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. The Stonewall Inn is very, very tiny by gay bar standards. By any standards, Marsha P. Johnson was […]
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. You scared me, even with your boyish face and, in later years, your artsy-fartsy glasses. You wore your […]
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 of “A Whiter Shade of Pale” transitions to head-banging metal. Master brewer and co-owner/founder Kevin Blodger sits at […]
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 belie the horrendous impact of AIDS. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that in the […]
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 most innovative companies in the world, she’s got plenty to talk about. “I am such a context setter,” […]
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 that was so swollen his doctors wouldn’t let him fly to Philadelphia with the team. Right before the […]
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 Ethical Treatment of Animals came into her cruelty-free lifestyle gradually. Born in Britain, Newkirk grew up in France […]