Roberta Flack: “Ballad of the Sad Young Men” (1969) For decades, gay bars offered their male patrons one of few safe havens. But “Ballad of the Sad Young Men” looks below that comforting surface to offer a view of the scene that’s both poignant and pained. The song wasn’t ...
A picture can express a universal humanism, or simply reveal a delicate and poignant truth by exposing a slice of life that might otherwise pass unnoticed. —Steve McCurry 125 The secret of attraction is to love yourself. Attractive people judge neither themselves nor others. They are open to ...