THE FRONT ARCHIVES

The December 27, 1973, front page of the Village Voice echoes our own moment, 52 years later.

Two longtime Voice hands look at Gotham’s holiday crazes and malaises from 1970 to 2021.

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In 2001 we reported on the how unhealthy it could be to hang out with the rap mogul, Sean "Puffy" Combs.

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“Call for Action was started in February. In May we were evicted." She pointed out that an ordinary complainant has to wait about 90 days for an inspector to show up. She added, with a smile, "I hope everyone in the city gets as quick action as we did."

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Robert Massa covered the AIDS crisis from a personal perspective.

The Voice's Albany reporter — who, according to at least one reader, should have been beatified — weighed in on the shame of not having pissed off a thin-skinned and vindictive president enough to be officially targeted for revenge.

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Looking at signs of our times in Washington, D.C.

With “No Kings” marches blooming across the country tomorrow, we look back to 1970 and another POTUS who wished to be a monarch.

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Two marches — one in midtown, another downtown — will join forces to exercise free speech and defend democracy.

“I cannot go out a loser, Jack Johnson went out a loser. Sugar Ray went out a loser. Joe Louis went out a loser… I got to be that black man who gets out on top.”

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