Alaska Thunderfuck 5000

Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, also known mononymously as Alaska or as Alaska Thunderfuck, Alaska Thunderfvck, or Alaska 5000 is the stage name of Justin Honard, an American drag performer, recording artist, and drag idol. Honard is best known for appearing on the fifth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.

Early life

Justin Andrew Honard was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Fort LeBoeuf High School in 2003. He studied theater at the University of Pittsburgh. Honard has a half-brother named Cory Binney, with whom he stars in a World of Wonder web series, Bro'Laska.

Career

Honard originally moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting. Dissatisfied with the auditioning process, he turned to drag and got a job at the West Hollywood club, Fubar. He frequently performed in the Trannyshack shows in Los Angeles. In 2009, he performed in Palm Springs Gay Pride with Tammie Brown and Jer Ber Jones.

Honard met future boyfriend Sharon Needles through Myspace in December 2009 and eventually moved back to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to live with him in 2010. Along with Sharon Needles and Cherri Baum, he formed the band Haus of Haunt, which later evolved into a drag troupe based out of the bar the Blue Moon. As part of the Haus of Haunt, he helped present the Pittsburgh debut of fellow drag queen and recording artist Christeene Vale in 2013. Alaska later impersonated Christeene for the music video "RuPaulogize" by Willam Belli.

Alaska

Coordinates: 64°N 150°W / 64°N 150°W / 64; -150

Alaska (ⁱ/əˈlæskə/) is a U.S. state situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent. Bordering the state to the east are the Canadian territory of Yukon and the Canadian province of British Columbia; to the north are the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, southern parts of the Arctic Ocean. To the west and south is the Pacific Ocean, with Russia (specifically, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug and Kamchatka Krai) farther west across the Bering Strait. Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area, the 3rd least populous and the least densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately half of Alaska's residents (estimated at 738,432 by the Census Bureau in 2015) live within the Anchorage metropolitan area. Alaska's economy is dominated by the oil, natural gas, and fishing industries, resources which it has in abundance. Tourism and military bases are also a significant part of the economy.

Although it had been occupied for over ten thousand years by indigenous peoples, from the 18th century onward, European powers considered the territory of Alaska ripe for exploitation and trade. The United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire on March 30, 1867, for 7.2 million U.S. dollars at approximately two cents per acre ($4.74/km²). The area went through several administrative changes before becoming organized as a territory on May 11, 1912. It was admitted as the 49th state of the U.S. on January 3, 1959.

Alaskan Thunderfuck

Alaskan Thunderfuck (Matanuska Thunderfuck, Matanuska Tundra) is a high potency strain of marijuana from the Matanuska Valley region of Alaska, it is a form of North American Sativa. It is a Hybrid sativa dominant strain originating from the NorCal Sativa/Russian Rudalis hybrid Afghani strain.

Mostly used for patients with no appetites, this strain will starve the user during the comedown of the high. Many report that Alaskan Thunderfuck that is use makes the user feel happier, euphoric, uplifted, and energetic. As a Sativa, this strain is a popular choice of medication for medical marijuana patients suffering from chronic migraines, PTSD, sleep disorders, and general head pain.

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Alaskan Thunderfuck (Matanuska Thunderfuck) medical marijuana strain

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Courtney Act

Shane Jenek (born 18 February 1982; better known by his stage name Courtney Act) is an Australian drag queen, pop singer and entertainer. As Courtney Act, Jenek was a semi-finalist on Australian Idol in 2003 and was the third singer of the competition to release an official solo single, following Guy Sebastian and Shannon Noll. The single, "Rub Me Wrong", was released in 2004, which peaked at #29 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Act was the runner up in Season Six of RuPaul's Drag Race along with Adore Delano, with Bianca Del Rio winning.

Early life

Act was born Shane Jenek in Brisbane and attended Sandgate District State High School. He later moved to Sydney at the age of 18. He took the stage name Courtney Act, which is a pun on the phrase caught in the act as pronounced in a non-rhotic accent such as Australian English.

Career

In December 2013, Logo announced that Courtney Act was among 14 drag queens who would be competing on the sixth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. She later went on to become a finalist in the competition, alongside fellow contestants Adore Delano and Bianca Del Rio, but in the season finale lost the title to Bianca Del Rio.

Cinematographer

A cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the chief over the camera crews working on a film, television production or other live action piece and is responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image. The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography. Some filmmakers say that the cinematographer is just the chief over the camera and lighting, and the Director of Photography is the chief over all the photography components of film, including framing, costumes, makeup, and lighting, as well as the assistant of the post producer for color correction and grading.

The cinematographer selects the camera, film stock, lens, filters, etc., to realize the scene in accordance with the intentions of the director. Relations between the cinematographer and director vary; in some instances the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence; in others, the director allows little to none, even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection. Such a level of involvement is not common once the director and cinematographer have become comfortable with each other; the director will typically convey to the cinematographer what is wanted from a scene visually, and allow the cinematographer latitude in achieving that effect.