Mikaela Straus’s debut LP raises questions about the boundary between using queerness as a brand and using one’s power to create an inclusive community.
“Lmao” and “haha / ha / ha! hahaha” will be discussed at a later date, but today we’re focusing on the granddaddy of text-speak, the ever-useful “lol.”
The show, based on Terri Cheney’s column of the same title, provides a uniquely nuanced depiction of mental illness—and highlights the gaps that still exist in the ways we tell stories about it.