brandon the shapeshifter

October 8, 2020
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Performing Arts
Salem

What Street Performers Love about Busking in Salem

by joeyphoenix
Busking in Salem looks different this year than past years, leaving street performers to figure out creative ways to do what they do best. Some of them are putting up fences, others are crafting elaborate social distancing signs, and still others have taken to the internet, choosing to entertain the masses in their own homes.  The reason they do it
October 8, 2020
July 6, 2020
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ART
Black Lives Matter

Queer and Trans Cosplayers: “We’re Here, We Exist”

by joeyphoenix
by Joey PhoenixImage: Brandon the Shapeshifter (Left), Lee Clever (Right) Content Warning: Sexual Harassment, Transphobia, HomophobiaClick here for a list of North Shore LGBTQIA+ Resources The world of Cosplay is one that allows you to temporarily become someone else. Individuals can don costumes, put on fanciful makeup, and embody characters from all branches of culture, be it popular or not.
July 6, 2020