Vietnam

Remembering Martin Luther King 40 Years Later

A Couple More G-Darn Thoughts About Sarah Palin

Stop-Loss: Apolitical Theater

Working hard not to mention the Iraq war

Finning Off the Viet Cong; They're Still Here, One's All Gone

Working hard not to mention the Iraq war

When John Kerry's Courage Went M.I.A.

Senator covered up evidence of P.O.W.'s left behind

Vietnam, the War That Won't Heal

The lessons of Saigon, still unheeded, permeate the presidential campaign

Where Is the Peace Movement?

Where Is the Democratic Party?

Who Would Eat Such Tripe?

Highs and lows of stomach-lining dining

The Usual Suspects—and Beyond

100,000 Flood Washington for What May Be the Biggest American Antiwar March Since Viet Nam

Vietnam Lore

100,000 Flood Washington for What May Be the Biggest American Antiwar March Since Viet Nam

Back Stories

100,000 Flood Washington for What May Be the Biggest American Antiwar March Since Viet Nam

Return With Honor

100,000 Flood Washington for What May Be the Biggest American Antiwar March Since Viet Nam

Nam de Plume

100,000 Flood Washington for What May Be the Biggest American Antiwar March Since Viet Nam

Vietnam Surfacing

Media Offer Glimpse Into Military History

The Art of War

A Brief History of Protest Art

How the Rich Go to War

They Send the Poor to Fight

Left Out in the Cold

Which Way the Wind Blows

Notes From Underground

Terrorists in Retirement

Being Robert McNamara

Documentarian Errol Morris reconstructs the ex–defense secretary's Vietnam story 'from inside his head'

Follow the Microfiche

Documentarian Errol Morris reconstructs the ex–defense secretary's Vietnam story 'from inside his head'

The Doctrine of Atrocity

U.S. against "them"—a tradition of institutionalized brutality

Art

U.S. against "them"—a tradition of institutionalized brutality

Life After Wartime: Hallucinogens, Eating, Paid-For Sex

U.S. against "them"—a tradition of institutionalized brutality

The Year the Western Went New Wave

U.S. against "them"—a tradition of institutionalized brutality

In Country

Violinist makes peace with his Southeast Asian experience

Billy Bang Is in the House

Little kid struggling to comprehend his past opens up new worlds for jazz fiddle

After the Fall

Artists recall the immediacy and the aftershocks of war

The Camden 28

Artists recall the immediacy and the aftershocks of war

Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band+Disappears

Artists recall the immediacy and the aftershocks of war

Pro-Life

Artists return to the Vietnam protest model with For Life Against the War . . . Again

Faux '70s Yawps for Analog Simpletons

Artists return to the Vietnam protest model with For Life Against the War . . . Again

Absalom, O Absalom

'Not for inciting hatred, but for learning lessons from history'

Super Troopers

A Vietnam war doc with powerful contemporary parallels

The Unseen War in Iraq

When troops are cut, we'll still be bombing the hell out of the place

Did America Abandon Vietnam War P.O.W.'s? Part 1

A closer look at an ugly issue

Incredibly Cheap Eats--Bun Bo Hue at Thanh Da

The irresistible bun bo hue, a soup that originated in the city of Hue, Vietnam You've probably had your fill of pho (the multi-beef rice noodle soup) and banh mi (the French-leaning Vietnamese hero), but I bet you haven't had your fill of bun bo hue. A rash of immigration from central Vietnam ... More >>

Clip Job: An Early Vietnam War Protest

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archivesDecember 24, 1964, Vol. X, No. 10Thomas Hits Viet War at Washington Sq. RallyMore than 1000 people, including turbaned writer Marc Schleifer, bearded, bereted hippies, mothers with baby carriages, and the Police Department's Special Services ( ... More >>

Clip Job: Newfield in DC -- A Mess of a Vietnam Protest

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives August 19, 1965, Vol. X, No. 44 Some Things Unite Them, Some Things Divide Them By Jack Newfield WASHINGTON D.C. On Sunday, August 8, in front of the White House, a young man, wearing a "Support the National Liberation Front" button, ... More >>

Clip Job: Vietnam War Protesters Get an Earful

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. October 21, 1965, Vol. XI, No. 1 Peaceful Protesters Parade Against War By Paul Cowan Between 15,000 and 20,000 people marched along Fifth Avenue in a parade protesting America's involvement in Vietnam last Saturday. Though Sunday's ... More >>

Clip Job: Dick Gregory Heads for North Vietnam

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. December 8, 1966, Vol. XII, No. 8 Dick Gregory on His Way To Entertain the Jailed By Joe Flaherty Dick Gregory sat under the pale spot at Art D'Lugoff's Village Gate, his hands fluttering around his head like black and orange butterf ... More >>

A Different Kind of 1960's War Demonstration

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 18, 1967, Vol. XII, No. 31 The Hawks in May: A Day to Remember By Joe Flaherty On Saturday afternoon past, with the war gods supplying sunshine to heat their passions, the Legions of Decency and Death paraded down Fifth Avenue. Lik ... More >>

What's Up With the Vietnam War Allusions When Talking About Vietnamese Sandwiches?

Sarah DiGregorioHanco's and Henry's banh mi.​ What is it about banh mi or banh mi-like sandwiches that moves people to make tasteless allusions to the Vietnam War? Today, Midtown Lunch takes a look at Cer Te's "The Fall of Saigon," a vaguely banh mi-ish cocoction with buffalo chicken julienned ... More >>

War Vets Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro on One Human Leg

via Yahoo​Want to feel bad about yourself for not going to the gym yesterday, or all summer, for that matter? Oh, three war vets of, respectively, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam, made it to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro last Saturday. The trip took six days, and among them, they had but one human ... More >>

New 'Voice' Owners; and Ed Koch Writes In

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 5, 1970, Vol. XV, No. 6 New Stockholder Straus Broadcasting, Inc., has sold its stock interest in The Village Voice. All other Voice shareholders -- Edwin Fancher, Evelyn L. Lutz, Herbert B. Lutz, Norman Mailer, and Daniel Wol ... More >>

Eating Bun Cha Ha Noi at Pho Bang

Lauren Shockey​Bun, otherwise known as rice noodles, are ubiquitous at Vietnamese restaurants throughout the city. New York is rife with bun thit nuong--a large bowl filled with rice noodles, grilled pork or beef, pickled vegetables, lettuce, and herbs. So we were very happy to see on Pho Ba ... More >>

The Orwellian Madness of the Nixon Administration

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. May 4, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 18 The Orwellian President: Vietnam is the struggle By David McReynolds I have, for some time, been bothered by the degree to which my father and Nixon seem alike. I love my father and, while I do not hate ... More >>

These Fat Monkeys Not Quite As Depressing

In keeping with today's...theme?, more fat monkeys. These ones are happy and get to run around and munch on healthy things like oranges, though. Also, the first comment on this video is the most disturbing YouTube comment I've ever seen. It starts, "In Vietnam we used the damm things as targets" ... More >>

Nat Hentoff: Hey, New York Times, Quit Calling the North Vietnamese "The Enemy"

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. June 29, 1972, Vol. XVII, No. 26 Know your enemy By Nat Hentoff "ENEMY REPORTED TO DESTROY 23 ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS IN COLUMN" --New York Times, May 28 "KONTUM CLEARED OF FOE" --New York Times, June 6 Like many of you, I hav ... More >>

Jane Fonda Bumped From QVC Over Vietnam

​That's what she says. Of course they're simply saying schedule changes happen all the time. Oh, please. Can you believe that a channel known for selling aggressively tacky items (which I love, mind you) can be so wussy about what else they'll sell?

Dog Meat: What Does It Taste Like?

Grand Central Publishing​In case you Fork in the Road readers don't Google-stalk me, you might not know that I wrote a book called Four Kitchens: My Life Behind the Burner in New York, Hanoi, Tel Aviv, and Paris, which recounts the year I spent learning to cook in restaurants around the world. ... More >>