Red Reminds Me Photo Contest Hopes to End HIV Stigma

HIV/AIDS affects many more than just the 1.1 million living with the disease in the U.S

With World AIDS Day approaching, (December 1st), TheBody.com, the leading information resource on HIV/AIDS invites patients, caregivers and the general public to do their part in helping to create awareness and change the stigma often associated with the disease.

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Cirque du Soleil - Kurios - On the Cover

Once again Cirque do Soleil finds its way onto the cover of Outword Magazine. And once again they have created stunning visuals, and what we are sure will be, an amazing show.  “Kurios” will play in San Francisco soon, and, of course, you can find more details about it inside this issue of Outword Magazine on page 16.

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Young Women Rule The Pop Charts

by Chris Narloch

Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass” and Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” recently occupied the top two spots on the Billboard pop singles charts, creating a one-two punch of musical estrogen that was backed up by Tove Lo’s “Habits (Stay High)” at #3 and “Bang Bang” featuring Ariana Grande, Jessie J and Nicki Minaj in the fourth position.

What’s happening here? Young women are creating an abundance of catchy, carefully crafted pop music in 2014 – that’s what is happening.

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Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons Get Whiplash

by Frances Marlatt

“Whiplash” is a new drama written and directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons.  

Teller plays Andrew Neiman, a young drummer with an infallible amount of talent and potential. Andrew is a new student at a music academy in Manhattan, where he practices his drumming around the clock in hopes of one day becoming one of the “greats”.

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