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Tag Archives: AIDS
Pills Can’t Stop the Inevitable: The Candy Art of Felix Gonzalez-Torres
An artist shows his audience the futility of fighting death
The late artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres was no stranger to the issue of mortality. In one of his works, he tackled the subject of death from the perspective of HIV/AIDS patients, depicting scenes of empty beds on billboards. Earlier in his … Continue reading
Seeking Solace in the Landscape
Memory, visibility and healing at the National AIDS Memorial Grove
Landscape is so central to how we see and move through the world that it is often easily overlooked. When we perceive nature as wild and untouched, we seek solace in the vibrant forces at play, finding our lives dwarfed … Continue reading
HIV Virus Cure: Can Soy Sauce Save the Day?
Yomasa scientists say soy sauce molecule EFdA has tremendous anti-AIDS drug potential
According to Yomasa, a cure for the HIV virus could be nestled in pantries across America. The Japanese recently revealed its findings of a molecule in its soy sauce called EFdA that holds uncanny similarities to current anti-AIDS drugs. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in Science of Us
Tagged AIDS, anti-AIDS, Deadly virus, Death, HIV, Hiv And Aids, HIV virus, soy sauce, Tenofovir, terminal illness, University of Missouri School of Medicine, virus, Yomasa
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“The Show Must Go On” by Queen
A powerful song about strength in the face of death
’s incredible power-ballad, “The Show Must Go On”, radiates the unadulterated strength that bubbles to the surface when one faces a death-sentence in the form of terminal illness. The song itself was released in 1991, just one month before the untimely AIDs-related death … Continue reading
“Silverlake Life: The View from Here” by Tom Joslin and Peter Friedman
Tom Joslin, with help from Peter Friedmen, documents the final moments of his life before succumbing to AIDS in the critically acclaimed documentary "Silverlake Life: The View from Here."
“Silverlake Life: The View from Here” (1993) is not a typical documentary about AIDS. There are no footnotes in this film. No historical context or textbook definitions are given. While the protagonists visit many doctors and healers throughout the film, … Continue reading
“The Man with Night Sweats” by Thom Gunn
Thom Gunn memorializes his loved ones who died of AIDS
Thom Gunn’s The Man with Night Sweats (1992) memorializes a San Francisco poet’s tragic losses due to AIDS. An “Anglo-American poet” known for his brainy yet visceral formal verse, the late British expatriate often wrote in meter and rhyme about his … Continue reading
