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Book cover for "My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer Nineties and Beyond."
Book cover for "My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer Nineties and Beyond."
Books
The truth about being queer in the 90s can’t be found in a history book
Bil Browning Jun 2, 2026 0

My Bad: A Personal History of the Queer Nineties and Beyond by Hugh Ryan is a reckoning with the reality…

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Three Frida Kahlo portraits
Three Frida Kahlo portraits
Art Hot Sec
Fridamania: Why 2026 is Frida Kahlo’s biggest year yet
Bil Browning May 7, 2026 0

Kahlo’s impact has reached global proportions, and this summer, Fridamania proves her allure is stronger than ever.

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Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen.
Jay-Z, Bruce Springsteen.
Books Music
From Jay-Z to Springsteen: 5 musician memoirs & where to see them perform live
Bil Browning Apr 7, 2026 0

Five musician memoirs that drop the image and tell you what it actually cost.

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Rohan Maletira and Ismenia Mendes act out a scene in Jonah at DC's Studio Theatre All photos credit Margot Schulman
Rohan Maletira and Ismenia Mendes act out a scene in Jonah at DC's Studio Theatre All photos credit Margot Schulman
Reviews
‘Jonah’ knows what it costs to keep loving. Studio Theatre’s production invites you to feel it.
Bil Browning Mar 21, 2026 0

Rachel Bonds' 'Jonah' follows one woman across a lifetime of learning who and what to trust.

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Curated book recommendations featuring John of John by Douglas Stuart and Kids Wait Till You Hear This by Liza Minnelli with 1 Minute Critic tote bag
Curated book recommendations featuring John of John by Douglas Stuart and Kids Wait Till You Hear This by Liza Minnelli with 1 Minute Critic tote bag
Books
Douglas Stuart, Tayari Jones, Han Kang & 27 more reasons to put your phone down
Bil Browning Mar 20, 2026 0

Douglas Stuart, Tayari Jones, Han Kang, and 27 more picks: five shelves of curated reads. Fresh picks each season.

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Denise Burse, Charlayne Woodard, an dDeborah Joy Winans in "Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous."
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‘Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous’ asks who owns an artistic legacy
Steven Vargas Jun 23, 2026
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Sound check: free outdoor concerts take over NYC this summer
Matthew Wexler Jun 20, 2026
The 2026 Off-Broadway production of Label•less.
Reviews
In ‘Label•less,’ every monologue is followed by a song. The music always wins
Matthew Wexler Jun 18, 2026
1MC curated book recommendations flat lay featuring Whistler by Ann Patchett, Transcendent by Laverne Cox, and Making Rent by Tim Weil with 1 Minute Critic tote bag.
Books
The 1MC summer bookshop is live. Start with these three
Matthew Wexler Jun 18, 2026
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