THING Weeds are beyond the scope of

are beyond the scope of this publication

a microcosm

with a critical facility informed by over forty years of activity on and off the bandstand

the second edition of the Museo Ventuno conference

Heike Catherina Mertens

THING Weeds are beyond the scope ofStarted in 1989 by designer and writer Robert Ford, THING magazine was the voice of the queer Black music and art scene in the early 1990s. Ford and his editors were part of the burgeoning House music scene, which originated in Chicagos queer underground, and some of the top DJs and musicians from that time were featured in the magazine, including Frankie Knuckles, Gemini, Larry Fingers, Rupaul, and Deee Lite. THING published ten issues from 1989