Pride Profiles, June 2, 2020 In June 2020, I published one flash essay per day on Instagram, each a profile of a queer person who had personally influenced me. Some of these profiles are accompanied by the artwork of friends. […]
Larry Kramer
Pride Profiles, June 1, 2020 In June 2020, I published one flash essay per day on Instagram, each a profile of a queer person who had personally influenced me. Some of these profiles are accompanied by the artwork of friends. […]
Union Craft Takes Beer Brewing Seriously
The sharp scent of hops is strong in Union Craft Brewing’s tasting room. That’s because four Ziploc gallon bags of the fresh, green, flowering cones are lined up and open along a shelf on a wall. Over speakers, a cover […]
HIV Positive: A Q&A with Dr. Robert Gallo
Photographs of microscopic organisms line the walls of the Institute of Human Virology entryway. Resembling modern abstract paintings, these framed images of colorful cells are at the root of the deadliest pandemic of our time–HIV. For the layperson, these beautiful photos […]
Heart of a Pioneer, Soul of a Scientist
Meet Terri Kelly, CEO of Gore–America’s most innovative company Terri Kelly is the first to admit it. “I can talk forever,” laughs the CEO and president of W. L. Gore & Associates. And as the leader of one of the […]
Now That’s Magic! A Conversation with Magic Johnson
How this legendary basketball athlete has become a business superstar, too. It was Earvin “Magic” Johnson’s rookie year with the Lakers and, at a mere 20 years old, his first NBA championship. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was injured with a sprained ankle […]
Ingrid Newkirk, PETA
Founder and executive director, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Ingrid Newkirk wasn’t born a vegan. She once wore leather and used products that were tested on animals. Like most people, the co-founder and president of People for the […]