Readings

In April 2016, eight family members were slain in their homes in Ohio. Nine months later, the killer or killers are still on the loose, and the town has all but forgotten the crimes.

The poet and MTV columnist on witnessing, mapping grief and joy, and The Wire. 

Some women have trouble wanting, but my instincts were indistinguishable from my cravings. My wanting was the leash that pulled me through my life. Until one day the leash was off.

The author of Uptown Thief on sex work myths, fetishizing cash and the new golden age of television. 

Growing up with the goddess figure as part of my South Asian tradition means I have a complicated relationship with repurposing the term as a symbol of female empowerment. 

As artists are pushed out by skyrocketing rent, the city's drag culture is threatened.

I’d been walking around in a literal haze, but deep down I thought buying contacts might be the faint victory I’d been seeking.

 Practicing self-care by telling white people about themselves, calling in Black to life, delighting in Black art? That was Black as shit.

The spread of plagues is the beta version of “Congratulations, you played yourself.”