On Memory and Misapprehensions

With fellow reporter Jerry Bishop, Michael Waldholz has written a new book, called Genome. It covers recent developments in gene therapy and explores the controversy surrounding the human genome project. Waldholz is a staff writer for the Wall Street Journal.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says Russell Sherman's performances of these compositions are both technically accomplished and narratively powerful. A new recording has been released by the Albany Records label.

Since 1987, Maya has been performing his one-man show at clubs and performance spaces, mostly around New York. His style of observational humor focuses on his suburbia, current events, and gay politics. Maya came out publicly this year; he believes its important to emphasize his identity in his act to boost representation of gay people in popular culture.