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by Thomas Cushman 02/04/2002Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
My wife and I had agreed that we didn’t want to know the sex of our baby. Sure, we had discussed the somewhat finite possibilities: My wife said she thought it might be easier to raise a boy in this bizarre world. Knowing a little about that one myself I wasn’t quite so sure. But […]
The Slap of Love (Part 1)
by Michael Cunningham 01/03/2002Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
This is the story of Angel Segarra, a Puerto Rican kid from the South Bronx who became Angie Xtravaganza, doyenne of the drag world made briefy famous by Jennie Livingston’s acclaimed 1990 documentary, Paris Is Burning. Angel, neé Angie, died in New York City on April 6, 1993, at the age of 27. She died […]
The Slap of Love (Part 2)
by Michael Cunningham 01/03/2002Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
The House of Xtravaganza, like the House of Corey and the other houses, consists of a mother and a father and a big raucous band of “children”: drag queens, butch queens (gay men who dress like men), transsexuals, a few real girls and one or two straight guys. The smattering of girls and straight guys […]
Unhinged, Baby In Tow
by Daniel Forbes 01/03/2002Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
Part One Distinguishing true from harassing reports – some days, one in four – looms large for Emergency Children’s Services (ECS), the city office that responds to child abuse and neglect throughout the five boroughs during the night, and on weekends and holidays. Fake reports are less of a problem for the weekday nine-to-fivers. But […]
Defacing Britney
by Will Becton and Stephen Hoban 11/21/2001Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
Williamsburg residents Will Becton and Stephen Hoban spent much of November, 2001, riding the New York City subway system, recording the many ways in which other New Yorkers have chosen to deface the Britney Spears posters that for nearly a month were ubiquitous on subway platforms. In their first five outings, Stephen and Will collected […]
A Brief History of Tragedy
by Victoria Reggio 11/16/2001Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
I was in Sister Mary Evangelista’s fourth grade class when Mother John entered the room during our math lesson. We stood and were about to greet her with our usual, “Good morning, Mother,” when with her Irish brogue, she abruptly instructed us to sit down. She whispered in our teacher’s ear. Sister Mary Evangelista’s eyes […]
The Day the Music Retched
by Andy Gensler 10/20/2001Neighborhood: Multiple, World Trade Center
It was supposed to start with a mandated early-morning appointment with an “employment specialist” from the New York Department of Labor and end with me shaking my ass to minimal techno at Centro-Fly. Between these, I was going to vote in the primaries, work at the international DJ academy, and see Matthew Herbert, on of […]
It’s Not Your Fault You’re American
by Lauren Grodstein 10/15/2001Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
Israel, Jordan, and the Sinai Peninsula suffered through a heat-wave during the summer of 2000. In countries where July temperatures normally venture into the 100’s, a heat-wave may seem like a redundancy, but nevertheless that summer even the hardiest residents were miserable. By the end of July, Eilat, the southernmost city in Israel, was regularly […]
Almost Home
by Richard Vreeland 01/01/1970Neighborhood: All Over, Multiple
I was attending a company meeting on that Tuesday. We had started at 8:00, a presentation on the company values and mission statement to the staff. Even though I had been at the previous presentation, I had decided to attend, as a show of support and solidarity. At approximately 9:10, my cell phone began vibrating, […]