OCTOBER 2023 ISSUE

Welcome to your October 2023 issue of ANTIGRAVITY.

We begin with a reflection on Yom Kippur and the Jewish New Year, enter Libra season (characterized by balance and justice), get rid of red wine stains with Tips From Theriot, ask who gets to be a child in this month’s Raising Louisiana, and follow Zora Lucent down her audio rabbit hole in our Sound Check (gear geek) column. Dirt Nerd gives us our third guide to spooky herbs, and we compile public comments from the City Council motion to finally pay the young people who worked under the City summer jobs program.

Health professional and ANTIGRAVITY associate editor Mary Beth Campbell breaks down what people need to know about xylazine in the drug supply from a harm reduction standpoint. Editor-In-Chief Dan Fox speaks with longtime character actor David Jensen about the Hollywood strikes, unions, and an actor’s two biggest adversaries. Nigel Washington talks Westbank pride and becoming a signature artistic voice for the city with multidisciplinary artist JACQ FRANÇOI$. We also honor Imani Bass, a.k.a YOKO, who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in September.

And finally, the (un)usual assortment of comics, photos, poetry, and a tarot reading to fill out your trick-or-treat basket.