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In the ’60s and ’70s, the Scenes column kept Voice readers up date on cultural happenings.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1969 Jonas Mekas Sat Down to Talk ‘Putney Swope’ with the Film’s Director Robert Downey Sr.

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Winking and blinking and huffing and puffing — computers have been coming after us for a long time.

SEVEN DECADES

Your Father’s AI – Computers Taking Over the World, 1963 Edition

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Robert Massa smiles mischievously in an undated photo.

SEVEN DECADES

A Day With(out) Art: In 1994, Writing Until the Very End

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The Joshua Light Show, created by Joshua White, added visual verve to the rock shows at the Fillmore East, overlaying the bands with color slides, lava-lamp-like panoramas, crystal flares, and all manner of psychedelic phantasmagorias. An example of White’s luminous concoctions can be seen on the cover of Iron Butterfly’s 1968 album, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”

SEVEN DECADES

In 1968, There was Plenty of Great Music New Yorkers Were Thankful For

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The many faces of John Lindsay over the years, as captured by Voice photo editor Fred McDarrah.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1973, Mayor Lindsay Left Behind Little But Disappointment

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In 1972, Disgust with an Orwellian President was Growing

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Gift to the author from art director Ted Keller.

SEVEN DECADES

Stopping The Presses

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Along with this chapter of art history, we also find some intriguing ads on these Voice archive pages.

SEVEN DECADES

Robert Rauschenberg Centenary: Throwdown at the 1973 Scull Auction

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New York’s 1970 ‘Hard Hat Riot’ Was a Precursor of Today’s MAGA Demagoguery

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