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Talk it out.
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Men's Pride Bowling League
Top Stories
Busy fall for Clock Inc. with five upcoming events
Check out five upcoming events from Clock Inc., plus other news bits from the LGBT+ center serving the Quad Cities from Rock Island.
Six ways to partake of services and events by The Project of the Quad Cities
Learn about six ways in September and October to get involved with The Project of the Quad Cities or partake of its events.
News & Features
Soul of the City showcases jazz, soul, funk bands from Des Moines to Peoria
QUAD CITIES -- Featuring jazz, soul and funk bands with followings from Des Moines, Ia., to Peoria, Ill., the Soul of the City Music Festival takes place in Rock Island and Davenport this weekend over three days. Starting Friday evening, this 10th annual...
Illinois Central College seeks auditioners for “The Cake”
Your chance to audition for “The Cake” at Illinois Central College in East Peoria happens this weekend.
Opinion
“The Way of Water” is stunning, important and helps redeem the original “Avatar”
Like many, Aime Wichtendahl was initially a skeptic about “The Way of Water,” James Cameron’s massive and much-anticipated sequel to the original “Avatar” film.
But after taking in the three-hour film, Wichtendahl is a fan of the new “Avatar 2” and gained a renewed appreciation of the original “Avatar” released in 2009.
“James Cameron is trying to help us learn. By tapping into the universal nostalgia we all feel – that once there was a time everything was perfect before someone screwed it up – he’s trying to tell us something. He’s trying to wake us up to how we’re impacting the world around us. ‘The Way of Water’ illustrates that despite our best efforts, humanity remains incapable of change.“
Read Wichtendahl’s review of this blockbuster film here.
“House of the Dragon” continues “bury your gays” TV trope
Like so many, every Sunday I sit down on the couch to watch the newest episode of House of the Dragon. I am a big fan of the original series except for, of course, that oh so unfortunate final season. Yet I returned to Westeros—the fictional continent where most of...
