Michael Henry AdamsWHAT WOULD ANDRÉ SAY?ANDRÉ LEON TALLEY: THE SELF-CREATED AND REALIZED, LARGER-THAN-LIFE ARBITER OF FASHION, 1948–2022May 2, 2022May 2, 2022
Michael Henry AdamsSTANLEY NELSON’S ATTICA “EXZUBERATION” FOR SELFDETERMINATION!At last, he’s up for an Oscar! Powerfully relating the long overlooked experience of African American’s, stellar documentarian Stanley…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Michael Henry AdamsRAISING THE QUESTIONS, WHO IS GAY? WHO CARES?: WHY IT STILL MATTERS!Like John Singer Sargent, Boscoe Holder painted a large number of. dynamic male nudes, boasting a deft spontaneity and fluid sensuality…Jan 13, 2022Jan 13, 2022
Michael Henry AdamsARE PEOPLE OF COLOR IMMUNE TO BEAUTY? ANOTHER KIND OF DISPLACEMENT PROPOSED FOR SOHO-NOHOShould the Flatiron Building and other landmarks in SoHo-NoHo be demolished in exchange for more affordable housing? Is this the best way…Nov 9, 2021Nov 9, 2021
Michael Henry AdamsREWARDED FAITH!Life, it seems, is like a pointillist painting by Seurat or even Chuck Close. Nearby, everything is abstracted and inscrutable. But the…Nov 3, 2021Nov 3, 2021
Michael Henry AdamsWHY REBECCA HALL’S FINE FILM DEBUT FAILS TO PASSSo well-crafted and visually stunning is Rebecca Hall’s new film, that one would never guess, that shot in mere weeks, on a shoestring…Oct 31, 20211Oct 31, 20211
Michael Henry AdamsSELF-MADE: THE DENIAL OF A VANDERBILTIt’s been universally praised. Yet from my perspective in his new book Anderson Cooper gets a few things rather wrong. “Vanderbilt: The…Oct 28, 2021Oct 28, 2021
Michael Henry AdamsCHANGING AMERICAN HISTORY IN SOUTHAMPTON“That’s oxymoronic…”, quipped a friend blithely on Facebook. I had just posted pictures announcing a reception to raise funds for the new…Aug 13, 20212Aug 13, 20212
Michael Henry AdamsCELEBRATING CONNIE!A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO CONSTANCE IRENE BANNINING GATLING: OCTOBER 23, 1923-MAY 18, 2021May 30, 20211May 30, 20211
Michael Henry AdamsFAB FLATS, HOT HIGH HEELS AND A HELPING HAND: JEAN SHAFIROFF ENTREATS HER “WELL-HEELED” FRIENDS TO…Jean Shafiroff, New York’s doyenne of dogies, all manner of other creatures and of every other good work besides, cajoled a happy crowd of…May 29, 2021May 29, 2021