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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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FILM ARCHIVES

Help! Show Biz Careers Can’t Be Killed Anymore!

by Michael Musto

May 23, 2012

Technology

Castle of Shikigami III Tests the Bounds of Wii Loyalty

by Gary Hodges

May 27, 2008

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Beyond the Values of the Dolls

by Lynn Yaeger

January 8, 2008

Living

Lost in Translation

by James Ridgeway

March 1, 2005

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Trusting in Spitzer

by James Ridgeway

February 15, 2005

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Bloc Like Me

by Ta-Nehisi Coates

November 2, 2004

Living

Bush Tries on Jersey

by James Ridgeway

October 12, 2004

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

The Real President Stands Up

by James Ridgeway

September 28, 2004

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Probing for Mr. Nasty

by James Ridgeway

September 21, 2004

NEWS & POLITICS ARCHIVES

Rebooting the Democrats

by James Ridgeway

July 20, 2004

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