Why You’re Not Hearing About America’s Wars
James FoleySteven Senne/AP James Foley, a 38-year-old former prison literacy teacher, went to Syria in 2012 to cover a civil war in which the United States was a major player—and which Americans were largely ignoring. He believed in the power of witnessing, and in the human capacity for empathy. “Journalism in a war zone should…
Digging Into the Messy History of “Latinx” Helped Me Embrace My Complex Identity
Getty Images (13); Flowers: RawpixelIn June 2016, a Muslim American man entered Orlando’s Pulse nightclub during its weekly Latin Night and gunned down 49 people, most of them gay or bisexual. In the dizzying aftermath of the tragedy, I was assigned to write an opinion piece for HuffPost about how then-presidential candidate Donald Trump was…
On the Road With Lee Fields & The Expressions
With the release last month of It Rains Love, one of his most nuanced and hypnotically grooving albums yet, Lee Fields is celebrating 50 years as a soul journeyman. Fields, who has deep roots in the golden era of funk and soul, paved the way for artists like Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley—he counts them…
“Tales of the City” Is Back, and Its Characters Can Actually Afford to Live in San Francisco
Charlie Barnett and Murray Bartlett in “Tales of the City”Courtesy Netflix Tales of the City, Armistead Maupin’s beloved saga of life in San Francisco, begins with a fantasy of affordable housing. As the serial opened in the San Francisco Chronicle in May 1976, Mary Ann Singleton, a naive yet plucky tourist from Cleveland, has just…
Trump Gave Only One Interview During His UK State Visit. It Did Not Go Well.
Donald Trump’s first state visit to the United Kingdom may have been marked by large protests and a bitter feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, but the US president appeared to find momentary refuge this week with Piers Morgan, the British television personality who was the only journalist granted an interview during Trump’s London stay.…
How a Black Psychiatrist Shaped “Sesame Street” As a Tool Against Racism
Sesame StreetAlbum/Entertainment Pictures/Zuma Welcome to Recharge, a weekly newsletter full of stories that will energize your inner hellraiser. See more editions and sign up here. Sesame Street is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The rush of stories and social posts about the iconic children’s TV show has inspired numerous stories about Muppets and cast members. Few, however,…