Max S. GordonFame, I Want to Live Forever: On MADONNA and the Grammys Controversyby Max S. Gordon “They had style, they had grace, Rita Hayworth gave good face.” — Madonna, Vogue “You know, I don’t mind getting…·21 min read·Feb 14, 2023--57--57
Max S. GordonHonoring The Love That Brought You Here: On James Baldwin and His Legacy For The Black Queer Artistby Max S. Gordon13 min read·Jun 28, 2022--9--9
Max S. GordonOn Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer”: Picking The Low-Hanging Fruitby Max S. Gordon·27 min read·Oct 21, 2021--16--16
Max S. GordonWitnessing the Blues: The Black Body In Perpetual Motionby Max S. Gordon·9 min read·Jul 19, 2021--2--2
Max S. GordoninHuman PartsApproach This World With Wonder: A Black Son Remembers His FatherI could tell you he was a bully, but that wouldn’t be the whole story·26 min read·Feb 15, 2021--13--13
Max S. GordoninHuman PartsHow We’ll Get Over: Going to The Upper Room With Donald J. TrumpWhite America may be meeting Donald Trump for the first time, but Black people have known him for centuries·19 min read·Oct 9, 2020--58--58
Max S. GordoninHuman PartsThe Eroticism of BrutalityOn Mary Trump’s ‘Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man’·28 min read·Jul 20, 2020--55--55
Max S. GordonOn Mayor Bloomberg and The Republican National ConventionBy Max S. Gordon·15 min read·Feb 15, 2020----
Max S. GordonDear Kim and Kanye, Stop F**king With Us: On Cultural Appropriation and the Commodification of…by Max S. Gordon·26 min read·Dec 22, 2019--3--3