Pondering Rituals and Considering Resolve for Queer Artists at the Opening of a New Year

TGIF. Meditation sounds like a good idea right now. In her latest piece, Julie Schneider shares a too

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TGIF.Meditation sounds like a good idea right now. In her latest piece, Julie Schneider shares a tool for “coping with ever creeping anxiety”: an amazing new podcast devoted to sound. We can only hope for better in 2021. Su-Ying Lee asks queer artists to share their New Year’s resolutions — specifically what “they’d like to see made by arts institutions and communities.” It’s worth reading. Enjoy your weekend. – Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor

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