Plantains & Pigments: Odera Igbokwe
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“To Igbokwe, painting is prayer.”
Read MoreA Mixed Playlist Inspired By: Birthe Piontek
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Hello May, so glad to see you! And we’re equally glad that photographer Birthe Piontek is our Featured Artist this month. ”The first lyric heard on May’s Featured Artist playlist speaks of knowing and loving someone in tandem, one leading effortlessly into the other. {This] lovely sentiment could very easily be applied to the work of photographer Birthe Piontek. To know her photographs is to love them.”
Read MoreNo Fun Radio: Undoubtedly Independent
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“No Fun Radio serves that need—for community, and for building the culture of the city.”
Read More10 Years of Tears: One in Every Gymnasium
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Seven hundred is, on average, the number of kids that fill the high school gymnasiums Coyote has been speaking at for over 10 years, working to free students from a culture of bullying, homophobia, and transphobia. One hour is how long their show, “Ivan in Schools”, generally lasts.
Read MoreMeet May’s Featured Artist: Birthe Piontek!
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Birthe Piontek is an exceptionally adroit visual artist, whose work visualizes the complexities of identity and memory. Her work has been exhibited internationally at many private and public collections, and appeared in renowned publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Le Monde, Wired, and The New Yorker.
Read MoreOra Cogan on Crickets, collaboration, and experimentation
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Crickets was me feeling through the tumultuous times we’re living in. The whole time I was writing, it was like I was casting a spell to not be fucked with. Feeling through deeply painful topics like gaslighting, resource extraction, depression, environmental and social injustices and then building up the sound so that it felt like a vindicating and empowering space.
Read MoreGlitter Ball: Feminism for the Whole Community
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“If the space is there, women will take it. We wanted to do Glitter Ball so that other people can get that space—because everyone deserves it.”
Read More10 Years of Tears Special: Cat Issue Mystery Roll
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As a special 10 Years of Tears treat, we’ve uncovered a previously-unseen roll of film from our Cat Issue—never developed til now! Enjoy these sweet cat-and-owner portraits of Robin Carriere and Enoki, shot by Katie Stewart & Robyn Humphreys.
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