June 2017
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The Art of Difference

by Krista Stevens

With the publication of two books and new gallery showings featuring photographer Diane Arbus, Hilton Als explores her work, writings, artistic motivation, and her uncanny ability to capture on film the humanity of the “freaks” — the marginalized people — who were the subjects of her work.

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America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic

by Krista Stevens

Ground zero in the AIDS crisis happened on June 5th, 1981, when the C.D.C.’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report identified five cases of pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) in previously healthy white men in Los Angeles. The sixth case — a gay African-American man who had contracted PCP and cytomegalovirus — went undocumented and that critical omission […]

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Weddings of the 0.01 Percent

by mlegro

The big, expensive wedding isn’t just about an ostentatious display of wealth—it’s about service. The weddings of the ultra-rich are about the the creation of an entire experience, from the moment you step off the private jet onto a flower-covered personal island, to the final sip of Dom Perignon on a a Mediterranean balcony. Throw […]

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How Korea Got Cool

by Aaron Gilbreath

As tensions rise between North Korea and the United States, one British journalist’s books offer a look at neighboring South Korea across the scope of nearly 40 years, and show the country’s meteoric rise from third world economy to one of the most vigorous, proudest, coolest nations on earth.

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Losing Gloria

by mikedang

After their mother was arrested and deported to Nogales, Mexico, the Marin children became wards of the state, forced to split up and live in separate homes in an overwhelmed and underfunded foster care system. Their story is just one example of the roughly half a million U.S.-born children who’ve lost a parent to arrest, […]

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