Black and white photograph of shirtless man laying on top of partially obscured black text.

Although partially obscured by the model, this button says “PINUPS” across the background. Pinups is a queer zine published by New York-based photographer Christopher Schulz. Each issue is printed in monochrome and features one or two models, usually hirsute and full built men in their twenties. A Pinups design feature is that each issue can be unstapled and the pages tiled to make a wall poster. This pin shows one of the models from Pinups No. 8, published in 2009.

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The music-duo, Christy and Emily, started in 2000 in Brooklyn, New York. They describe their music as "experimental folk pop", as Christy is a self-taught "indie rocker" and Emily is a classically trained pianist. Their first album released in 2007. Christy and Emily have traveled the world to play their music and have collaborated with other musicians. Their music has also been featured in movies.

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Photograph of Miss Alex White from the band White Mystery wearing a backpack and a man jumping behind her. Both are in front of a grassy area.

White Mystery is a DIY rock group formed in Chicago in 2008. The band is comprised of siblings Miss Alex and Francis S.K White and is named after a favorite Airheads flavor. Famous for their prolific touring, White Mystery has performed on bills alongside rock legends including Patti Smith and Iggy Pop. 

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The "Splash Team" was created by author Tera Lynn Childs to help publicize her YA novels Forgive My Fins and Fins Are Forever. The novels follow a teenager navigating high school while hiding her identity as a mermaid from her classmates. The Splash Team consisted of teachers, bloggers, and librarians who created online interest in the novels' release through blog posts including teasers and reveals of the cover and other publication details. Childs created pins and other merchandise to encourage new members, and also allowed Splash members early access into her next publicity team for Sweet Venom, released in 2011.

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The stretched man is the album cover of Rite Time, 1989, the twelfth and final studio album by the experimental German rock band, CAN. CAN was formed in 1968 and became known under the genre krautrock. Rite Time is considered a reunion album as it features CAN’s original vocalist Malcolm Mooney who returned to record Rite Time for the first time since CAN’s debut album Monster Movie, 1969. The other band members that created this album are Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, and Holger Czukay, artistic direction by Werner O. Richter.

Photograph of silver blue wrench with white text inside of the blank space. All on top of a sky background with clouds.

The album cover of CAN, 1979, the self-titled eleventh studio album by the experimental German rock band CAN, featured a wrench in a sky background. CAN was formed in 1968 and became known under the genre krautrock. The album CAN was also released under the title, “Inner Space”. The band members that created this album are Rosko Gee, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, and Irmin Schmidt, artistic direction by Dirk Weber.

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VisionWalk is a national fundraising event, started in 2006, by the Foundation Fighting Blindness to raise money to fund sight-saving research. The event features option to join a team, create a team or walk as an individual.

In June 13, 2010, the Chicago VisionWalk was held at Soldier Field and included a Kickoff Luncheon at Maggiano’s italian restaurant. The event raised more than $250,000 for retinal research and included more than 800 walkers made up of families, businesses, organizations, volunteers and philanthropic individuals. Individuals who raised $1,000 or more were inducted into the All Stars Club.

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