Slag Glass City

14/11/2024

“There is a trap in finding old photographs more authentic than their current spaces. As if an old photograph could always explain how things used to be. The main difference between the older Paris and today’s is the patina of respectability these centric neighborhoods have acquired. With cleanliness came uniformity, that limited palette of off-white or beige buildings that some Parisians are so proud of. But, if you look back, Gros Caillou never was, and never looked this prude.” “Queering Le Septième” is available now in the SLAG GLASS CITY.

https://www.slagglasscity.org/essaymemoirlyric/archival-city-25/q***ring-le-septieme/

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11/11/2024

This week in the SLAG GLASS CITY, the drag ball revelers and le***an artists of Old Paris walk again along the banks of the Seine in Emilio William's “Queering Le Septième”.

https://www.slagglasscity.org/essaymemoirlyric/archival-city-25/q***ring-le-septieme/

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07/11/2024

Today in the SLAG GLASS CITY, Emilio Williams uncovers the q***r ghosts of Paris’ 7th Arrondissement in “Queering Le Septième”.

https://www.slagglasscity.org/essaymemoirlyric/archival-city-25/q***ring-le-septieme/

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15/10/2024

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14/10/2024

SLAG GLASS CITY is now accepting submissions from Oct. 1st - Nov. 1st! Link in bio. 🍃🍂🍁

08/07/2024

‘Be a good tourist,’ I tossed over my shoulder, with venom. I was hoping it would land like a wound, but it probably just ricocheted off like a bad free throw, landed in the gutter with the cigarette butts. They probably didn’t realize ‘tourist’ is a dirty word around here, they probably assumed I was a tourist too…” Jax Connelly’s “Sidewalks Should be Treated Like Streets” is available now in the SLAG GLASS CITY. https://www.slagglasscity.org/essaymemoirlyric/walkers-in-the-city/sidewalks-should-be-treated-like-streets/

03/07/2024

This week in the SLAG GLASS CITY, take an oddly satisfying evening walk through the nation's Capital in Jax Connelly’s “Sidewalks Should be Treated Like Streets.”
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https://www.slagglasscity.org/essaymemoirlyric/walkers-in-the-city/sidewalks-should-be-treated-like-streets/

02/07/2024

Today in the SLAG GLASS CITY, Jax Connelly walks through Washington D.C. toward the end of a relationship in “Sidewalks Should be Treated Like Streets.”

by Jax Connelly “Look,” C’s whispering, nudging me. “They’re on a date. An early one.” I’m still holding the large plastic cup of Coke Zero I bought at the movie theater. I don’t like supporting the manufacture of single-use plastics, but when I saw it in an ad on the big screen, tha...

08/06/2024

“It seems that everybody in Minneapolis has a story about First Avenue. Mine is set in the hot summer of 1988. My girlfriend at the time and I were at a bit of a crossroads or, more precisely, an uncontrolled intersection. We agreed upon one thing: we loved k.d. lang.” Ellen Lansky’s “Spinning Records: A Review of Joanna McNaney Stein’s INGÉNUE” is available now in the SLAG GLASS CITY.

05/06/2024

This week in the SLAG GLASS CITY, Ellen Lansky reflects on representation and record shops in “Spinning Records: A Review of Joanna McNaney Stein’s INGÉNUE.”

03/06/2024

Today in the SLAG GLASS CITY, Ellen Lansky listens her way through k.d.lang’s emotional locations in “Spinning Records: A Review of Joanna McNaney Stein’s INGÉNUE.”

31/05/2024

“You can’t stand still without feeling your equilibrium’s off. Blame everything: bright light, the wildfire smoke drifting over the city, the delighted shrieks of children at the daycare next door. You are convinced you can feel the world turn.” Rachel B. Moore's “The Spin” is available now in the SLAG GLASS CITY.

29/05/2024

This week in the SLAG GLASS CITY, we leave lockdown and reconnect on the streets of San Francisco in Rachel B. Moore's “The Spin.”

27/05/2024

Today in the SLAG GLASS CITY, Rachel B. Moore traverses San Francisco’s late-pandemic equilibrium in “The Spin.”

24/05/2024

“Transitory spaces have a messy human energy that is perpetually in the present yet continually altering. They are endlessly interesting, living places where there is a great deal of beauty and fragility.” Leah Oates' “Transitory Space, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NYC” is available now in the SLAG GLASS CITY.

22/05/2024

This week in the SLAG GLASS CITY, Leah Oates explores urban and natural locations transformed by the passage of time in “Transitory Space, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NYC.”

20/05/2024

Today in the SLAG GLASS CITY, the beauty of nature subsists within the constant movement of the city in the latest installment of Leah Oates photo series, “Transitory Space, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NYC.”

18/05/2024

“The juxtaposition of natural beauty and rapid development raises complex issues, challenging me to understand my place in this evolving landscape.” Cai Lima’s “GENTRIFICATION IN SERRA GAÚCHA” is available now in the SLAG GLASS CITY

URGENT HELP NEEDED. Devastating floods have hit Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, leaving the state with at least 95 dead, 131 missing, and 372 injured. Two hundred and eighty one municipalities are affected, with over 115,000 forced to leave their homes. The state's governor, Eduardo Leite, called it a "historic disaster" and emphasized the need for immediate assistance.

In Porto Alegre, Brazil’s southernmost metropolis with over 4 million people, rescuers are facing immense challenges, navigating over 17 feet of water—higher than the previous record, during the historic flood of 1941. Rescue teams are working tirelessly, but they need our support! Please consider donating to help those affected. Every contribution counts! Find the link to the news story and donation details in the bio of on Instagram.

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