Drag Queen Sasha Velour on Authoring First Book 'The Big Reveal'
Author Sasha Velour joined Cheddar News' Trending Show this week to talk about their newest book The Big Reveal. Velour said it was important to paint a clear picture of that told the entire "expansive history" of drag. "It took forever. I feel like I wrote the book five times," he said. "And so I put the post-it notes in the book because I wanted to celebrate the editing process."
The 11,500 members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike this week after negotiations with Hollywood studios that began in March failed to result in an agreement.
Filmmaker and comedian W. Kamau Bell joined Cheddar News to talk about his HBO documentary project, United Shades of America, which tackles growing up mixed-race in America.
British star Ed Sheeran is facing accusations that he plagiarized Marvin Gaye's hit song, "Let's Get It On." Cheddar News breaks down how the high-profile copyright trial came to fruition and gets expert guidance from Joe Bennett, a forensic musicologist.
The 2023 Tony Awards are scheduled for next month, and Some Like It Hot, a musical and theatrical adaptation of the 1959 film, is leading the pack with a total of 13 nominations.
