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The Lemon Twigs ‘Everything Harmony’ Review: Nostalgia Cycle
metroweekly.com...For Brian and Michael D"Addario, the Long Island brothers behind the group, the past is a constant source of inspiration.... ...By Sean Maunier on May 27, 2023 It takes a special kind of artist to draw heavily on music that came out decades before you were born and sounds... ...From the first wistful bars of the opener, “When Winter Comes Around,” it is clear the D"Addarios have created something that takes its cues from... ...The tracks on Everything Harmony are delivered with a heavy amount of introspection....

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: Hurts So Good
metroweekly.com...By André Hereford on May 27, 2023 @here4andre Filmmaker Nicole Holofcener teams again with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, star of her 2013 romantic comedy... ...In their previous outing, Louis-Dreyfus sparkled onscreen opposite James Gandolfini, playing an L.A. divorcée who discovers that the divorcé she's... ..., author of a successful memoir, who"s already feeling insecure about publishing her first novel when she overhears her husband Don (Tobias Menzies... ...For this comic portrait of urbane adults in crisis, Holofcener swings to the east coast, for the tale of neurotic New Yorker Beth (Louis-Dreyfus)...

Louisiana Is The Only Deep South State Not Banning Trans Youth Health Care
metroweekly.com...Louisiana"s bill failed in a vote in the state Senate Health and Welfare Committee when Sen.... ...By John Riley on May 27, 2023 @JRileyMW A Louisiana Senate committee defeated a proposed law to ban gender-affirming health care for transgender... ...Fred Mills (R-New Iberia), the committee chairman and a pharmacist by trade, voted to defer the bill rather than pass it out of committee.... ...John Bel Edwards helped mobilize votes against the bill, according to The Advocate, a Louisiana-based newspaper....

The Lemon Twigs ‘Everything Harmony’ Review: Nostalgia Cycle
metroweekly.com...For Brian and Michael D"Addario, the Long Island brothers behind the group, the past is a constant source of inspiration.... ...By Sean Maunier on May 27, 2023 It takes a special kind of artist to draw heavily on music that came out decades before you were born and sounds... ...From the first wistful bars of the opener, “When Winter Comes Around,” it is clear the D"Addarios have created something that takes its cues from... ...The tracks on Everything Harmony are delivered with a heavy amount of introspection....

‘Queer Eye’ Review: Comfort Zone
metroweekly.com...By Mark Young on May 27, 2023 You"re more likely to see a shooting star than you are the seventh season of a Netflix show, but there is a reason... ...season, the series about the “Fab Five” helping “heroes” overhaul their lives is well into its fifth year on the streaming service, having gone to Texas... ...In the kitchen, Antoni Poworiski handles the food and drink situation, often honing in on some home insecurities, while Jonathan Van Ness helps with... ...To start, design expert Bobby Berk gets a lay of the land for renovations and home decor, while Tan France politely tells the heroes how their fashion...

Woman Charged with Threatening to Shoot Up LGBTQ Businesses
metroweekly.com...mass shootings on par with the one at LGBTQ nightclub Club Q in Colorado Springs last year.... ...By John Riley on May 26, 2023 @JRileyMW A grand jury has indicted a New York woman for making threats against Denver-area LGBTQ businesses, threatening... ...Amanda David, the federal public defender who represented Robinson during her court appearance in New York, declined to comment on the allegation... ...against her client when approached by The Washington Post....

Candace Owens: ‘Do Not Shop at Target or Else You’re Gay and a Pervert’
metroweekly.com...By John Riley on May 26, 2023 @JRileyMW Candace Owens has jumped on the bandwagon of conservatives attacking Target over its Pride-themed merchandise... ...and relationship with an LGBTQ clothing designer.... ...-based brand Abprallen and its designer Erik Carnell, who designed some Pride-themed merchandise for the retailer.... ...NBC News reports that Carnell, who identifies as a Satanist in his personal life, has received death threats for his Pride-themed designs, as well...

Arizona Governor Vetoes Anti-Transgender Pronoun Bill
metroweekly.com...By John Riley on May 26, 2023 @JRileyMW Arizona"s Democratic Governor, Katie Hobbs, vetoed a bill that would have barred schools from referring to... ...Under the bill, employees or independent contractors of a school district or charter school would be prohibited from knowingly calling a student... ...State Sen.... ...But, as the Arizona Capitol Times notes, nothing in the legislation would have actually required teachers or schools to report a child"s dysphoria...

Target Removes Pride-Themed Merchandise After Threats
metroweekly.com...By John Riley on May 25, 2023 @JRileyMW Target is removing some Pride-themed merchandise from its stores after outrage from conservatives over items... ..." sense of safety and wellbeing while at work,” Target spokesperson Kayla Castaneda said in a statement to Newsweek.... ...not in pieces sold at Target, according to NBC News....

Malaysia Raids Swatch Stores, Confiscating Pride-Themed Watches
metroweekly.com...Swatch claims officials from Malaysia"s Ministry of Home Affairs seized the watches from 11 different shopping malls across the country on May 13... ...By John Riley on May 25, 2023 @JRileyMW Swiss watchmaker Swatch says that Malaysian authorities raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from... ...Sarah Kok, the marketing manager for Swatch Malaysia, told The Guardian in a statement, “As per instruction from Switzerland HQ, we will still replenish... ...Swatch Group Chief Executive Nick Hayek expressed concern over the raids....