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This 1787 print satirizes the Queen of England, the Prince of Wales, and King George III gorging themselves at the British Treasury, filling their craws with gold at the expense of everyday citizens. George III had lost the American colonies a few years earlier and was showing growing signs of madness, which would see him descend into dementia for the last 10 years of his reign —  proving it’s never too early to get rid of royal wannabes.

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No Kings: Show Up for Truth, Justice, and the American Way

by Laura Bell

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SEVEN DECADES

A Sex and $$ Scandal During the Age of Reagan

by Jim Sleeper

THE WAR IS OVER? — but the memories linger on. Top, from left: Dr. Benjamin Spock, at the Whitehall Street Induction Center; Dorothy Day and A. J. Muste at a rally; the 1967 march on the Pentagon.  Below: A draft card burning; the hippies go to the capital; a candlelight vigil in Washington Square; the Vietnam Veterans Against the War return their medals. Bottom: Chicago in 1968; the Washington Moratorium in 1969.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1973, the Forever War in Vietnam Came to an Inconclusive Close

by Phil Tracy

Straphangers: Director Joseph Sargent (center, with glasses) and cinematographer Owen Roizman prepare a close-up of a commuter having a very bad day in “The Taking of Pelham 123.”

VOICE CHOICE

‘Cinematic Immunity’ Covers the Artistry – and Insane Derring-Do – of Location Shooting in NYC

by Michael Lee Nirenberg

In an age where everyone and everything is famous — not for Warhol’s proverbial 15 minutes but for more like 15 nanoseconds — New Yorkers have had weeks to enjoy a true star.

VOICE CHOICE

Take a Spring Break With a Timberdoodle or Two

by Laura Bell

”Yes” to queens, “No” to kings.

NEW YORK

New Yorkers vs. the Wannabe King – Round Three

by R.C. Baker

Straphangers: Director Joseph Sargent (center, with glasses) and cinematographer Owen Roizman prepare a close-up of a commuter having a very bad day in “The Taking of Pelham 123.”

VOICE CHOICE

‘Cinematic Immunity’ Covers the Artistry – and Insane Derring-Do – of Location Shooting in NYC

by Michael Lee Nirenberg

A hand-painted denim jacket by Jonathan Shaw, ca. 1980s.

VOICE CHOICE

Legendary Tattoo Artist Jonathan Shaw Brings 40 Years of Counterculture to Auction

by Michele Stueven

Julia Kent melds the technological and organic.

VOICE CHOICE

Julia Kent’s Looping Cello Soundscapes Will Envelop the Met’s ‘Ecologies of Painting’

by Laura Bell

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Last Monkee standing: Micky Dolenz — seen here on the far right during the filming of “Head.” in 1968, with bandmates, from left to right, Michael Nesmith, Davy Jones, and Peter Tork — is still touring at age 80.

VOICE CHOICE

Whose Head is That? The Movie That Almost Ended the Monkees

by R.C. Baker

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The Charlie Brown Christmas special just kills it.

SEVEN DECADES

What Would Pope Francis Think? The Peanuts Gang Celebrates 50 Years of That ‘Big Eastern Syndicate’

by R.C. Baker

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Remembering Robert Redford: His Take on Celebrity and Corruption

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Originally published: December 1, 1987

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Primal scream: Isbell in waydowntown

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We Gotta Get Out of This Place

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