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This year is flying by quickly. Life is far too short, and we’re constantly reminded of this. That said, for the rest of 2024, we urge you to throw your proverbial “balls” to the wall. You may be one of the firsts, which takes a fierce type of courage, but don’t let that scare you; let it inspire you. Never hide or stray from the beauty of your truth. Aaron Rothermund gets the exclusive up-close and personal scoop on the importance of “breakthrough moments” from the non-binary star of MGM+’s Emperor of Ocean Park, Paulina Lule, in our first feature. In our second feature, Bryen Dunn covers the defiant musician working on their seventh “boundary-pushing” album, Urvah Khan, who is also an advocate of marginalized artists, especially those of the 2SLGBTQIA+ and Muslim communities.

Get ready for a reflective serving of Deep Dish as Rolyn Chambers dishes out his no-holds-barred thoughts on Prism, Pride, and Prejudice. In Wigged Out, Queenie ZaDhal tells us about her rollercoaster ride as an up-and-coming drag queen with big hair, big dreams, and an even bigger heart. Jackie Manthorne catches up with an accomplished “pillar” member of our local 2SLGBTQIA+ community, Joie Lamar, as a guest contributor in She Beat. Boyd Kodak gives us the rundown on Tamil dancer and guru Dr. Narthaki Nataraj in A Kodak Moment. Sherry Sylvain “wines and dines” us with her wonderfully descriptive review of Adega Wine Bar in Beyond the Village.

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