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Among other topics, Waters chats with RuPaul about his coming book Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes Across America, which comes out in early June.

RuPaul is fighting the pirating of her new album, Born Naked, by posting fake versions to BitTorrent in which she disses music stealers with hilarious rants. Via Gizmodo: Every single track on the album features RuPaul admonishing would-be pirates for not paying up. The decoy version of “Freaky Money” starts off with 30 seconds of what sounds like the build-up …

From her just-released album, Born Naked.  Not safe for the office if your company has a “No Twerking” policy.

RuPaul’s new album Born Naked is out today and the first track we’re hearing is a sparse and lovely duet with Martha Wash, Can I Get An Amen. The lyrics are from one of RuPaul’s most famous quotes: “If you can’t love yourself, how the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” The album’s title itself references another RuPaul gem: …

Watch it now before it ABC yanks it. (Via JMG reader Wayne)

Via press release: Supermodel of the World and first face of M.A.C. Cosmetics, RuPaul has joined forces with Colorevolution to launch RuPaul’s GLAMAZON, a beauty collection that includes a fine-fragrance and ultra-rich pigment cosmetic line. “GLAMAZON is for women and men of all ages and preferences who share one thing in common: They are not afraid to be fierce, “ …

The always hilarious Taylor Dayne tells RuPaul about how she got her stage name and things just roll from there. Dayne has seven Billboard top ten pop singles to her credit, the most recent of which was 1990’s I’ll Be Your Shelter. She’s scored 15 top ten hits on the dance chart, including the 2007 number one hit, Beautiful.

It’s very hard to believe that Elvira is 62.

Stereogum recaps: Any RuPaul fan worth his or her salt knows that for years his tagline has been “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” But that’s not the only love-related advice he’s proffering. In a recent episode of webseries RuPaul Drives…, in which the drag pioneer gives rides in L.A. to hitchhikers, …

Clip recap: “The world’s most famous drag queen tells The Times’s Marcus Mabry that despite progress on gay rights, the pendulum could swing the other way.” Stick around for when Ru talks about “the love of my life for the last 19 years.” (Tipped by JMG reader Bill)

RuPaul enlists the help of Big Freedia, the queen of the New Orleans “sissy bounce” scene. I wrote about sissy bounce and Big Freedia a couple of years ago.

RuPaul: Female Force is available for pre-order. Don’t be a drag, just be a queen. Bluewater productions breaks new ground again with big heels in it’s latest offering in the popular Female Force Series focusing on RuPaul. RuPaul is easily the most famous drag queen and self-described “Supermodel of the World.” This whimsical look at the life and times of …

Head over to Boy Culture where my pal Matt Rettenmund has posted photos and video interviews with all the contestants from Monday’s Drag Race finale.

Stay out of the comments if you’ve not yet seen who was crowned last night. Otherwise dive in and dish.

Who’s that at 1:35? Hello.

Get it here. (Tipped by JMG reader Brett)

“In the ACT UP age we called ourselves queers because we earned the right, we took the word back. But in reality, once you go even deeper, you know, you have to come from intent. And black folks call themselves the n-word all the time. It’s because the intent is coming from a place of love. If the intent is …