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Album Reviews

Friday, December 11, 2020

‘The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special’ soundtrack might replace your favorite carols

Photo of the album, "The Jinx & Dela Holiday Special"
The Jinkx and Dela Holiday Show Film LLC/Courtesy

The album prioritizes camp and wit over vocal technique, boosting the plot of its film and, as a result, the morales of young queer listeners.
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Film & Television

Friday, December 4, 2020

‘The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special’ redefines tradition while making us gay, jolly

“The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special” manages to make naked Jesus and Christmas day-drinking feel more wholesome than a Hallmark movie.
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Film & Television

Wednesday, December 2, 2020
DeLa

BenDeLaCreme talks introducing festivity into pandemic with debut feature film ‘The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Special’

“I think it’s that appreciation to be making something joyous that’s going to bring joy to a lot of people,” BenDeLaCreme said.
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Local Event

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Jinkx Monsoon talks love for live theater recreations, acting strategies in ‘Drag Becomes Her’

“Ben and I found a lot of nuance in our performance and a lot of new things to add to the performance since the first time we did it in San Francisco, so we’re really excited to bring it back to San Francisco with everything we’ve learned in the U.K.,” Monsoon said.
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Local Event

Thursday, January 2, 2020

BenDeLaCreme, Jinkx Monsoon make Christmas great again in San Francisco

Alongside what was scripted, DeLa and Jinkx pulled tricks out of their sleeves left and right when it came to getting the audience involved.
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Local Event

Monday, December 30, 2019

BenDeLaCreme talks celebrating Christmas while queer, San Francisco holiday performance

Describing her onstage persona as “terminally delightful,” BenDeLaCreme built her character around the notion of “blind optimism perpetually trying to look for the silver lining.”
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Theater

Thursday, July 18, 2019

Peaches Christ’s ‘Bring It On, Queen!’ pays proper homage to namesake cult film

“Bring It On, Queen!” featured a variety of San Francisco-based queens as well as a selection of international drag superstars.
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