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The Story of Jordy
| Pop artist on new album ‘Boy’ and making his career work for him By Chris Azzopardi Emerging pop artist Jordy challenged himself on his recent tour and failed. The
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Discover what your neighborhood has to offer
By Jim Ayres Did you miss me? I certainly missed you, STAR readers.  Mobility issues have kept me homebound for a few months, but miracles happen and I’m on the
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Hop on a streetcar to see Galveston
| NO RICE-A-RONI NEEDED  By Forest Riggs Unlike New Orleans or San Francisco, in Galveston, you won’t find any streetcar named “Desire†or hear the clanging bells of vintage
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Are Kristen Stewart and Dylan Meyer writing on edibles?
By Romeo San Vicente We’ve seen Kristen Stewart hold her own as a low-key comedic MVP when she hosted “Saturday Night Live,†and though the actor is more often seen
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Ode to First (and Last) Dates and Finding Oneself
By Johnny Trlica Commentary: “It was the third of June, another sleepy dusty delta day,†or something like that. Birthdays (July 7) are a time of reflection and my 67th
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How will the U.S. Senate map look for 2024?
By Colby Etherton With a presidential election on the horizon next year, it can be easy to forget that the Senate, House of Representatives, and local races are just as
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Go Ahead, Fangirl Over Samantha Irby Like We Are
| The ‘And Just Like That…’ writer on Hollywood, boredom, and why she loves Michigan By Sarah Bricker Hunt As I tore through a used library copy of Samantha Irby’s
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A Reminder of Why We Must Protect Trans People
By Juan Michael Porter IIÂ We should fight for the rights of transgender people because it is the right thing to do and because trans rights, like Black rights, queer
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Read These 15 New Queer Titles Before the Homophobes Ban Them
| Support your local bookstore with must-read fiction, memoir, kids’ books, and more By D’Anne Witkowski In an era when books by or about LGBTQ+ people are being taken off
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South Africa
By Joey Amato I first visited South Africa six years ago with a group of friends. It was one of the most incredible journeys I had ever been on, and
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Pat Robertson is dead. Good
By Nancy Ford Showbiz legend has it that upon hearing the news of Joan Crawford’s death, rival Bette Davis had a tart retort: “You should never say bad things about
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Dancing Through the Heartbreak
| Jake Shears channeled joy on his second solo album, even if he wasn’t always feeling it By Chris Azzopardi Listening to his new album, you wouldn’t know Jake Shears