Lost in Emotion

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Lost in Emotion Airplanes disappear without a trace. Epidemics continue without an end in sight. What phenomenon makes the first a riveting mystery…

Tomorrow People

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Tomorrow People December 1 marks the twenty-sixth anniversary of World AIDS Day and the twenty-fifth anniversary of Day With(out) Art. As much as…

Mexican Radio

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Once in a while there are reasons to see the upside being HIV-positive. I am looking forward to this year’s United States…

Matters of the Heart

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Maybe I’m getting sappy in my middle age years, but I’m actually excited that May 25 will be the debut of…

The History Boys?

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Martin Duberman is a great man whose collected works of history, fiction, nonfiction, and biography have influenced thousands of writers, probably more…

Back to Life

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Back to Life New opportunities often fall by the wayside because we think we are not qualified to tackle them. But time and…

Talk That Talk

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Talk That Talk Since the beginning of the epidemic—as it was first reported by The New York Times on July 3, 1981—the…

Silent Movie

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Films have played a large part in the history of AIDS—from the seminal Longtime Companion (1989) to Philadelphia (1993) to this…

Reelin’ in the Years

Frontdesk by David Waggoner Summer days have begun to fade (always signalled by an early frost in the Adirondack mountains of upstate New York) and I…

Art as Activism

Art is unstoppable. Take away our paints and canvases, and we will use charcoal on a wall. Take away our stage, and we will…

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