
by Victor P. CoronaOn July 6th, as the temperature gradually crept past 100 degrees, New York City welcomed both Queen Elizabeth II and Lady Gaga, two women who have played central roles in an ongoing cultural reckoning with the power of tradition and fame. The city’s political leadership ceremoniously received Her Majesty, who addressed the United Nations, visited Ground Zero, and opened a memorial garden in honor of Britons killed on 9/11. The...