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Disappoint Me<\/em> by Nicola Dinan<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

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Black Cherry Salad (Burnt Scallion Vinegar, Pistachio, Damask Rose, Weiser Farms Cherries)<\/em> by Chef Angel Dimayuga<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mother Is A Time<\/em> by Ocean Vuong<\/a> + Aesop Eleos<\/em> Aromatique Hand Cream<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Aesop Queer Library<\/a> returns for the final weekend of Pride Month, transforming three stores in Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto into ephemeral installations that amplify LGBTQIA2S+ voices. Beloved soaps and potions will have been cleared away and replaced with books\u2014a deliberate initiative that feels all the more critical when over half of last year’s 4,000+ banned books featured LGBTQ characters or people of color<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Make the trek to a Queer Library with haste (book installations close June 30, 2025) and choose a complimentary title (no purchase necessary). Take a peek at this year’s reading list<\/a>; I left with a copy of Mother Is A Time<\/a> <\/em>by Ocean Vuong.<\/p>\n

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