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History will recall: ACT UP, COVID-19, and the arts

Episode Notes This month, Christina, Bryan, and Rumaan are joined by Sarah Schulman, whose new book Let the Record Show sets out to correct inaccurate representations of ACT UP New York, its tactics, and its philosophy of direct action in response to the AIDS epidemic. Then they discuss three collections of photographs of LGBTQ people. Who are they for, and will they be seen by the people who need them most? Items discussed on the show:

On the legacy of ACT-UP in our own era of viral panic

In the lengthy Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993, author Sarah Schulman documents and analyzes the ideals, actions, successes and failures of the people who made up the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power.

How ACT UP Shook the Straight Power Structure Sarah Schulman has written the most comprehensive political history ever assembled of ACT UP and AIDS activism in the U.S. The accomplishments of the direct-action HIV organization, ACT UP, are staggering. Over the course of six years, from 1987 to 1993, ACT UP designed a fast-track system where those who were sick could access unapproved experimental drugs, ran a four-year campaign to force the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change i...

Storm the NIH ACT UP Action, May 1990 / Image: NIH History Office Sarah Schulman’s new history of AIDS activism group ACT UP NY is a definitive and instructive history of how outsiders forced the government to accept that they mattered. Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987–1993 Sarah Schulman Let the Record Show, Sarah Schulman’s monumental new history of ACT UP New York, is a war chronicle in which the teller is both scribe and v...

TRAVEL: The return of Provincetown May 9, 2021 | From Staff reports The summer season is around the corner, and Provincetown is ready to welcome visitors, the city’s leaders say. From LGBTQ-themed weeks with COVID-compliant events to enjoying a poolside cabaret singer to outdoor attractions like whale-watching, picnicking on the beach, dune tours, and bike-riding, to a getaway focused on wellness and tranquility — there are so many ways to experience a Provincetown vacation. And the small ...

Flourishing in the Kitchen May 10, 2021 Good morning. How are you? I drove out to the woods the other day before dawn and was in them as the sun started its ascent. I walked in silence that was not silent at all: bird calls; wind in the canopy; the splash of my boots in a puddle. I was hungry as I walked but not unpleasantly so. I thought about breakfast possibilities, about scrambled eggs and buttered toast, yogurt with a drizzle of maple syrup, crisp bacon, pickled herring. There I was for ab...

Find the best music at Alabama’s 40th Annual Record Show The Alabama Record Collectors Association is hosting its 40th annual Record & CD show By Anna Mahan | May 8, 2021 at 12:55 PM CDT - Updated May 8 at 1:12 PM HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - If you spend your weekends perusing yard sales, thrift stores and record shops for some good vinyl, we’ve got a good show in store for you. It’s the 40th Annual Record and CD Show. If you’re feeling inspired to do some shopping and ...

We Were ACT UP: New Book Celebrates Unsung Heroes of AIDS Crisis Sarah Schulmans Let the Record Show is a meticulously crafted history of the activist movement that rose out of the AIDS epidemic.  May 04 2021 8:30 AM EDT Let the Record Show is a stunning achievement. In this meticulously crafted history of ACT UP New York, Sarah Schulman invites readers “to imagine ourselves as potentially effective activists and supporters no matter who we are.” Offering this history to activists today ...