NEWS & VIEWS Feedback C orrec t ion: L a st w eek, w e inc orrec t l y sp el l ed t h e na me of ou r c ov er g irl — M a rt ini M a rt i, t h e d ra g q u een p ersona of a rt ist L eroy F ost er — in a c a p t ion. W e reg ret t h e error! M a yb e w e h a d one t oo ma ny ma rt inis ou rsel v es. R ea d ers resp ond ed t o l a st w eek’ s c ov er st ory p a c ka g e a b ou t Prid e mont h . This is deep. Finally, an acknowledgment of Leroy Foster’s contributions. — @ sl id e9 1 , I nst a g ra m He did charcoal portraits at the Michigan State Fair in the early ’6 0s. My dad saw his talent and my brother, sister and I
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