Towers of Silence
this story is about a specific thing but also about how a system collapses when the keystone is removed
Broken Windows and Broken Policing
from 8 August 2020 Rudy Giuliani’s ‘zero tolerance’ attitude to community policing was rooted not in right-wing talking points, but in the liberal politics of the Civil Rights era. In…
Secrets of the Planet of the Apes, with Josh Friedman
The Planet of the Apes franchise spans decades and formats: it started as a French novel in 1963, and then jumped the Atlantic to become a long-running series of movies,…
We Should All Be Archivists
When people ask me for advice about queer archiving, I usually say that the most important thing is to recognize your importance. You need to see yourself as a as…
96-Year-Old Painter Carmen Cicero in his NYC Studio
Carmen Cicero is an abstract expressionist painter whose works are collected by some of New York’s premier museums including the Museum of Modern Art, Guggenheim Museum and Whitney Museum of…
Godzilla As an ‘Undiscerning God’
Japan was at “zero,” and the arrival of Godzilla sets it back to “minus one,” hence the title.
The 1990s Were Weirder Than You Think. We’re Feeling the Effects.
In “When the Clock Broke,” John Ganz shows how a decade remembered as one of placid consensus was roiled by resentment, unrest and the rise of the radical right. {read}…
Bright Star
Bright Star is a 2009 biographical romantic drama film, written and directed by Jane Campion. It is based on the last three years of the life of poet John Keats…
The forgotten mine that built the atomic bomb
The Congo’s role in creating the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki was kept secret for decades, but the legacy of its involvement is still being felt today. “The word…
Paul Panda Farnana
Paul Panda Farnana was born in Zemba-lez-Moanda, Bas-Congo Province, Congo Free State in 1888. He was the son of Luizi Fernando, a government-appointed chief, and a woman named N'Sengo. A…