The world’s most popular drag show is hitting the road again this year. “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq the World Tour 2020” kicked off its Asian leg yesterday from Taiwan, the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage, staging a show in the country for the first time at Taipei International Convention Center.
RuPaul’s Drag Race is a nine-time Emmy Award-winning reality TV competition. The show documents entertainer RuPaul in the search for America’s next drag superstar. Led by longtime judge Michelle Visage on the show, the cast for the Asian tour includes some past winners, contestants, and the favorites from Season 11 last year.
RuPaul, the world’s most famous drag queen, shot to fame with his hit single Supermodel (You Better Work) in 1992, and was included in Time 100: the Most Influential People of 2017. The term “drag queen” refers to a man who dresses as a woman in exaggerated costumes for various reasons ranging from self-expression to entertainment purposes.
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(Eddy Chang, Taipei Times)
全球最熱門的變裝秀今年再次上路啦！二○二○年「魯保羅變裝皇后秀」巡演昨天起跑，台灣身為第一個同性婚姻合法化的亞洲國家，更被列為亞洲第一站。這是該巡演首次來台，於台北國際會議中心演出。
魯保羅變裝秀是榮獲九座艾美獎的電視實境競賽節目，紀錄藝人魯保羅（露波），試圖尋找美國下一位變裝明星的過程。這次亞洲巡演，由該節目長期評審蜜雪兒弗薩奇領軍，陣容包括過去的冠軍、參賽者，與去年第十一季節目受歡迎的皇后們。
魯保羅可說是全球最知名的變裝皇后！於一九九二年以暢銷歌曲《Supermodel》一炮而紅，並於二○一七年入選《時代》雜誌百大影響人物。而「變裝皇后」（drag queen）一詞，是指男性穿著誇張的戲服打扮成女性，原因可能是為了表達自我或娛樂表演。
(台北時報張聖恩)
本文由生成式 AI 協作，本刊編輯編修。 Have you ever wondered how an athlete who once performed flawlessly can unexpectedly struggle with the simplest tasks? Imagine an __1__ pitcher who suddenly can’t find the strike zone—this is the “yips” in action. This __2__ phenomenon primarily affects athletes in sports like baseball and golf. It is characterized by a sudden loss of motor skills, leading to difficulties with routine actions that were __3__ before, such as a pitcher’s throw or a golfer’s putt. For instance, American baseball pitcher Steve Blass, who had a stellar performance in the 1971 World Series, suffered a sudden inability
A: Apart from 2NE1, Rain and Maroon 5, Japanese band Yoasobi is set to hold two shows in Taipei this weekend. B: Yoasobi? A: Yoasobi is a J-pop duo formed by Ayase and Ikura in 2019, and it’s loved by young people. Haven’t you heard? B: Oops, I’m feeling a little old. A: It sings the theme songs of “Oshi No Ko” (“My Idol’s Children”) and other TV series, leading it to gain popularity among young people. A: 除了2NE1、Rain、魔力紅，日本熱門樂團Yoasobi本週末也將連唱兩場。 B: Yoasobi樂團？ A: 這是由Ayase、Ikura在2019年組成的雙人團體，近年來大受年輕人歡迎！你沒聽過嗎？ B: 天啊我覺得自己老了。 A: 他們唱了《我推的孩子》等人氣影視作品主題曲，所以大受年輕人喜愛。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
A: Happy Year of the Snake! Did you do anything special during the Lunar New Year holiday? B: I went to K-pop girl group Apink’s concert. How about you? A: I just stayed at home. But I’m going to girl group 2NE1’s show on Saturday. B: Wow, I really love their megahit “I Am the Best,” better known by its Korean title “Naega jeil jal naga.” A: I’m so glad that 2NE1 reunited last year, eight years after they disbanded in 2016. A: 蛇年快樂！你春節有做什麼特別活動嗎？ B: 我去了南韓女團Apink的演唱會，你呢？ A: 我都宅在家裡，不過這週六要去韓流天團2NE1的演唱會。 B: 我愛該團神曲《我最紅》，韓文歌名《Naega jeil jal naga》超洗腦。 A: 她們2016年解散8年後，去年終於合體真令人開心。 （By Eddy Chang, Taipei
Chinese startup DeepSeek’s launch of its latest AI models, which it says are on a par or better than industry-leading models in the US at a fraction of the cost, is threatening to upset the technology world order. The company has attracted attention in global AI circles after writing in a paper last month that the training of DeepSeek-V3 required less than US$6 million worth of computing power from Nvidia H800 chips. DeepSeek’s AI Assistant, powered by DeepSeek-V3, has overtaken rival ChatGPT to become the top-rated free application available on Apple’s App Store in the US. This has raised doubts about the reasoning
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