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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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by Laura Bell

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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.

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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.”

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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.

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by Laura Bell

”Yes” to queens, “No” to kings.

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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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