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Unusual Sources - Matmos (XY Magazine)
Using field recordings of everything from rhinestones on dinner plates, random conversation in hot tubs, and electronic currents running through human skin; Matmos have an endless curiosity for the science of sound. Read more.
National Museum of African American History and Culture (Honeysuckle Magazine)
The exhibit is divided into three sections: Slavery and Freedom 1400-1877, The Era of Segregation 1877-1968, and A Changing America 1968 and Beyond. The amount of information to process is immense and way too much to cover in one visit. Read more.
Mr. Fabulous, That’s Who - Johnny Weir (XY Magazine)
"Skating is a lot more conservative than you would actually think. Just because it’s figure skating, and it’s men skating to ballet music in rhinestones, doesn’t mean it’s not conservative. If you say or do something a little bit off-color, you’ll get criticized." Read more.
On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us - Kate Bornstein (Honeysuckle Magazine)
The evening touches on many topics including gendered advertising, self-destruction, and suicide. In this topsy-turvy world that we now inhabit, it is a refreshingly honest dissection of what of it is like to not identify with the body in which you inhabit and/or to be an outsider. Read more.
I Got My Civil Rights! - Marsha P. Johnson (Honeysuckle Magazine)
A homeless, transgender, African-American performer and activist with an unforgettable voice, and a quirky and crafty sense of style, Marsha P. Johnson should be a household name credited for standing up and fighting back for our civil rights. Read more.
Fridays Are Finally Fun Again - Aja LaBeija (Honeysuckle Magazine)
When it was announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race would move from Logo to VH1 and from Wednesday nights to the TV graveyard shift of Friday night, people wondered if the switch would spell doom for the highly regarded underground series. Read more.