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Queer to the Left came to raise hell

Queer to the Left came to raise hell

The group rejected the mainstream gay rights movement and kept alive the spirit of radical LGBTQ+ activism.

By Annie Howard

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Music

Fatima Al Qadiri creates a contemplative space outside history with Medieval Femme

Kuwaiti conceptual artist and composer Fatima Al Qadiri merges traditional Arabic poetry and futuristic electronics on her new album.

By Jamie Ludwig
Food & Drink

Drown your regrets in Nick Kokonas's Something & Tonic

The longtime bartender is hosting a release party for his historical cocktail book devoted to the "“most iconic mixer in the world."

By Mike Sula
City Life

Out there, around here

Upcoming events and recommendations for the next seven days

By Salem Collo-Julin

Japanese Breakfast’s effervescent Jubilee will give you something to smile about

By Jamie Ludwig | 06.00 AM
Listen to The Ben Joravsky Show

By Ben Joravsky | 06.11.21
August Fanon and Defcee go back to hip-hop’s graffiti roots on their new EP

By Jack Riedy | 06.11.21
Creating space for trans and nonbinary POC

By as told to Jamie Ludwig | 06.10.21
Corey Hawkins comes full circle with In the Heights

By Taryn Allen | 06.10.21

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Drunken tattoos are indelible reminders to delight in life’s absurdity

Drinking before inking isn’t always a party foul.

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By Jim Derogatis | 05.22.97

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When crime goes viral

Activists say Illinois’s law that makes it illegal to expose others to HIV is racist and homophobic. Now they’re close to changing it.

By Adam M. Rhodes | 06.07.21
Opinion

What happened to the Squad?

The collapse of the progressive cohort shows change won’t come from within the Democratic Party.

By Leonard C. Goodman | 06.08.21
Movie Feature

Corey Hawkins comes full circle with In the Heights

The actor’s role in the onscreen adaptation hearkens back to his introduction to musical theater and time spent in New York City.

By Taryn Allen | 06.10.21
Music Feature

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Thirty years ago, a Black queer zine captured the scene that birthed house

Robert Ford and Trent Adkins shaped the bold, subversive, gossipy, funny, deeply engaged voice of Thing, felled by the AIDS pandemic in 1993.

By Leor Galil | 06.09.21
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Surfing Sandy

Lake Michigan's turbulent waters offer die-hard surfers a prime opportunity to shred some waves

By Kevin Warwick | 11.14.12