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NEWS+ VIEWS 7 ICYMI
13 Sound leadership
9 The war on drugs
19 On (small) Screens
11 Informed Dissent
23 Slow listening
News you might have missed last week plus Tom Tomorrow’s comic, “This Modern World” In a blow to trans rights, Florida Board of Medicine has banned gender-affirming medical care for people under 18 Yes, our current Congress is dysfunctional. But the one we’re about to elect will be an unmitigated clusterfuck
ARTS+ CULTURE 15 Live Active Cultures
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Central Florida Community Arts celebrates their 12th birthday with a new logo and a newly appointed CEO, the “young, gifted, Black and gay” Terrance Hunter
FOOD+ DRINK 17 International deep dive
Kissimmee’s World Food Trucks serves up a global showcase with a distinctly Latin edge
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FILM+ MUSIC
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New sounds in West Orlando rap are getting national attention. Rapper Kickkone is moving it forward into the future Streaming premieres this week: The English, Capturing the Killer Nurse, Stutz and more The paradox of choice has led many of us to develop audioinduced attention-deficit order. Here’s how to teach yourself to stop skipping tracks and relearn how to listen
25 This Little Underground
Orlando rapper Mave’s new single “Danchou” is a swaggering joint that rolls with a boss-strutting beat and a tight hook
BACK PAGES 26 Selections of the Week
Our picks of the best things to do and see this week, plus plenty of event listings
31 Free Will Astrology
Your horoscope for the week of Nov. 9-15
33 Savage Love
Dan Savage’s relationship advice, plus ‘Ripley’s Believe It or Not!’
35 Classified advertisements
