PinnedJerry PortwoodWhy I Love Will Smith in ‘Six Degrees of Separation’When Will Smith burst into the well-appointed Upper East Side apartment in the opening scene of Six Degrees of Separation, the 1993 film…Mar 15, 2015Mar 15, 2015
Jerry PortwoodTeju Cole hopes listeners will take pleasure in slowing down and paying attentionWith his latest, ‘Tremor,’ the author and photographer reveals that he doesn’t find writing fiction gets any easier. “But when it works, it…Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Jerry PortwoodAyana Mathis expands the notion of who is a “safe” person in ‘The Unsettled’The author of ‘The 12 Tribes of Hattie’ says she seeks to create characters who can survive the worst without being vectors of suffering.Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Jerry PortwoodJhumpa Lahiri denounces “being authentic”In ‘Roman Stories,’ which she translated from Italian, the writer challenges what it means to be authentically from any place.Dec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Jerry PortwoodBeware the Barbies and Other Plastic PlaythingsWhen cherished childhood toys come with additional baggageDec 4, 2023Dec 4, 2023
Jerry PortwoodHow lesbians taught me queer love could thrive — Queer FortyAfter attending Melissa Etheridge’s Broadway show, My Window, I recall how her songs helped me during my teenage dating years in the Deep…Oct 30, 2023Oct 30, 2023
Jerry PortwoodIs Daisy Jones & The Six Based on a True Story?She may be a fictional character, but the free-spirited singer-songwriter has a lot in common with the ultimate California girls of the…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
Jerry PortwoodThis Is Not a SofaFor some, their couches are battlegrounds — a place where they stake their claims and aggressions erupt into grenades of accusations. Ours…Dec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022
Jerry PortwoodTaylor Mac and Matt Ray’s Operetta, ‘The Hang,’ Queers SocratesWhether it’s an original work or a novel adaptation of a classic, one never knows what to expect upon entering a production featuring…Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022
Jerry PortwoodUnderstanding Extremism and the Radicalizing Power of Social MediaReporter Max Kutner provides context as racist conspiracy theories continue to escalate domestic terrorism in the United States.Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022
