Malcolm Boyd, 1923-2015: A Personal Reflection
Malcolm Boyd, an ordained Episcopal priest and the author of two dozen books on matters of religion and gay rights and their intersection, died earlier this year at the…More
Blog Posts
Coming Out Twice: Gay and Asian in the UK
Not long ago, I wrote in these pages about issues facing the Bangladesh GLBT community (“Activism Struggling to be Born,” Nov.-Dec. 2013), having worked there for many years. When…More
Jamie Brickhouse Remembers Mama
“You a bitch or whore?” asks Jamie Brickhouse with a mischievous grin from across the lacquered coffee table in his trendy Chelsea flat in New York City. With his copper…More
James Baldwin Comes Alive in Film Classic
James Baldwin came alive as never before in Karen Thorsen’s documentary James Baldwin: The Price Of The Ticket, first released in 1990 and rereleased on its 25th anniversary in a…More
Before There Was Mapplethorpe
Philip Gefter, photo editor, journalist, and film producer, has produced a book that makes the case for Wagstaff’s importance in elevating photography from its inferior critical and market position in the art world.
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Loving in Triangles
Vanessa and Her Sister by Priya Parmar Ballantine Books. 350 pages, $26. The descendants of the original members of the Bloomsbury Group—a name taken from the neighborhood in which…More
Short Reviews
Reviews of Framed Butterflies by Raad Rahman, and Matthew Connor’s album Farewell Motel.
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It’s Not About the Music
Three albums, 1977’s Low and Heroes, followed by Lodger in 1979, remain essential listening not only because the songs range from the instrumentally gothic “Warsawza” to the crowd-pleasing “Heroes,” but also because they anticipate the ’80s, when Bowie would reinvent himself once more as the poperatic singer of “Modern Love” and “Let’s Dance.”
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Visceral Reactions
I’m Already Disturbed is structured as a series of short essays but moves at the brisk pace of a novel, taking the reader on a quest to find the cause of the author’s debilitating and curious symptoms, and their cure.
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