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What I Learned About America Working at JFK, Jr.’s Magazine The Summer He Died—25 Years Ago
Substack, July 16, 2024
When John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane went down, I was a 21-year-old intern at his political magazine. Whereas I saw John, as he was called in the office, as a celebrity hunk descended from Olympus, my coworkers saw him as a colleague and friend. One who was all too mortal. Manning the office phone lines, I came to keenly understand how much of America held in him the promise of Camelot's revival.
Substack, July 16, 2024
When John F. Kennedy, Jr.'s plane went down, I was a 21-year-old intern at his political magazine. Whereas I saw John, as he was called in the office, as a celebrity hunk descended from Olympus, my coworkers saw him as a colleague and friend. One who was all too mortal. Manning the office phone lines, I came to keenly understand how much of America held in him the promise of Camelot's revival.
CDC says vaccination could protect the U.S. from more dangerous mpox virus
NBC News, May 23, 2024
As concerns mount about a large outbreak of an especially virulent form of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and an uptick in U.S. cases since early last year, the mpox vaccine appears to give long-term protection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The agency called for more gay and bisexual men to get vaccinated against the virus.
NBC News, May 23, 2024
As concerns mount about a large outbreak of an especially virulent form of mpox in the Democratic Republic of Congo and an uptick in U.S. cases since early last year, the mpox vaccine appears to give long-term protection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. The agency called for more gay and bisexual men to get vaccinated against the virus.
LGBTQ Pride events offer a make-or-break moment for monkeypox
NBC News, June 2022
After 27 dreary months of Covid-19 restrictions, which felled the past two years’ Pride celebrations, LGBTQ Americans are finally poised to fully celebrate their community on the public stage this weekend. But in a stroke of uncannily inopportune timing, the monkeypox virus has just arrived on the scene, threatening to put a pall over the party.
NBC News, June 2022
After 27 dreary months of Covid-19 restrictions, which felled the past two years’ Pride celebrations, LGBTQ Americans are finally poised to fully celebrate their community on the public stage this weekend. But in a stroke of uncannily inopportune timing, the monkeypox virus has just arrived on the scene, threatening to put a pall over the party.
AIDS and ACT UP: Sarah Schulman Puts Women and People of Color Back at the Heart of the Story
The Guardian, May 2021
Just weeks shy of the 40th anniversary of the CDC’s ominous first report of what became known as AIDS, the veteran AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) activist has come armed with a 700-page magnum opus she hopes will set the record straight about one of the most consequential social movements of the 20th century.
The Guardian, May 2021
Just weeks shy of the 40th anniversary of the CDC’s ominous first report of what became known as AIDS, the veteran AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) activist has come armed with a 700-page magnum opus she hopes will set the record straight about one of the most consequential social movements of the 20th century.
Love in the age of coronavirus: how couples are getting creative in the face of upended weddings
The Guardian, March 2020
The United States has 450,000 weddings slated for March through May alone. Many couples with dates through June are scrambling to reschedule, while others are downsizing to a small gathering at their parents’ house, or getting legally married in the short-term and planning a vow renewal ceremony on their first wedding anniversary.
The Guardian, March 2020
The United States has 450,000 weddings slated for March through May alone. Many couples with dates through June are scrambling to reschedule, while others are downsizing to a small gathering at their parents’ house, or getting legally married in the short-term and planning a vow renewal ceremony on their first wedding anniversary.
Dying to Entertain Us: Celebrities Keep ODing on Opioids and No One Cares
The Village Voice, July 2018
The overall reaction to the overdoses of Prince, Tom Petty, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Heath Ledger has amounted to nothing much when it comes to awakening Americans to the scope of the opioid crisis. By comparison, Rock Hudson’s 1985 death from AIDS, as well as Magic Johnson’s announcement in 1991 that he had HIV, utterly jolted the national conversation about that epidemic.
The Village Voice, July 2018
The overall reaction to the overdoses of Prince, Tom Petty, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Heath Ledger has amounted to nothing much when it comes to awakening Americans to the scope of the opioid crisis. By comparison, Rock Hudson’s 1985 death from AIDS, as well as Magic Johnson’s announcement in 1991 that he had HIV, utterly jolted the national conversation about that epidemic.
The Pride Power 50
City & State Magazine, June 2018
In this special section of City & State, we recognize 50 people in the LGBT community who are key players in the world of New York politics and government, plus 10 up-and-comers. Since we cover politicians on a day-to-day basis, we limited this list to those who are not strictly in government but instead influence it from the outside.
City & State Magazine, June 2018
In this special section of City & State, we recognize 50 people in the LGBT community who are key players in the world of New York politics and government, plus 10 up-and-comers. Since we cover politicians on a day-to-day basis, we limited this list to those who are not strictly in government but instead influence it from the outside.
Is Kenneth Cole Shifting Blame for the Harvey Weinstein Charity Controversy?
At stake in amfAR’s civil war is the nonprofit’s quest to find a cure for HIV.
At stake in amfAR’s civil war is the nonprofit’s quest to find a cure for HIV.
POZ magazine, Jan. 21, 2018
Investigative report
They bent the rules for Harvey Weinstein, and now they’re paying the price.
AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research has long relied on the now-disgraced Hollywood mogul to supply celebrities, cachet and cash for its fundraising efforts. And now as the nonprofit faces a reckoning born from this dependence, the stakes are particularly high for its famous board chairman: the fashion magnate Kenneth Cole, who has carefully built his eponymous brand around his own image as a philanthropist.
Investigative report
They bent the rules for Harvey Weinstein, and now they’re paying the price.
AmfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research has long relied on the now-disgraced Hollywood mogul to supply celebrities, cachet and cash for its fundraising efforts. And now as the nonprofit faces a reckoning born from this dependence, the stakes are particularly high for its famous board chairman: the fashion magnate Kenneth Cole, who has carefully built his eponymous brand around his own image as a philanthropist.
Kenneth Cole's amfAR chairmanship is over
POZ, February 2018
Fashion icon Kenneth Cole’s longtime tenure as chairman of the board of the HIV nonprofit amfAR has come to a close. He was effectively pushed out of his position by the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, which had conducted a review of the charity at the request of a faction of trustees.
POZ, February 2018
Fashion icon Kenneth Cole’s longtime tenure as chairman of the board of the HIV nonprofit amfAR has come to a close. He was effectively pushed out of his position by the New York State Attorney General’s Charities Bureau, which had conducted a review of the charity at the request of a faction of trustees.
"A Tale of Two Cities."
POZ, May 2016
New York and San Francisco want to end their HIV epidemics.
San Francisco recently launched a multipronged HIV-fighting campaign called “Getting to Zero,” in which the members of local academia, the public health department and community-based organizations, as well as government officials and health care providers, are working in lockstep. Meanwhile, the major players in New York’s epidemic have formed a similar alliance.
POZ, May 2016
New York and San Francisco want to end their HIV epidemics.
San Francisco recently launched a multipronged HIV-fighting campaign called “Getting to Zero,” in which the members of local academia, the public health department and community-based organizations, as well as government officials and health care providers, are working in lockstep. Meanwhile, the major players in New York’s epidemic have formed a similar alliance.
"What 311 Calls Can Tell Us About Gentrification."
New York magazine, August 2015
A sociological study out of NYU found that New York City complaints about neighbors tend to spike at the "fuzzy," ill-defined boundaries between segregated neighborhoods. New York, which is one of the most racially diverse cities in the country and also one of the most starkly segregated, is quite the crucible, with a long history of such racial tension.
“The Audacity of New York's Hope to End AIDS” (POZ, May 2015) Can the Empire State end its epidemic by the decade's end? And what exactly would it mean to do so?
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“A Cater-Waiter to the Elite.” (The New York Times, October 2013) A life replete with promise, delayed by dehumanizing servitude.
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“Trump’s Riverside South May Dis-place Highway Ramp.” (The NY Observer, Feb. 2003) Trump pulled some crafty stunts to push through massive new towers.
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- New York magazine, Sept. 2004: "Partying with Pataki at the Copa." Republican convention.
- New York magazine, Sept. 2004: "The Missle Dick Chicks Serenade Delegates."
- New York magazine, Aug. 2004: "A Heinz-Free Event." Republican convention party coverage.
- New York magazine, Aug. 2004: "Log Cabin Big Tent Party." Republican convention party coverage.
- New York magazine, Aug. 2004: "New York & New Jersey Delegations at Cipriani."
- New York magazine, Aug. 2004: "Still We Rise March." Republican convention coverage.
- The NY Observer, Jan. 2004: “Heckscher Playground Gears Up For Face-Lift of a Lifetime.”
- The NY Observer, Jan. 2004: “East Side Block Isn’t Keen On Getting the Shaft.”
- The NY Observer, Nov. 2003: "Otterness Gnomes to Invade Upper West Side."
- The NY Observer, Oct. 2003: “Board 7 Weighs In On Fate of Parking Garage.”
- The NY Observer, Aug. 2003: “Two Schools Move One Step Closer Toward Getting New Building.”
- The NY Observer, June 2003: “Painting the Town Green: Farmers Market Comes to U.W.S.”
- The NY Observer, April 2003: “Upper West Side Greenlights Needle Exchange for S.R.O.’s.”
- The NY Observer, Nov. 2002: “The School at Columbia University To Hold Lottery for Admission.”
- The NY Observer, March .2003: "Touro College Wants New Building."
- The NY Observer, Sept. 2003: "Comfort and Oy! Park Amenities Cause Friction."
- The NY Observer, March 2003: "Touro College Wants New Building."
- Gay City News, Sept. 2002: "A Housing Works Win."
- Gay City News, Aug. 2002: "Homeless With AIDS--A System Build On No Permanent Solution."
- The NY Observer, May 2002: “City for Sale? Parking Meter Ads Are Imminent.”
- The NY Observer, Oct. 2001: "Health Force to Address 'Unthinkable'." 9/11 environmental impact.
- The NY Observer, Sept. 2001: "Crackdown on Prostitutes?"
- The NY Observer, August 2001: "The Other." Premier party of Nicole Kidman's The Others.
- Columbia Spectator, April 2000: "How Three CU Women Negotiated the System in the Aftermath of Sexual Assault."
- Columbia Spectator, March 2000: "Karenna Gore Schiff Gets Out the Vote for Dad."
- Columbia Spectator, April 1999: "Tiny Tots Invade Morningside Campus--Children Bring Refreshing Breeze to Columbia."
- Columbia Spectator, March 1999: "That 'Guy Who Sings' Makes His Mark On the Downtown Club Scene."
- Columbia Spectator, Sept. 1998: "Desperate to Come of Age, Students Look for Fake IDs."