Writing

Cal-Pal Detox for RuPaul's Drag Race Season 3!

Posted in Entertainer Spotlight by Calpernia Addams

Detox – The RuPaul’s Drag Race season 3 Audition Reel from Jordan Resnick on Vimeo.

How I Learned to Speak With My Female Voice

Posted in Asked and Answered by Calpernia Addams

This month we decided to offer most of our instructional videos for almost 33% off, and then today I received a YouTube message asking how I learned to “talk like a woman”. Putting aside all the socio-political implications of the question, if I had to give a simple answer it

Monica Helms’ “Transgender and Transgender-Like Veterans” Video

Posted in Film & TV Reviews, Military by Calpernia Addams

A fascinating historical view of US military veterans who served in some state of cross-gendered presentation, beginning with America’s earliest wars. Monica uses the term “Transgender-like” because the word “transgender” is a 20th Century term, and we cannot say for sure that all of these individuals would identify using that

Pretty Pretty: The LA Makeup Show Products Review #1

Posted in Product Reviews by Calpernia Addams

I am a lucky girl. I fully realize that, and I am thankful for it every day. This last Saturday, I was invited to visit The Makeup Show LA by Cal-pal, sweetheart and founder of vegan friendly Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, David Klasfeld. Held at the penthouse of the California Market

Fashion Gods? Untouchable Divas? Meh, Whatever.

Posted in Commentary, Rant by Calpernia Addams

Tonight I watched “September Issue“, the documentary about the creation of Vogue magazine’s legendary annual coffee-table buster of an issue in 2007, usually made up of 500-700 pages of fashion and advertising. Of course, it featured legendary editrix Anna Wintour (and the sublime Grace Coddington, whose vision I’d much rather