Maggie Lange
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The Marie Laurencin Exhibition Making the Case for Art Without Men
Loved in her day, the French painter Marie Laurencin depicted a dreamy vision of a world of women. What does she have to say to...
7 Queer Icons From the Ancient World They Don’t Teach in School
When an Irish poet and an English illustrator set out to dust off Greco-Roman tales with homoerotic undertones, they were not hard up for options...
A Poet’s View of the Met From Behind the Information Desk
On and off throughout the 1990s, the poet Robyn Schiff fielded questions — many bathroom-related — as part of her job working the museum’s famous...
Furby Has a New Look. Some Fans Are Not Thrilled.
The animatronic toy’s makeover is getting mixed reviews.
The Home Cook Who Wants to ‘Blow Up the Kitchen’
A new book by the British academic Rebecca May Johnson urges a radical rethinking of just what goes on in the kitchen. For starters, don’t...
‘Dykes to Watch Out For,’ Now Holding Forth in Your Headphones
The long-running comic strip by Alison Bechdel, the creator of “Fun Home,” first held up a mirror to its queer readership in 1983. So what...
From Jacksonville, Florida, Salt Life is Coming to a Beach Near You
First, Salt Life was a tattoo. Then it became a logo. Now it is a lifestyle brand with plans to open stores from coast to...
Inside “Night of 1000 Kates,” a Kate Bush-Themed Variety Show
The “Night of 1,000 Kates,” an annual variety show in Philadelphia, taps into the singer Kate Bush’s lasting appeal.
‘Hanging Out’ Author Sheila Liming Makes a Case for Chilling
Sheila Liming, the author of “Hanging Out,” argues that unstructured time is essential to our cultural vitality. Down with calendar invites; long live the bocce...
“The Traitors” Host Alan Cumming Wore His Own Clothes on the Show
On “The Traitors,” a reality game show framed as a whodunit, host Alan Cumming’s wardrobe has some viewers on the edge of their seats.