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| | After 30 Under 30: MAP Executive Director Naomi Goldberg 2024-03-25 NOTE: In this series, Windy City Times will profile some of its past 30 Under 30 honorees. Windy City Times started its 30 Under 30 Awards in 2001, presenting them each year through 2019. This year, ...
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| | THEATER When growth is paramount: Jim Corti helps fuel Aurora theater expansion 2024-03-01 Out actor/director/choreographer Jim Corti made his Broadway debut in 1974, in the ensemble of Leonard Bernstein's musical Candide. Director Harold Prince's acclaimed Tony Award-winning revival is often cited as a ...
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| | Asians and Friends welcomes the Year of the Dragon 2024-02-26 On the evening of Feb. 25, Asians and Friends kicked off the Lunar New Year with their annual dinner and celebration at Pho Viet Vietnamese Restaurant. This year's event was focused on this being the Year ...
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| | Asians and Friends Chicago to host LGBTQ Lunar New Year Dinner Feb. 24 2024-02-09 --From a press release - CHICAGO—Taking a cross-dressing twist for the Year of the Dragon, members of Asians and Friends Chicago (AFC) will host a dinner-and-drag musical revue, celebrating the Year of the "Drag-on" and bringing together members of the lesbian, ...
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| | SPORTS Chicago Hounds' Nick McCarthy reflects on being out in professional rugby 2024-01-24 In recent years, people from numerous high-profile fields have publicly declared themselves as members of the LGBTQ+ community. Among them have been individuals from tech (such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Apple CEO Tim Cook), ...
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| | SAVOR REVIEW Jook Sing provides Asian street food with a twist 2024-01-06 The term "jook sing" refers to individuals of Asian descent who were born in Western countriesand it's a term that connotes a sense of fusion. Jook Sing restaurant (1329 W. Chicago Ave.) brings that fusion to ...
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| | MOVIES Director Daniel Peddle on the sequel to the classic doc 'The Aggressives' 2023-12-05 In 2005, Daniel Peddle released The Aggressives—a groundbreaking documentary filmed during the late '90s and early '00s in New York City that profiled several masculine-presenting/transmasculine people of color. Fast-forward to ...
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| | SAVOR Talking with Billy Dec about Sunda, Filipino heritage and 'Food Roots' film 2023-10-16 It's safe to say that Billy Dec has accomplished a lot. Dec, a local celebrity, has been a restaurant (Sunda New Asian), actor, philanthropist, podcaster ...
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| | SAVOR Hawaii fundraiser, National Dog Day events, Chicago Gourmet and more 2023-08-21 Remember when I said last week that August is National Sandwich Month? Well, here are a couple other items to keep in mind. Sunda New Asian, 110 W. Illinois St., is offering steamed bun sliders (scallion ...
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| | 'Succession,' 'Abbott Elementary,' 'The Other Two' score big in GALECA Dorian TV Awards 2023-06-28 --From a press release - HollywoodGALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics named the winners of its 15th Dorian TV Awards, with high-profile hits and under-the-radar gems evenly represented. HBO's final season of Succession, showrunner ...
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| | 'Snatchy Game' Theme for AAPI Month Fundraiser Asians and Friends Chicago to feature drag 2023-04-19 --From a press release - 'Snatchy Game' Theme for AAPI Month Fundraiser Asians and Friends Chicago to feature drag celebrities, game show reprise to raise money for Pride Parade entry CHICAGOTo recreate the popular 70's game show, Match Game, in the ...
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| | SHOWBIZ 'Black Adam,' Cyndi Lauper, Sondheim, Oscars, OutFest 2023-03-18 Cultured Magazine recently profiled Quintessa Swindellwho became the first out, non-binary actor to play a lead superhero in the DC universe when they portrayed Cyclone in the 2022 movie Black Adam. Swindell grew up in Virginia ...
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| | Billy Masters: What happens at sea stays at sea 2023-02-20 "I knew I was gay before I knew I was Asian. " —Joel Kim Booster on one of my favorite podcasts, Mayim Bialik's Breakdown. Whenever I get a break from being on the road, I catch up on messages people leave. ...
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| | Asians and Friends returns to Lunar New Year celebration 2023-02-09 Asians and Friends Chicago (AFC) hosted its annual Lunar New Year dinner and celebration on Feb. 7. The event, which celebrated the Year of the Rabbit, took place at Chengdu Impressions restaurant, 5900 N. Broadway, and ...
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| | Asians and Friends holding Chinese New Year dinner on Feb. 4 2023-01-17 In a throwback to the days of Hugh Hefner, Asians and Friends Chicago (AFC) will host a Playboy and Playgirl "Bunny"-themed dinner celebrating the Year of the Rabbit, bringing together members of the LGBTQ+ community to ...
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