see one or two people and a few chickens,” he told \u003ca href=\"http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/russell-brand-on-being-a-firsttime-father-i-feel-litup-about-the-idea-i-m-very-excited-a3372941.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>ES Magazine\u003c/em>\u003c/a> last year) and professional fulfillment through his continuing analyses of how politics affects the proletariat. In addition to his public ponderings on spirituality and the meaning of life, he has returned to school to study religion and global politics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brand is that most unusual of figures—a man who succeeded and then walked away from blinding opportunities to give personal growth priority over wealth. In an age of reality television, when being famous for fame’s sake has \u003ca href=\"http://guardianlv.com/2013/08/studies-show-that-children-just-want-to-be-famous/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more allure than ever\u003c/a>, he offers a valuable alternative.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>There is a high likelihood that, if you reside in the United States, it’s been a while since you’ve thought about \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Russell Brand\u003c/a>. Seven years ago, the British comedian, actor and writer brought his brand of big-haired troublemaking to our screens both large and small, in a manner that felt like the beginning of something huge. So where the hell did he go?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brand first hosted the \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/video-playlists/2ydpmy/russell-brand-s-greatest-mtv-moments-so-far/9840tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MTV VMAs\u003c/a> in 2008, after his breakout role in \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800039/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Forgetting Sarah Marshall\u003c/a>\u003c/em>, and immediately\u003cem> \u003c/em>caused a furor after he used the spotlight to refer to George W. Bush as a “retarded cowboy,” as well as make fun of the Jonas Brothers’ pro-celibacy stance. Nevertheless, he was invited to hand out \u003ca href=\"http://www.mtv.com/news/2924701/vma-statue-moonman/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moonmen\u003c/a> again in 2009 and 2012, and found himself with his own \u003ca href=\"http://www.cc.com/full-episodes/9bhrcj/stand-up-library-russell-brand-in-new-york-city-season-1-ep-101\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Comedy Central stand-up special\u003c/a>, as well as starring roles in \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226229/?ref_=nv_sr_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Get Him to the Greek\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2010), \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1323594/?ref_=nv_sr_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Despicable Me\u003c/a>\u003c/em> (2010), \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1334512/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Arthur\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2011, in a role \u003cem>New York Magazine\u003c/em> described as “\u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/apr/15/russell-brand-arthur-hollywood-rise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">career-killing\u003c/a>”), \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Tempest\u003c/em> \u003c/a>(2011), \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1411704/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Hop\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2011), and (let’s just forget this one ever happened) \u003ca href=\"http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1336608/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Rock of Ages\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2012). Arguably, though, Brand is best-remembered (stateside, at least) in the role of \u003ca href=\"http://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/artists/katy-perry/photos/katy-perry-russell-brand-wedding/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Katy Perry’s husband\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_66533\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 454px\">\u003cimg decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66533\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6.jpg\" alt=\"Katy Perry and Russell Brand in US Weekly.\" width=\"454\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6.jpg 454w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6-160x217.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6-240x325.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/12/2017/02/zteqgnrcx6fwtzq6-375x508.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katy Perry and Russell Brand in US Weekly.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The couple’s 27-month marriage was a tabloid dream from the get-go. After their 2010 wedding in India—the basis for Perry’s performance of \u003ca href=\"http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-body/news/katy-perry-finally-shares-wedding-images----at-the-grammys--2011132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">“Not Like the Movies”\u003c/a> at the Grammys three months later—\u003cem>Marie Claire\u003c/em> called them “one of Hollywood’s hottest pairings.” By the time Brand had famously broken up with Perry via text and filed for divorce, the cover of \u003cem>US Weekly\u003c/em> screamed “MARRIED TO A CRAZY MAN” instead.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is an assumption for many people on this side of the Atlantic that Brand’s disappearance is related to the fact that he was only famous because of Perry; that once those rings came off, his career died because he could no longer ride her coattails. (“Now he doesn’t have Katy Perry, he’s just a nobody,” we hear at the start of his \u003cem>Brand: A Second Coming\u003c/em> documentary.) Others suggest that his films just never did well enough at the box office to keep him in business.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The truth is far more complex—and far more interesting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The real root of Brand’s absence from our screens has less to do with ratings than it does with his own relationship with guilt, fame and spirituality. The key turning point for Brand was \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msMRZZIw6g0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a trip to Africa\u003c/a> on behalf of Comic Relief in 2013. Having spent days witnessing dire poverty and suffering, surrounded by children orphaned by AIDS, he returned to the opulence of Hollywood life \u003ca href=\"http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/entertainment/news/a39349/russell-brand-documentary-katy-perry/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">and declared\u003c/a>: “Oh my fucking God, I’m living this life that’s the very thing I detest: vapid, vacuous celebrity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The turnaround was fast. In 2013, Brand guest-edited \u003ca href=\"http://www.newstatesman.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The New Statesman\u003c/em>\u003c/a>—an award-winning British publication concerned with politics and current affairs. Shortly afterwards, he appeared on BBC’s \u003ca href=\"http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006mk25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Newsnight\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, an equally stuffy and intellectually minded television show. The interview caused adoration and outrage in equal measure from the British public, with Brand talking about his unwillingness to vote and his desire for revolution. The usually unflappable host, Jeremy Paxman, was visibly irritated by the whole thing.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/3YR4CseY9pk'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/3YR4CseY9pk'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>When Brand talks about his personal philosophies, he does so from a place of experience. Before the \u003cem>Newsnight\u003c/em> interview, his years of seeking peace and fulfillment through drug abuse and promiscuous sex were artfully and amusingly relayed in 2007’s foolishly titled but thought-provoking autobiography, \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/My-Booky-Wook-Memoir-Stand-Up/dp/0061857807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>My Booky Wook\u003c/em>\u003c/a>. The less-interesting followup, \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Booky-Wook-This-Time-Personal/dp/0061958085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Booky Wook 2: This Time It’s Personal\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (2010) saw Brand inching toward real international fame for the first time and seeking solace there, as well as in his new relationship with Perry. “For Katy,” the book’s dedication reads. “This is my past. You are my future.” (Another example of Brand throwing himself into his choices of the moment with absolute fervor).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Post-divorce, and post-Hollywood, Brand plunged into figuring out where to go next. By 2014, he had concluded, very vocally, that the answer for him lay in a somewhat jarring combination of spiritual and political activism. In the book he released that year, \u003ca href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Russell-Brand/dp/1101882913/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1487279097&sr=1-1&keywords=russell+brand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Revolution\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, he writes: “The solution is not fame or money or any transient adornment of the individual. The only revolution that can really change the world is the one in your own consciousness, and mine has already begun.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In an interview to promote the book, Brand \u003ca href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/64206eb2-583f-11e4-a31b-00144feab7de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told \u003cem>The Financial Times\u003c/em>\u003c/a> (of all places) that he wasn’t “interested in making money any more”—a truth demonstrated by \u003ca href=\"http://www.tmz.com/2012/02/08/russell-brand-katy-perry-divorce-money/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his refusal to take the $20 million from Katy Perry\u003c/a> that he was legally entitled to from their divorce. “I think an economic ideology is oppositional to the spiritual ideologies that are what we need to adopt if we’re to save our planet and humankind,” he said. “Capitalism … prevents us from seeing that we’re all connected.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 2014 documentary, \u003cem>Russell Brand: A Second Coming\u003c/em>, he asserts his view of fame and fortune in a manner that is blunt: “Fame, power and money is bullshit,” he says. “I’ve now seen what happens if you make money in Hollywood. It’s a pretend world. Nothing’s real.”\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/Py2Y0_B805w'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/Py2Y0_B805w'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>Since he disappeared from America, Brand has been off trying to make himself useful. For five years now, he has been campaigning to get drug addiction treated as a health issue, rather than a criminal one. He counsels drug addicts in his spare time. He has two documentaries on the subject available on Netflix (\u003ca href=\"http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/russell-brand-addiction-recovery/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>From Addiction to Recovery\u003c/em>\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jInyztmwU_U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>End the Drugs War\u003c/em>\u003c/a>) and he has offered expert testimony to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_LHuII-jYQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">U.K. government \u003c/a>on the subject.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition, there are the social and political commentaries Brand disperses on his \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ou5uFFn8Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Trews\u003c/em>\u003c/a> YouTube channel, a perfect outlet for him to vent and inform in a time when \u003ca href=\"http://www.niemanlab.org/2016/05/pew-report-44-percent-of-u-s-adults-get-news-on-facebook/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">62 percent\u003c/a> of American adults access news through social media. Remarkably, Brand named his show “The True News” three years before “fake news” became a thing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The opportunity to speak to someone who has made the world a better place doesn’t come often, so talking to Cleve Jones shouldn’t be taken lightly. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[contextly_sidebar id=”hzRO1k937mMLvDG2s5pPhRXwWOVOMqnC”]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For most of his life, Jones has worked for “the Movement,” a summation of all the various causes he’s taken up over his decades of political activism. As a teenager, he worked with the United Farm Workers, and after moving to San Francisco in the ’70s, he fought for causes such as gay rights, AIDS research and, for the past decade, labor rights. But he’ll always be known for two things: working with Harvey Milk, the nation’s first openly gay politician, and for conceiving the AIDS Memorial Quilt, credited with breaking the country’s hard exterior regarding the mortal devastation caused by the disease. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’s resume reads like a textbook on the history of human rights in America, which is probably why he wrote a memoir. Published last year, \u003cem>When We Rise: My Life in the Movement\u003c/em> has Jones telling tales from his life as an activist, going all the way up to his work with \u003ca href=\"http://unitehere.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNITE HERE\u003c/a>. His friend, Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (\u003ci>Milk\u003c/i>), then took much of Jones’s story and used it for the upcoming ABC four-part mini-series, also called \u003ci>When We Rise.\u003c/i> Before its broadcast this week, I spoke with Jones about his life in San Francisco and what he’s learned about the power of political movements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12827969\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/cleve_at_supreme_court-800x449.jpg\" alt=\"Cleve Jones speaks outside the Supreme Court in June 2013\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12827969\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/cleve_at_supreme_court.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/cleve_at_supreme_court-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/cleve_at_supreme_court-768x431.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/cleve_at_supreme_court-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/cleve_at_supreme_court-375x210.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/cleve_at_supreme_court-520x292.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cleve Jones speaks outside the Supreme Court in June 2013. \u003ccite>(courtesy of Hachette Books)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>I understand you moved away from San Francisco’s Castro District for a few years but have since come back. How has it been?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I moved back to the Castro about seven years ago. I had been spending time up there when we were making the movie \u003ci>Milk,\u003c/i> and I realized how much I missed San Francisco and the Castro. When we finished filming, I made the decision to move back as soon as I could. I was fortunate enough to find a rent-controlled apartment, which made it possible.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>When you were living in the Castro during the beginning of the AIDS crisis, how visible was the impact of the disease on the neighborhood?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By the fall of 1985, I had lost almost all of my closest friends. The death toll in the neighborhood hit 1,000 by the end of 1985, and after that we lost 2,000 a year for another 10 years. It was a devastating experience. There are a lot of ghosts here and I am very conscious of that when I walk through the neighborhood today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What was it like before AIDS hit?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I first came to San Francisco in the early 1970s, the gay scene was on Polk Street and the Castro was just a sleepy Irish and Scandinavian neighborhood. There were a couple gay bars over here, though. There were a ton of gay bars back then in the ’70s — probably three times what we have today — and some were in the Castro. The large numbers of gay people didn’t start moving in until the mid ’70s and that accelerated in the late ’70s. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was very exciting. It was very youthful. Today the population is much more diverse and much older, and there’s a lot more heterosexual families. But in the ’70s and ’80s this neighborhood was overwhelmingly populated by young gay men, mostly white but not entirely. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>How was it for you as a young gay man? Was it safe?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think all of us who came here were looking for a place where we could be ourselves and be safe. There was still a lot of violence with the bashers coming into the neighborhood, and the cops were pretty dreadful. But it felt like a village, like a real community, and it still does, despite all the changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6TDxs9kC5Y\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Having been an activist for so long, do you know when a protest is at its most effective?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know, people go on and on about what’s effective and what’s not. You’ll find that the minute you go to a room full of people, raise your hand and say, “I think we have to do this,” 20 hands will go up and tell you why you shouldn’t do that. What we do, especially on the left, is criticize and make fun of each others’ efforts. But the reality is that just about any tactic that you can think of, whether it’s writing letters to the editor, holding a protest, engaging in civil disobedience, registering voters, filing lawsuits — all of these can work. In fact what people need to understand is that it’s the urgent need to commit to a long-term struggle that leads to change. We don’t pay a lot of attention to history and we like everything packaged into neat little products with a begin time and an end time. It doesn’t work that way! The struggle is ongoing and its permanent, and right now we have entered a new phase of it, but all of those tactics can work. It’s important for people to do whatever they can with whatever they have wherever they are. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Do you think our current political situation will radicalize some of those who haven’t been politically active?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think we are entering a period of political chaos and that chaos is deepening. It’s the kind of situation where there’s potential for political upheaval, and also the possibility of great good. It is my hope that people will be radicalized and rise up to resist, and I hope that out of this chaos will emerge a much stronger progressive movement that stands against racism, xenophobia and homophobia. We don’t know what’s going to happen, but I’m heartened by the millions who have taken to the streets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12828246\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"Actors Guy Pearce and Austin McKenzie, writer Lance Black and activist Cleve Jones attend the North American Premiere of 'When We Rise' at the 28th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. \" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12828246\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-1180x664.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-960x540.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-240x135.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-375x211.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/When-we-rise-520x293.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Actors Guy Pearce and Austin McKenzie, writer Lance Black and activist Cleve Jones attend the North American Premiere of ‘When We Rise’ at the 28th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival. \u003ccite>(Photo: Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Festival )\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Did you ever think that your book would lead to a network television show?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Back in 1978, I went back home to Arizona for the holidays. It was after the assassination of Harvey Milk and George Moscone. Late one night my mother and I were talking about what was going on, and she said, “You’re living through one of those times, when you get older, people will write books and movies about what you’re living now.” She predicted this back in 1978.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I’ve always been aware that I was involved in historic times. It was never about me, it was just about where I was and what was going on. When I started writing the book, I had no idea that it was going to end up being the partial inspiration for a mini-series. I went down to L.A. so I could focus and not be distracted, and I stayed with Dustin Lance Black. It ended up that I worked on the book and he worked on the screenplay. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s been exciting. I’ve seen the show and I like it. Parts are very powerful, but it leaves out a big chunk of what I’ve been doing with my life for the last 10 years with the labor movement, so I’m not particularly happy about that. I wish there was more about my work with the union. But I still think people should see it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>You mentioned Milk and Moscone. You were actually the one who discovered Milk’s body after he was shot by Dan White. How has it been living with that memory?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meeting Harvey was the most important thing that happened to me in my entire life. Everything that’s happened since goes back to him. I walked in shortly after he was shot and saw his body, and it was horrifying. I had never seen a dead person before. I thought everything was over. I think I was in shock for months afterwards, and it’s something I still think about. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But it’s an example of how one can face great tragedy. So many times in my life I thought everything was over but it wasn’t. I just had to keep on fighting and moving forward, and I want people to be aware of that, especially now since so many people think this election is the end of everything we hold dear. It’s not. We’re going to fight back and resist, and do the best we can. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEObIgSXtBY \u003c/p>\n\n",
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There are a lot of ghosts here and I am very conscious of that when I walk through the neighborhood today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>What was it like before AIDS hit?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When I first came to San Francisco in the early 1970s, the gay scene was on Polk Street and the Castro was just a sleepy Irish and Scandinavian neighborhood. There were a couple gay bars over here, though. There were a ton of gay bars back then in the ’70s — probably three times what we have today — and some were in the Castro. The large numbers of gay people didn’t start moving in until the mid ’70s and that accelerated in the late ’70s. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was very exciting. It was very youthful. Today the population is much more diverse and much older, and there’s a lot more heterosexual families. But in the ’70s and ’80s this neighborhood was overwhelmingly populated by young gay men, mostly white but not entirely. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>How was it for you as a young gay man? Was it safe?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think all of us who came here were looking for a place where we could be ourselves and be safe. There was still a lot of violence with the bashers coming into the neighborhood, and the cops were pretty dreadful. But it felt like a village, like a real community, and it still does, despite all the changes.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/z6TDxs9kC5Y'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/z6TDxs9kC5Y'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cb>Having been an activist for so long, do you know when a protest is at its most effective?\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You know, people go on and on about what’s effective and what’s not. You’ll find that the minute you go to a room full of people, raise your hand and say, “I think we have to do this,” 20 hands will go up and tell you why you shouldn’t do that. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/18/first-100-days-art-in-the-age-of-trump/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1.jpg\" alt=\"100Days_300x300z\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12667846\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1.jpg 300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From photographs of melting icebergs to dance works about acid rain, much of the art aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues tends towards the overly earnest. This can be a bit of a turn off for many people. But a new seven-part comedic web series coming in early summer 2017 aims to use humor to activate minds and hearts around the related themes of global warming and gentrification.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Made in Oakland by a group of Bay Area artists, \u003ca href=\"http://www.thenorthpoleshow.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em>\u003c/a> tells the story of best friends Nina, Marcus and Benny. Born and raised in North Oakland (“The North Pole” to locals), they struggle to save their neighborhood as it falls prey to the ills of rising rents, high-priced coffee and the misguided plans of bio-engineering startups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735198\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"Reyna Amaya in a scene from 'The North Pole.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-1920x1081.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-1180x665.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912.jpeg 2017w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reyna Amaya in a scene from ‘The North Pole.’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Danny Telles)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“For those lucky people who grew up in North Oakland in the 1990s and 2000s, the neighborhood had but one nickname: the North Pole. Young folks growing up in the area called themselves Polar Bears,” says Josh Healey, writer and executive producer of \u003cem>The North Pole. “\u003c/em>These days, though, the climate of the neighborhood is changing — fewer barbershops and soul food spots, more condos and kombucha stands — and it feels like the North Pole’s native species is going extinct. There are some Polar Bears, though, who aren’t going down without a fight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED sat down with Healey and Reyna Amaya, the actor playing Nina in the show, to talk about the project and its connection to the current political climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735199\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"'The North Pole' writer and producer Josh Healey center) chats with crew members on set during a shoot for the series.\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-1020x575.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-1920x1082.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-1180x665.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463.jpeg 1925w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The North Pole’ writer and producer Josh Healey (center) chats with crew members on set during a shoot for the series. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why did you decide to make \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Josh Healey:\u003c/strong> I wanted to make \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> because I love Oakland. I love this crazy planet called Earth. And both these places that I call home are currently going through their own form of “climate change” — a neutral-sounding phrase that in reality is displacing and destroying communities and the environments we need to survive. For all of us making the show, \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> is our collective, comedic middle finger to the corporate looters and polluters. It’s our political picket line-turned-comedy roast — our absurd, sh-t-talking love letter to the people and places that we love and are worth defending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reyna Amaya:\u003c/strong> I knew I wanted to be involved with \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> project because it was a story about my hometown, which was exciting to me and it told a story that I felt like people from all over the country could relate to, especially right now. I remember people used to rock hella North Face gear and puff coats in the summer to stay true to the North Pole theme. Seriously, it was that deep. Sharing this piece of Oakland culture is important to me! I love that \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> highlights what is happening right now in urban cities around the country while at the same time being able to put the magnifying glass over the environmental issues that have been devastating communities for generations. I knew this was the kind of project people would be able to relate to and fall in love with for multiple reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"Reyna Amaya and Donte Clark in 'The North Pole'. \" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-1020x575.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824.jpeg 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reyna Amaya and Donte Clark in ‘The North Pole’. \u003ccite>(Photo: Danny Telles)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You wrote and filmed the series before Trump got elected. How has his presidency so far impacted the way you’re thinking about the project and potential action around it going forward?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> It’s hard to make satire that’s crazier than this president. Like everyone I know (and yes, I do know people who live in exotic red states like Wisconsin and even Florida), I’m horrified by what Trump’s doing. I’m terrified. The Muslim ban, the so-called wall, the reversal on Standing Rock and Keystone XL? It’s all bad. But I also know that horror and outrage will only get us so far. We also need joy. We need stories of hope and possibility, stories of rebellion and ridiculousness, stories that are bold, beautiful, and even make us laugh a little.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Amaya:\u003c/strong> I think with Trump’s election, it just gives us more to cover, more to touch on that the American people are starving for right now. People want to feel like someone is listening, like someone cares about what’s going on in their city, in their community, and in their lives. Why are people marching right now? Because they are frustrated, they don’t feel heard and they don’t feel like their concerns are being taken into consideration or prioritized. This series gives us an opportunity to have our voices heard, to reach people who have either never thought about these issues as well as the folks who want to join the choir. Art, comedy and media continue to be powerful tools and I’m hoping this series can be another force in uniting us in a positive way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735387\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12735387 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-800x452.jpeg\" alt=\"On set during the making of 'The North Pole' at The Hub in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-800x452.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-1020x576.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-1920x1084.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-1180x666.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-960x542.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-375x212.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-520x294.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866.jpeg 1986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On set during the making of ‘The North Pole’ at The Hub in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tell us about the process of making the series.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> We held auditions for the four main characters, and were lucky to find the perfect actors for each role in Reyna, Donte Clark, Eli Marienthal and Santiago Rosas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We shot over 14 days last summer and fall. We raised money through various local and national grants, with major support coming from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. We still need to raise $25,000 to pay for our post-production costs, and just launched our \u003ca href=\"http://kck.st/2kjYQ4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter\u003c/a> campaign hoping that our community can help bring us home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSNNz7hh3b4&feature=youtu.be\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSNNz7hh3b4&feature=youtu.be\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s the timeline for the project going forward?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> We plan to launch in Spring/Summer 2017 with a major premiere in Oakland and national online distribution. Working with the Oakland-based environmental, labor and cultural activism non-profit Movement Generation, we’ll partner with groups fighting for racial justice, climate resilience, and working against displacement. The goal is to make this more than just a web series; we want \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> to be be a creative organizing platform to amplify community activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How does the project draw a connection between environmental issues and gentrification issues?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> is a metaphor for the parallels between urban displacement and ecological disruption. Here in North Oakland and up in the Arctic, the climate is changing — and the native species (Oakland natives here, polar bears there) is going extinct. But for us making this show, it’s not just a metaphor. This is our home. This is our environment. One of the things we want to challenge with the show is this idea that “climate activism” is just about stopping greenhouse gases or saving the whales. It’s really about changing the fundamental nature of this hyper-capitalist economy that is destroying environments across the globe. And that includes for poor people and people of color who are being pushed out of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735388\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"A poster advertising the Greengos bioengineering firm, captured on set during a shoot for 'The North Pole'.\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-1020x575.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-1920x1082.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-1180x665.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427.jpeg 2007w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A poster advertising the fictional Greengos bioengineering firm, captured on set during a shoot for ‘The North Pole.’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Both with gentrification and climate change, a lot of people throw up their hands and say, “What’s the point? It’s too late, there’s nothing we can do about it.” F-ck those people. I’m here on this planet to survive. And while we can’t erase the damage that’s already been done, we can made the bold, big changes necessary to make our local and global environments a place where everyone can thrive, and no one gets forced out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s the main message you want to get across?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amaya: Displacement is not the answer. Whether we’re talking about rent hikes or environmental issues, if you’re kicking people out, you’re doing something wrong. I hope people will see that the way we are doing things now is not working and we need to figure out another solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How does humor help to get the message across?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Amaya:\u003c/strong> Humor is like sugar; it makes everything taste better. A lot of the issues we cover in the series are really tough and actually aren’t fictitious. People in real life are experiencing what these characters are going through right now in this country. The humor makes it all easy to digest and allows people to start to have some of these difficult conversations which is the first step in leading to change. Humor is an ice-breaker, a tolerance tickler, as well as a thinking activator — all key ingredients to sparking change. The first place you have to spark change is in the way people think.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735389\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735389\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Donte Clark in a scene from 'The North Pole'.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-1020x573.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-960x540.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-520x292.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donte Clark in a scene from ‘The North Pole.’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Danny Telles)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> We live in the generation raised on Dave Chapelle and Jon Stewart as our most trusted names in news. Good comedy cuts through the bullsh-t. Laughter is contagious; exactly the type of positive energy we need right now. Most political art, especially art around climate change, is depressing as hell. “Look, here’s another part of the world that is dying. We’re all going to die soon! But hey, come get involved!” isn’t the type of inspiration that gets people out of bed in the morning, let alone join a movement. We’re here to change that. \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> isn’t a traditional sitcom. This is a dramatic comedy with unapologetic progressive politics. We start off with the laughs. But the real punchline? It’ll make you want to do more than just laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How will you know that the project has succeeded?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> Success for us means flipping the script on the false narratives that “we have to choose between good jobs or affordable housing”; that “people of color don’t care about the environment”; and that when it comes to threats like gentrification and global warming, “there is no alternative.” We know there is an alternative, and our communities are building it right here, right now. In Oakland, in Detroit, at Standing Rock, folks are creating a new vision of justice and radical ecology. We’re going to broadcast that vision, and we’re going to remind people that laughter and joy are a form of medicine, and that we all need to keep going, now more than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Watch Josh Healey with musician Boots Riley in a video about environmental justice:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BROTHER EARTH (with Boots Riley and Josh Healey)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQJm9-wwlsQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg\" alt=\"Q.Logo.Break\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12127869\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/01/18/first-100-days-art-in-the-age-of-trump/\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1.jpg\" alt=\"100Days_300x300z\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12667846\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1.jpg 300w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-240x240.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-32x32.jpg 32w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-50x50.jpg 50w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-64x64.jpg 64w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-96x96.jpg 96w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-128x128.jpg 128w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/01/100Days_300x300z-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From photographs of melting icebergs to dance works about acid rain, much of the art aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues tends towards the overly earnest. This can be a bit of a turn off for many people. But a new seven-part comedic web series coming in early summer 2017 aims to use humor to activate minds and hearts around the related themes of global warming and gentrification.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Made in Oakland by a group of Bay Area artists, \u003ca href=\"http://www.thenorthpoleshow.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em>\u003c/a> tells the story of best friends Nina, Marcus and Benny. Born and raised in North Oakland (“The North Pole” to locals), they struggle to save their neighborhood as it falls prey to the ills of rising rents, high-priced coffee and the misguided plans of bio-engineering startups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735198\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735198\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"Reyna Amaya in a scene from 'The North Pole.'\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-1020x574.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-1920x1081.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-1180x665.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-22-e1486498082912.jpeg 2017w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reyna Amaya in a scene from ‘The North Pole.’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Danny Telles)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“For those lucky people who grew up in North Oakland in the 1990s and 2000s, the neighborhood had but one nickname: the North Pole. Young folks growing up in the area called themselves Polar Bears,” says Josh Healey, writer and executive producer of \u003cem>The North Pole. “\u003c/em>These days, though, the climate of the neighborhood is changing — fewer barbershops and soul food spots, more condos and kombucha stands — and it feels like the North Pole’s native species is going extinct. There are some Polar Bears, though, who aren’t going down without a fight.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED sat down with Healey and Reyna Amaya, the actor playing Nina in the show, to talk about the project and its connection to the current political climate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735199\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735199\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"'The North Pole' writer and producer Josh Healey center) chats with crew members on set during a shoot for the series.\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-1020x575.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-1920x1082.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-1180x665.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-30-e1486498887463.jpeg 1925w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">‘The North Pole’ writer and producer Josh Healey (center) chats with crew members on set during a shoot for the series. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why did you decide to make \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em>?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Josh Healey:\u003c/strong> I wanted to make \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> because I love Oakland. I love this crazy planet called Earth. And both these places that I call home are currently going through their own form of “climate change” — a neutral-sounding phrase that in reality is displacing and destroying communities and the environments we need to survive. For all of us making the show, \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> is our collective, comedic middle finger to the corporate looters and polluters. It’s our political picket line-turned-comedy roast — our absurd, sh-t-talking love letter to the people and places that we love and are worth defending.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Reyna Amaya:\u003c/strong> I knew I wanted to be involved with \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> project because it was a story about my hometown, which was exciting to me and it told a story that I felt like people from all over the country could relate to, especially right now. I remember people used to rock hella North Face gear and puff coats in the summer to stay true to the North Pole theme. Seriously, it was that deep. Sharing this piece of Oakland culture is important to me! I love that \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> highlights what is happening right now in urban cities around the country while at the same time being able to put the magnifying glass over the environmental issues that have been devastating communities for generations. I knew this was the kind of project people would be able to relate to and fall in love with for multiple reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"Reyna Amaya and Donte Clark in 'The North Pole'. \" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-1020x575.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-26-e1486498958824.jpeg 1034w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Reyna Amaya and Donte Clark in ‘The North Pole’. \u003ccite>(Photo: Danny Telles)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>You wrote and filmed the series before Trump got elected. How has his presidency so far impacted the way you’re thinking about the project and potential action around it going forward?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> It’s hard to make satire that’s crazier than this president. Like everyone I know (and yes, I do know people who live in exotic red states like Wisconsin and even Florida), I’m horrified by what Trump’s doing. I’m terrified. The Muslim ban, the so-called wall, the reversal on Standing Rock and Keystone XL? It’s all bad. But I also know that horror and outrage will only get us so far. We also need joy. We need stories of hope and possibility, stories of rebellion and ridiculousness, stories that are bold, beautiful, and even make us laugh a little.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Amaya:\u003c/strong> I think with Trump’s election, it just gives us more to cover, more to touch on that the American people are starving for right now. People want to feel like someone is listening, like someone cares about what’s going on in their city, in their community, and in their lives. Why are people marching right now? Because they are frustrated, they don’t feel heard and they don’t feel like their concerns are being taken into consideration or prioritized. This series gives us an opportunity to have our voices heard, to reach people who have either never thought about these issues as well as the folks who want to join the choir. Art, comedy and media continue to be powerful tools and I’m hoping this series can be another force in uniting us in a positive way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735387\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12735387 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-800x452.jpeg\" alt=\"On set during the making of 'The North Pole' at The Hub in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-800x452.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-1020x576.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-1920x1084.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-1180x666.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-960x542.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-375x212.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866-520x294.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-28-e1486499149866.jpeg 1986w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On set during the making of ‘The North Pole’ at The Hub in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tell us about the process of making the series.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> We held auditions for the four main characters, and were lucky to find the perfect actors for each role in Reyna, Donte Clark, Eli Marienthal and Santiago Rosas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We shot over 14 days last summer and fall. We raised money through various local and national grants, with major support coming from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. We still need to raise $25,000 to pay for our post-production costs, and just launched our \u003ca href=\"http://kck.st/2kjYQ4l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kickstarter\u003c/a> campaign hoping that our community can help bring us home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSNNz7hh3b4&feature=youtu.be\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSNNz7hh3b4&feature=youtu.be\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s the timeline for the project going forward?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> We plan to launch in Spring/Summer 2017 with a major premiere in Oakland and national online distribution. Working with the Oakland-based environmental, labor and cultural activism non-profit Movement Generation, we’ll partner with groups fighting for racial justice, climate resilience, and working against displacement. The goal is to make this more than just a web series; we want \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> to be be a creative organizing platform to amplify community activism.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How does the project draw a connection between environmental issues and gentrification issues?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> is a metaphor for the parallels between urban displacement and ecological disruption. Here in North Oakland and up in the Arctic, the climate is changing — and the native species (Oakland natives here, polar bears there) is going extinct. But for us making this show, it’s not just a metaphor. This is our home. This is our environment. One of the things we want to challenge with the show is this idea that “climate activism” is just about stopping greenhouse gases or saving the whales. It’s really about changing the fundamental nature of this hyper-capitalist economy that is destroying environments across the globe. And that includes for poor people and people of color who are being pushed out of Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735388\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735388\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"A poster advertising the Greengos bioengineering firm, captured on set during a shoot for 'The North Pole'.\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-800x451.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-768x433.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-1020x575.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-1920x1082.jpeg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-1180x665.jpeg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-960x541.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427-520x293.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-29-e1486499314427.jpeg 2007w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A poster advertising the fictional Greengos bioengineering firm, captured on set during a shoot for ‘The North Pole.’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Both with gentrification and climate change, a lot of people throw up their hands and say, “What’s the point? It’s too late, there’s nothing we can do about it.” F-ck those people. I’m here on this planet to survive. And while we can’t erase the damage that’s already been done, we can made the bold, big changes necessary to make our local and global environments a place where everyone can thrive, and no one gets forced out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What’s the main message you want to get across?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Amaya: Displacement is not the answer. Whether we’re talking about rent hikes or environmental issues, if you’re kicking people out, you’re doing something wrong. I hope people will see that the way we are doing things now is not working and we need to figure out another solution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How does humor help to get the message across?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Amaya:\u003c/strong> Humor is like sugar; it makes everything taste better. A lot of the issues we cover in the series are really tough and actually aren’t fictitious. People in real life are experiencing what these characters are going through right now in this country. The humor makes it all easy to digest and allows people to start to have some of these difficult conversations which is the first step in leading to change. Humor is an ice-breaker, a tolerance tickler, as well as a thinking activator — all key ingredients to sparking change. The first place you have to spark change is in the way people think.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12735389\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12735389\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-800x450.jpeg\" alt=\"Donte Clark in a scene from 'The North Pole'.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-800x450.jpeg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-160x90.jpeg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-768x432.jpeg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-1020x573.jpeg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-960x540.jpeg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-240x135.jpeg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-375x211.jpeg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808-520x292.jpeg 520w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/attachment-27-e1486499381808.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Donte Clark in a scene from ‘The North Pole.’ \u003ccite>(Photo: Danny Telles)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> We live in the generation raised on Dave Chapelle and Jon Stewart as our most trusted names in news. Good comedy cuts through the bullsh-t. Laughter is contagious; exactly the type of positive energy we need right now. Most political art, especially art around climate change, is depressing as hell. “Look, here’s another part of the world that is dying. We’re all going to die soon! But hey, come get involved!” isn’t the type of inspiration that gets people out of bed in the morning, let alone join a movement. We’re here to change that. \u003cem>The North Pole\u003c/em> isn’t a traditional sitcom. This is a dramatic comedy with unapologetic progressive politics. We start off with the laughs. But the real punchline? It’ll make you want to do more than just laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How will you know that the project has succeeded?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Healey:\u003c/strong> Success for us means flipping the script on the false narratives that “we have to choose between good jobs or affordable housing”; that “people of color don’t care about the environment”; and that when it comes to threats like gentrification and global warming, “there is no alternative.” We know there is an alternative, and our communities are building it right here, right now. In Oakland, in Detroit, at Standing Rock, folks are creating a new vision of justice and radical ecology. We’re going to broadcast that vision, and we’re going to remind people that laughter and joy are a form of medicine, and that we all need to keep going, now more than ever.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Watch Josh Healey with musician Boots Riley in a video about environmental justice:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BROTHER EARTH (with Boots Riley and Josh Healey)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/lQJm9-wwlsQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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