Justice for All
Justice for All
by David Waggoner
Justified and Ancient. Remember the ‘90s song by KLF (infamous for torching one million British pounds on a remote Scottish...
Reelin’ in the Years: A&U Turns 30
Reelin' in the Years
by David Waggoner
Dynamite! Art & Understanding Magazine is thirty years old. Thirty, I can’t believe it. And we are still in...
How to Save a Life
How to Save a Life
by David Waggoner
Once, back in the eighties, people would try anything to treat AIDS. We did not have any established...
Total Eclipse of the Heart
Total Eclipse of the Heart
by David Waggoner
Stigma persists. Just look at what rapper DaBaby said at a Miami music festival in late July. Along...
When It Comes to AIDS History, Everything Counts
Everything Counts
by David Waggoner
As we have looked back this summer at the start of the known AIDS epidemic, we have tried to be nuanced....
Post-Lockdown Reunions
Reunited (And It Feels So Good)
by David Waggoner
Jumpstarting their engines, individuals, organizations, companies, and schools across the U.S. are lifting the lockdowns and trying...
Different Threads of Red
Different Threads of Red
by David Waggoner
Journeys call on us to be prepared for the unexpected. I am not talking about obstacles or shortcuts, although...
9 Minutes, 29 Seconds
9 Minutes, 29 Seconds
by David Waggoner
Minneapolis captured the world’s attention recently when the trial of police officer Derek Chauvin, accused on various counts of...
HIV, Women & the Big Picture
Starry, Starry Night
by David Waggoner
Museums can become crowded and very often you are only able to steal one glimpse or a few partial views...
Love Is in the Air
Love Is in the Air
by David Waggoner
For some reading the title of this essay in America’s oldest continuosly published HIV magazine may seem odd...