Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s a law of nature: every year brings a gust of theories about Vincent van Gogh. His life has been scrutinized for so long that we seem to have all the…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The first of June marked the beginning of Pride Month, which was started to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots. This Pride season follows threats of violence in response to corporate displays…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story It’s the summer of 2001, and I’m trying to check into the Royalton on Forty-fourth Street, but my credit card has been declined. The receptionist is in a silk blouse, and…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story There was a moment, about twenty-five minutes into Taylor Swift’s first Eras Tour show, in Glendale, Arizona, when fans began to realize that the concert was much grander than they had…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story Sining Xiang submitted his film to the Beijing Queer Film Festival, scheduled for later this year, amid an ongoing government crackdown on the L.G.B.T.Q. movement. In 2018, Sining Xiang brought his…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story In 1974, when he was in his early twenties and living in downtown Manhattan, Richard Hell, born Richard Meyers, founded the band Television with his high-school friend Tom Verlaine. After an…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story This is drawn from “The
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story What people do for money and with it, what having money or losing it does to them, is the raw material for “A New Leaf,” the first feature by Elaine May,…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story A children’s slide, bulbous and bright-colored, snakes down to a rectangle of synthetic grass. The playground, which consists of little else, is empty. It’s a paltry scene that could belong anywhere…
Save this storySave this storySave this storySave this story The death of Stephen Sondheim, in 2021, left a rupture in the theatre world, and especially the musical-theatre world, deeper and more profound than any other artist’s passing could. Sondheim had…
