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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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Jason and Shirley Revisited
Stephen Winter’s film will be screened at the Spectacle Theater on May 1 and May…
House Music: Chicago Testimony
An Oral History Podcast Series with DJ Lori Branch and Hannah Viti. Chicago house music…
THING Reviewed in the Whitney Review of New Writing
by Umesi Michael Louis, in the January 2026 issue of the Whitney Review of New…
Scenes from City in a Garden
Still from Having a Ball! On Saturday, March 28, 2026 from…
Having a Ball! with the House of Avant Garde
Stephanie Coleman’s 1992 documentary includes amazing footage of ballroom performances. Established in the 1980s, the…
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Is This You?
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How a Chicago-based Black and queer run publication built a platform for marginalized voices and revolutionized print media.
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Having A Ball at the Black Harvest Film Festival
With The House of Avant-Garde Filmed and directed by Stephanie Coleman in 1992 with The…
Move Ya Body: The Birth of House
Out of the underground dance clubs on the South Side of Chicago, a group of…
The House of Avant-Garde
Thanks to Media Burn, footage of the House of Avant-Garde’s Unity Ball (1991) and the…
Who Got Big Lips?
Duro Wicks, Lori Branch, Juba Kalamka, and Ronald Clark. Hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary this…
DJ Lady D: Global Soulful House
Darlene Jackson, aka DJ Lady D, emerged as part of Chicago’s second wave of House…
The Kamala Harris Dance Song
Energize, Organize, Mobilize Let’s forge a new path that will provide a legacy for generations…