The publishing industry’s annual event, normally staged at the cavernous Javits Center, moved some programming online and reached a big digital crowd. Continue reading BookExpo Proves You Can Have a Trade Show in a Pandemic, Virtually

I have short hair. I don’t wear heels. Because there is no one way to be a trans woman, either. Continue reading On Being a Trans Woman, and Giving Up Makeup

A play based on Charles W. Chesnutt’s “Marrow of Tradition” shows the writer of “A Raisin in the Sun” attuned to the history of white violence. Continue reading Unseen Script Offers New Evidence of a Radical Lorraine Hansberry

The coronavirus outbreak has had a devastating impact on the livelihoods of Native American artists. But they are responding with a creative resolve born from centuries of adversity. Continue reading On Tribal Lands, a Time to Make Art for Solace and Survival

The gay clubs are closed, but many of the Pines “boys” are keeping their summer shares. Can they also keep their social distance? Continue reading Is the Party Over on Fire Island?

The military that Gen. Mark A. Milley represents is facing what could be the worst schism with the American public since the fractious Vietnam War years. Continue reading Milley, America’s Top General, Walks Into a Political Battle