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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.

THE FRONT

No Kings: Show Up for Truth, Justice, and the American Way

by Laura Bell

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SEVEN DECADES

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.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1973, the Forever War in Vietnam Came to an Inconclusive Close

by Phil Tracy

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SEVEN DECADES

Afrika Bambaataa Gave Voice to Music ‘Never Heard Before’

by Steven Hager

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 R.C. Baker

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.

VOICE CHOICE

Take a Spring Break With a Timberdoodle or Two

by Laura Bell

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 R.C. Baker

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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NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Gladbrook, Iowa: Where Buildings Keep Burning But Matchsticks Remain

by Lyz Lenz

January 19, 2017

Theater archives

Tension and Violins Adorn The Bridges of Madison County

by Tom Sellar

February 26, 2014

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

We All Hate Obama — Hank Williams, Jr., Just Had to Remind Us

by John Surico

August 19, 2012

FOOD ARCHIVES

Stephen Colbert Has His Own ‘Cheap Cornography’ to Sway Iowa Voters

by Chantal Martineau

August 12, 2011

FILM ARCHIVES

Sarah Palin, Flawless, in The Undefeated

by Anna Merlan

July 13, 2011

FILM ARCHIVES

Fat, Sick & Nearly Dead: Weighed Down With Doc Cliches

by Mark Holcomb

March 30, 2011

Living

Why Are There So Many Mormons in Mexico?

by Gustavo Arellano

July 20, 2010

Media

DARK CRYSTAL

by Village Voice

June 22, 2010

ART ARCHIVES

Loser Lit: John McNally’s After the Workshop, Peter Bognanni’s The House of Tomorrow, and James Greer’s The Failure

by Zach Baron

March 24, 2010

Theater archives

Slipping Stomps Into Young, Gay Iowa

by Ben Beitler

August 4, 2009

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