“Jehovah has, in His Kingdom here on earth, a warehouse that contains a printing press and a supply of food; the World Headquarters are located at the foot of Brooklyn Heights”
Originally published September 1, 1987
“What I missed immediately was the figure of Jean himself, one of the most beautiful young men — with one of the most original minds — I have ever met”
Originally published August 30, 1988
"the self-proclaimed 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll' who changed everything. The first musical icon to exclaim/proclaim the persona of ''bad nigger'' (greasy skin, greasy hair, loud), Richard was a sexual menace too (faggot in eyeliner; big faggot in stretch pants)"
May 9, 2020
“Baldwin’s work opened up the world for me; it was also precisely because it did do that that it could, if not closely watched, overwhelm any perception I might eventually develop about it and the way we live now.”
Originally published January 12, 1988
“The black Woody Allen, a camera-wielding Sharpton, a gifted charlatan, an inspiration, a generous sort, a media hound (or barker)”
February 22, 2019
Hilton Als on the creation of what would turn out to be a modern American classic
November 25, 2017