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The “InterseXions and Identity” art exhibit is available for in-person or online viewing until April 16. (InterUrban ArtHouse)

UMKC Women’s Center and InterUrban Arthouse team up to create “InterseXions and Identity” Art Exhibit

Allison Harris
April 12, 2021

The UMKC Women’s Center and local art gallery InterUrban Arthouse are putting on an art exhibit this spring highlighting the unique experiences of women and femme-identifying artists in America. The show, viewable online or in person by appointment, is currently on display...

Recent bills regarding transgender athletes in Kansas and Missouri have drawn ire from activists. (Photo by Flavia Jacquier from Pexels)

Kansas and Missouri aim to pass laws banning transgender athletes from womens’ sports

Allison Harris
April 5, 2021

Kansas and Missouri’s state lawmaking bodies are both seeking to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ school sports. The proposed ban and similar laws are currently sweeping the nation’s state and local legislatures. The Human Rights Campaign is tracking the...

Pianist Wendy Carlos sitting in front of her piano with her Siamese cat sleeping on her shoulders

Women’s History Month artist spotlight: Wendy Carlos

Allison Harris
March 16, 2021

Co-developer of the first-ever commercially available synth keyboard and composer of the soundtracks for “The Shining,” “A Clockwork Orange” and the original “Tron,” Wendy Carlos remains one of the most influential pioneers of synth music of all time. Now 81, Carlos...

DJ duo Daft Punk at the 2014 Grammy Awards. (Billboard)

Daft Punk breaks up after 28 years of making music together

Allison Harris
March 8, 2021

French electronic musicians Daft Punk announced their split on Feb. 22, 2021, in the form of a YouTube video titled “Epilogue.” Daft Punk, composed of members Thomas Baltanger and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, leave behind a formidable influence on electronic music and a...

Ariana Grande from the neck up looking to her left with a bright white filter over the entire picture

Review: On “Positions (Deluxe),” Ariana Grande is a colorful storyteller with a lighthearted touch

Allison Harris
March 2, 2021

With Ariana Grande’s “Positions (Deluxe)”, the artist builds on her momentum and introduces listeners to some of her sweetest songs yet. While “Positions” came out (on short notice) in October of 2020, Grande released the Deluxe Edition on Feb. 19, 2021, intent on...

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