Dive into the archives.
- Leyendecker
Joseph Christian Leyendecker (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was one of the pre-eminent American illustrators of the early twentieth century. He is best known for his poster, book, and advertising illustrations, the trade character known as The Arrow Collar Man, and his numerous covers for the Saturday Evening Post. Between 1896 [...]
- The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings
The Cross of Redemption: Uncollected Writings by James Baldwin (edited by Randall Kenan) has arrived:
Baldwin’s published essays have been already twice collected (The Price of the Ticket and the posthumous Library of America Collected Essays), but there are gems in this collection compiled by Kenan (Let the Dead Bury the Dead): “The [...]
- Grass Roots Glam: Brighter Days Celebration
Since 2005, the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Scholarship has paid tribute to the slain teen’s legacy of academic excellence and selfless service by offering a $1500 award to college-bound New York City students committed to the fight against racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of injustice.
As they celebrate their 5th anniversary, the [...]
- Gay Art for the Kids
(via CTRL+W33D)
- Lyrical: Paparazzi Pics
Mary Literary Quarterly, in conjunction with the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund, served up a night of hip-hop inspired hi-jinks on July 18 at the Home Sweet Home bar in the lower east side of NYC. Rapper LastO preformed and the DJ collective Black Female Executive provided the beats.
All proceeds from the event will [...]
- Gay Semiotics 1977
BLUE HANDKERCHIEF
Handkerchiefs signify behavioral tendencies through both color and placement. A blue handkerchief placed in the right hip pocket serves notice that the wearer desires to play the passive role during sexual intercourse. Conversely, a blue handkerchief placed in the left hip pocket indicates that the wearer will assume the active [...]
- Smoke
The experimental short Un Chant d’Amour, about the relationship of two prisoners and a voyeuristic guard, is the only film made by Jean Genet.
- Lyrical: A hip-hop party to benefit the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund
Photo: Curtis Bryant @moose-hunters
Model: LastO
Mary Literary Quarterly, in conjunction with the Rashawn Brazell Memorial Fund, will be serving up a night of hip-hop inspired mayhem. We will be kicking it old school, new school, and even pre-school style if we have to!
Join us as we make over the [...]
- OPULENCE
“You own everything!”
- The Queen
The Queen is a ribald hour-long documentary about the “Miss All-American Beauty” pageant, judged by Andy Warhol amongst others, held in New York in 1967.
