Walkers in the City—and Everywhere
Tonika Lewis Johnson’s Photos Spark Transatlantic Conversation About Race
Queer Christian Artists Keep The Faith: How LGBTQ+ Musicians Are Redefining Praise Music
Publishing Queer Berlin
France Has 500,000 Jews But Only 5 Women Rabbis. A Growing Movement Is Pushing To Change That.
The 6 Best Sewing Machines, For Beginners To DIY Pros
A Fine Line: Why Low-commitment Tattoos Are Everywhere
Inside the Program that Sends Thousands of Middle Schoolers into the Woods
Queering Climate Activism
Meet The TikTok Sewers Inspiring Others To Get Creative
Women Rabbis In France Carve Their Own Path
Anna Lytical Is A TikTok Star Teaching Coding In Drag
Solarpunk Is Not About Pretty Aesthetics. It's About The End Of Capitalism
Doctors Push To Bring Reproductive Health Care Back To Guam
More Men Reach For Sewing Machines
The Game Boy Sewing Machine Is More Than A Punchline
This French Town Has Created Its Own Amazon With A Difference
Frances Perkins: Architect Of The New Deal
Sending In The Arrières-Gardes: A New Paris Music Collective Wants To Preserve The City's Independent Music Scene
The young Jews embracing body art to express their identity
How queer rappers are defining the next generation of Chicago hip-hop
This banjo-led album is an unflinching look at black women’s stories of resistance and hope
Gender-neutral Hebrew is the latest move towards queer-inclusive Judaism
Chicago's broken political machine is being challenged by young activists
Lesbianism (!) at the convent
For Anne Helen Petersen’s “Culture Study" newsletter, I interviewed Dr. Alex D. Ketchum about her book Ingredients for Revolution: A History of American Feminist Restaurants, Cafes, and Coffeehouses.
I was a guest on the podcast “Soho Bites” and discussed the movie “Beat Girl” and the Yé-yé music genre.
The real heroes: On HIV/AIDS activists in 1980s Chicago
Veteran music journalist honors musicians with new book “Women Who Rock”
The road to trans liberation
New podcast delves into controversial Chicago police shooting
Jessica Hopper makes a case for staying in Chicago in “Night Moves”
I was a guest on the music podcast “Switched on Pop” and discussed girl groups for the episode "808s & Havana Heartbreak."