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AGENDA October 2017 is the first monthly from agendamag.com. It is a fashion and lifestyle series, spotlighting designers, runway, editorials, and fashion discussion with the focus on global fashion. Featured in this glossy magazine are designers and fashion runway from Sydney, Moscow, Paris, and Berlin. Fashion Interviews are with designer Kevan Hall and the clothing line Avocado. Chase Masterson from "Star Trek: Deep Space 9" gives a compelling interview about her long, successful acting career. This 2-part interview gives us background on her charity The Pop Culture Hero Coalition, a 501 c. 3 that helps youth combat bullies; the charity is backed by the United Nations. Having already photographed 208 hands, German photographer Marc Mennigmann is interviewed about his photo series entitled The HANDS PROJECT. The photo series features mostly musicians from all over the world, where he photographs their hands with his Leica Monochrom camera, and shoots exclusively in black and white. The hands of Grammy-nominated bassist Bunny Brunel, pioneering guitarist Jon Gomm, and jazz composer, pianist, organist, and bandleader Carla Bley were photographed by Mennigmann, and featured in this interview. There is also a pictorial of Mennigmann actually shooting the hands of several legendary musicians, including drummer Steve Gadd, pianist Adam Holzman, Adrien Belew, and more. Mennigman does a special portrait of AGENDA''s editor in chief. Agenda Bloggers (from agendamag.com) debuts this issue. Editor in chief Kaylene Peoples of Fashion Talk warns us about following trends. Entertainment journalist Sheryl Aronson of Arting Around interviews the legendary Keiko Matsui, and Kevin Foster of Social Almanac addresses the topic of transgendered youth. Other columns such as Syntax Me! by Lee L. Peoples, breaks down grammar conundrums; and known for her book reviews (read some of her reviews on Amazon.com), Lee Peoples reviews MIDAIR by Kodi Scheer; SHELBY''S WAY by Katherine [MK] Mitch