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THING Anthology Released
460 pages of EXCITEMENT from the 90s!
Every issue of THING has been released as a book, thanks to Primary Information.
What is THING?
The 35 Anniversary Commemorative Issue
Why We Love THING
Celebrating and Documenting the Fabulousness of Thing magazine.
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Having a Ball at FLUXX
Bridging the past and present of our diverse our communities. The highlight of BAM’s FLUXX…
The Dream Defender’s Manifesto for Liberation
Dream Defenders is a Black-led, feminist, socialist, abolitionist, and internationalist political formation fighting for a…
Black, Queer, & Untold: Reclaiming Erased Histories
A tribute to the incredible designers, artists, and people at the center of queer Black…
World Premiere of Jason and Shirley Revisited
A radical revisitation. In this world premiere, held on October 10, 2025 at BAM, director…
Chicago’s Legendary Club LaRay
One of the city’s most exciting, most creative Black queer dance clubs in the 1980s….
the 80s
Is This You?
House Music
How a Chicago-based Black and queer run publication built a platform for marginalized voices and revolutionized print media.
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WTTW Interviews Frankie Knuckles
The RILM Archive of Popular Music Magazines has Launched
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Aaron Pierre Brown and The House of Avant-Garde
The House of Avant-Garde was established in 1986 by Wardell Ford, Thomas Sampson, and DeRico…
The House of Avant-Garde
Thanks to Media Burn, footage of the House of Avant-Garde’s Unity Ball (1991) and the…
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of…
Deep House Radio
Deep House Radio | 24/7 Livestream https://youtu.be/GDQnA1LVCWA Deep house is a subgenre of house music….