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December 30, 2011
Here Are the 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2011
Somewhat unbelievably, here we find ourselves on the last Friday of 2011. We hope this year has been a good one for you. As for us, well, we can't complain too much. After all, this is the post in which we get to brag a little: The most-read stories in the Voice for the year. Whee. Previous top stor ... More >>
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December 30, 2010
The 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2010
This really felt like a breakout year at the Voice, with our big NYPD investigative series, the Runnin' Scared, Sound of the City, and Fork in the Road blogs blowing up, and, um, you know, we're still in print and stuff. Can you guess which Voice story made the biggest splash this year? Befo ... More >>
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March 22, 2010
Josh Olson, at SXSW, Still Won't Read Your Fucking Script
In Austin, Voice friend Josh Olson -- screenwriter of A History of Violence and author of last year's popular screed, "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script" -- served on a SXSW panel with Alex Tse, who wrote the screenplay for Watchmen. Olson tells us Tse surprised him with a gift his wife Li ... More >>
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December 30, 2009
The 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2009
Barring a massive surge of readership between now and Thursday night (and with Michael Musto half-naked on this week's cover, anything is possible), we can safely say that the following stories generated the most interest from our readers this year. (And watch out for #3 -- it's definitely Not Safe ... More >>
Blogs
September 14, 2009
Harlan Ellison's Dramatic Reading of the Seussified "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script"
Ellison and Olson: Not in a reading mood. Several of our commenters have struck on the Dr. Seuss-like cadence of Josh Olson's popular manifesto, "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script." One of the first to point it out was Steve Jarrett, a writer and teacher in Winston-Salem who sent Olson the ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2009
SciFi Writer David Gerrold Reacts to Olson's "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script"
Among the hundreds of comments we've received in reaction to Josh Olson's acerbic rant, "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script," was this gem by longtime science fiction writer David Gerrold. For those of you who don't obsess about Star Trek, it was Gerrold who penned the "Trouble with Tribbles ... More >>
Blogs
September 11, 2009
Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared
Dancers from InSpirit beckon passers-by to enter a new store on Broadway near 13th Street. Labor Day, with its West Indian American Day Parade, was the high point of the week. The low point was, let's see... the rest of it. 9/11 was a popular topic. It was oddly related to a Twitter Festiv ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script
We know you've been working very hard on your screenplay, but before you go looking for some professional feedback, you might keep in mind the following piece by A History of Violence screenwriter Josh Olson. I will not read your fucking script. That's simple enough, isn't it? "I will not ... More >>
Film
September 13, 2005
The Last Action Hero
Hometown hero Cronenberg elicits applause and shocked silence with his menacing History
Film
September 13, 2005
The Way of the Gun
Blood not-so-simple: David Cronenberg takes aim at on-screen and real-life violence
Specials
May 24, 2005
Letters
Blood not-so-simple: David Cronenberg takes aim at on-screen and real-life violence

Blogs

Here Are the 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2011

Blogs

The 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2010

Blogs

Josh Olson, at SXSW, Still Won't Read Your Fucking Script

Blogs

The 20 Most-Read Village Voice Stories of 2009

Blogs

Harlan Ellison's Dramatic Reading of the Seussified "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script"

Blogs

SciFi Writer David Gerrold Reacts to Olson's "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script"

Blogs

Cheek, in Review: 7 Days of Runnin' Scared

Blogs

I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script

Film

The Last Action Hero

Film

The Way of the Gun

Specials

Letters

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