The Warhol "Superstar" Candy Darling and the Fight to Be See

Hilton Als reviews Cynthia Carr’s new biography of Candy Darling, the trans actress and Warhol star, who worked brilliantly to create a persona but had no control over how that persona was used or not used.

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