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…










