December/January 2018-19

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Generations
THIS PAST JUNE, I read an article in The New York Times by Amanda Duarte. Near the end of the article, Duarte wrote, “The young are leading us, and I am not one bit mad about it.” The statement alluded to political topics, but Duarte’s piece wasn’t i
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Contributors
Our annual Out100 portfolio can be a daunting task for even the most seasoned photographers. This year, we looked to Martin Schoeller to breathe life into our “Generations” theme, and his inventive portraiture didn’t disappoint. “It was inspiring and
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A Vessel And A Voice
IF LIFE CAN FEEL like steering a wayward ship through uncertain tides, then LP’s genre-spanning guitar music peels off the barnacles underneath. With even-keeled honesty and a singing voice as potent as aged bourbon, the rakish New York-born songwrit
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The Agenda
Take one part Glee, two parts 28 Days Later, and add a dash of A Christmas Story, and you’ve got Anna and the Apocalypse. This Christmas horror musical teen comedy (say that five times fast) opens November 30—just in time for you to punch up your hol
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The Other Holiday Inns
WITH NEW DIGS CONSTANTLY OPENING and a revolving door of hotel refurbs, it seems there are no limits to New York’s accommodation market. And in their efforts to be key players in the hospitality game, each of the city’s top sleeps comes with a distin
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The Grey Lady
WHEN YOU WALK into Arlo Grey, Kristen Kish’s chic and modern restaurant inside Austin’s Line Hotel, prepare to get a taste of the chef’s life as well as her food. Along with a menu filled with creative spins on culinary memories from Kish’s childhood
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The Audacity of Amaro
SONNY HAD CHER. Thelma had Louise. Bartenders have amaro. The traditional herbal liqueur of Italy has been crafted along the Mediterranean for centuries, but it only recently developed a cult standing among the advanced mixology set. What is it? And
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Post Me Like One of Your French Girls
MARTIN BEDOLLA had already been posting his illustrations on Instagram (@martinbedolla) for about two years prior to 2016, but that year marked a turning point for the artist. “A friend of mine suggested I do Kinkcember,” Bedolla wrote in a post on D
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Love In The Time Of Uncertainty
IF WE CONTINUE to progress toward a future where marginalized people are enabled to tell their own stories, particularly in media and entertainment, then Barry Jenkins is a storyteller who’s been ahead of the curve. In the summer of 2013, five years
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Trans Models Are Not A Trend
IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, headlines boasted that Marco Marco underwear’s latest fashion show at New York Fashion Week was “groundbreaking.” Part of a history-making fashion month where a reported 83 openly trans women were cast across 52 shows (the most ev
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The Naughty List
THROUGHOUT HANUKKAH and the days following Christmas, my phone gets more action than a muscle bunny cruising for carrots! People call with stories of their holiday peril, and (while I should confess that these calls give me life) they’re dilemmas, hu
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Are Passports the New Battleground for Transgender Rights?
ON SEPTEMBER 14, a sudden move by the State Department prompted a wave of anxiety among transgender Americans about a fresh assault on their rights. Overnight, the department had changed the terms and language on its website affecting transgender app
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The 24th Annual Out 100 2018: Generations
IT’S RARE TO SEE an actor sustain a flawless performance through a two-hour film. On FX’s Pose, as the electric ball emcee Pray Tell, Billy Porter did it through a season of eight one-hour episodes, segueing from clocking competitors on the year’s fi

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