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    In Between Trains: Music for Union Station

    There’s something special about hearing music in a public setting when it is free and unexpected. And when it is held in a train station, especially so. It’s one thing […]

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    Review: The First Homosexuals:  The Birth of a New Identity 1869–1939 Fulfills an Ambitious Goal at Wrightwood 659

    In the new exhibit at Wrightwood 659, curators Jonathan D. Katz and Johnny Willis have realized the full version of an ambitious goal.  To create an art exhibition that recognizes and […]

  • Mitchell Oldham
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  • Caroline Huftalen
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