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Pink Thing of The Day: Tracy Turnblad’s Roach Dress from Hairspray

roach dress from hairspray photo by gail worley
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In 1988, film director John Waters created a new level of shock by making a family friendly, PG-rated movie. Set in 1962, two years before the Civil Rights Act, Hairspray centers on Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake), a self-identified “pleasantly plump” teenage girl, who attempts to racially integrate a teen dance show.

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Pink Thing of The Day: John Waters Crocheted Sock Doll in Pink Suit

crocheted john waters doll photo by gail worley
Photo By Gail

If you consider yourself to be any kind of fan of film director John Waters — his movies, his art, his overall outlook on life — then you need to head to Hollywood to check out the Academy Museum’s career-spanning exhibit, John Waters, Pope of Trash, which I was fortunate to see just before Christmas.
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