My First Date with Magic Johnson
Posted on March 2, 2015 by A&U in Brave New World, Columns
Brave New World by Corey Saucier buy xanax online without prescriptionMy First Date with Magic Johnson There are some things we just shouldn’t have to say buy diazepam without prescription ambien for sale“You know they already have a cure for HIV. They gave it to Magic Johnson, and he doesn’t have AIDS anymore.” buy zolpidem [...]
Itsik Levy, Part 2
Posted on February 16, 2015 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Istik Levy, MD (Part 2) After my enlightening breakfast with Dr. Levy (see my exposé last month), I continue my discovery of this fascinating country of Israel. My ever-efficient tour guide, Carmela Zion, once again leads several of us journalists on our trek through this ancient land, and her accompanying [...]
Just*in Time: February 2015
Posted on February 13, 2015 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith How can one such as yourself who is HIV-positive dare to be proud of it? How do you promote unsafe sex practices being an HIV activist? Your delusions of grandeur are appalling and apparent. You tell people to be the example, but you are not setting the example yourself [...]
Fight for Your Right
Posted on February 12, 2015 by A&U in Columns, Frontdesk
Frontdesk by David Waggoner Fight for Your Right For your consideration….That phrase starts off many Oscar campaigns, when nominees address voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, but, in the case of the film Selma, it will only be attached to its Best Picture campaign. As many cultural critics have pointed [...]
Just*in Time: January 2015
Posted on January 29, 2015 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith I came across your video on the OraQuick In-Home HIV Test. I took this test three times after my possible exposure. My risk was getting a blow job from a HIV-positive woman from Africa. The whole act was about five minutes with no ejaculation. I took in-home tests on [...]
The Metaphor of Rain
Posted on January 27, 2015 by A&U in Brave New World, Columns
Brave New World by Corey Saucier The Metaphor of Rain Why should a song about Southern California deprive us of re-sets & renewals? There is this mythos that says that it never rains in Southern California. There are songs written about it, and films that begin with the promise of forever blue skies. The way [...]
Itsik Levy, Part 1
Posted on January 26, 2015 by A&U in Columns, Ruby's Rap
Ruby’s Rap by Ruby Comer Itsik Levy, MD [Part one of a two-part interview] There’s something magical about Israel—a mosaic blend of 4 million Jews, Muslims, and Christians. Could it be their diversity, strength, or pride? Maybe it’s their beaches, culture, nightlife, or cuisine? No matter, a familiarity sheaths me…and I feel at home. Currently, [...]
Grassroots Appeal
Posted on January 21, 2015 by A&U in Columns, Frontdesk
Frontdesk by David Waggoner Grassroots Appeal January can be a downer month for so many reasons—especially if one lives as far north as I do. Blizzards, freezing rain, and other health hazards are enough to make me want to get the hell out of Albany. Alas, one has to put the nose to the grindstone; [...]
One Bad Day
Posted on January 5, 2015 by A&U in Brave New World, Columns
Brave New World by Corey Saucier One Bad Day Sometimes a fight is just a fight, and sometimes it’s not So we broke up—“we” being my boyfriend and I. We broke up just a few minutes ago, and it had nothing to do with sex: Nothing to do with HIV or serodiscordancy or condoms or [...]
Just*in Time: December 2014
Posted on December 30, 2014 by A&U in Columns, Just*in Time
Just*in Time by Justin B. Terry-Smith Justin, I don’t know if this is okay to ask you but I want to ask you anyway. We are friends on Facebook but we’ve never talked. I know you add people who you don’t necessarily know but at least know of your work, and that is all good [...]
