This Can't Be Broccoli

Spoilers ahead--I think. I'm assuming I'm going to spoil something at some point, so just be ready for that. First off, this is not going to be one of those Drag Race Sucks  posts.  Believe it or not, I actually thought this was a pretty solid season when you consider it's being produced by a bunch of people who have absolutely no interest in ever changing up the format or structure of the show in any way. Their approach seems to be-- Save all the tricks for All-Stars and just coast through normal seasons. I'll confess that it's a little sad to see a show that was once so cutting edge become more complacent than shows like Survivor  and Project Runway  when it comes to keeping things fresh, but you get the sense that the Drag Race  producers are falling back on the same excuse singing competitions have used for years about why they never mix things up a little.  There's an assumption that just getting dynamic contestants will do the w

I’m taking a little break from talking about  theater to talk about a new topic everybody’s  obsessed with-- Seasonal Depression For a long time, I thought I was the only  one who got it in the summer, but after  posting a few sad tweets about it, a couple  of people reached out, and I chose one of  them to go anonymous, and talk about it. Here’s the interview: ME:  So I did some research-- THEM:  You Googled. ME:  I Googled, and it turns out--being  sad in the summer isn’t actually all that  uncommon. THEM:  Yes, Kevin, there’s an entire Lana  Del Rey song about it. ME:  Except the reasons I think it affects me  aren’t what they list on a lot of the websites I found. THEM:  What are the reasons? ME:  I sort of associate summer with, like, me  being stuck in place?  Because it always feels  like ‘Oh, look at all these people graduating’  and then I have to reflect on what I’ve done  with my life.  Does that happen to you? THEM:  Yeah, I dr

In January, complain about how crowded  the gym is--with all the new people trying  to get in shape. Or you can complain about the people  complaining about how many people  are at the gym. Complain about the cold--if it’s cold. Maybe there’s snow, and if there’s snow,  make sure to complain about the snow. If there’s supposed to be snow and then  there’s no snow, complain about how there  was supposed to be snow but then there wasn’t. You can also complain about the people  complaining about the snow or lack of snow. In February, complain about the Valentine’s  Day if you don’t have a valentine. If you do have a valentine, just complain  about the cold. Or the snow. Complain about the new movie that didn’t  turn out to be good, even though when the  trailer came out you said “This looks so good!”   It’s okay. Nobody will remember that you said  that when the time comes to talk about how  awful the movie looks. Complain about how a televis