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SEVEN DECADES

A Monument to a Corrupt POTUS – 1977 Version

by Howard Smith & Brian Van der Horst

Americans talking — and listening — to each other.

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‘Louder Than Guns’ Follows a Musician and a Journalist as They Seek Common Ground to End Gun Violence

by Laura Bell

Just another week in the life of New York City: President Nixon pushing us into a "Post-Constitutional America;" photographer Fred McDarrah capturing locals enjoying Central Park; and a firsthand account of a show trial that had little to show for itself.

SEVEN DECADES

A Government Show Trial in 1971 Echoes Trumped-Up Charges Now

by Edwin Kennebeck

Coming and going: A school bus and a VW bus run on flower power in the Bronx.

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Find Your Good Vibrations this Summer at the New York Botanical Garden’s “Flower Power” 

by Laura Bell

He’s back: The Bard gets ready for Shakespeare in the Park, 2026.

VOICE CHOICE

Get Your Shakespeare with a Dose of Summery Central Park Vibes 

by Laura Bell

Americans talking — and listening — to each other.

VOICE CHOICE

‘Louder Than Guns’ Follows a Musician and a Journalist as They Seek Common Ground to End Gun Violence

by Laura Bell

Denzel Washington in Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X.” This famous “double dolly” shot made it appear that the character was floating through Washington Heights, near the Audubon Ballroom, where Malcolm X was assassinated, in 1965.

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Making Movies in NYC Might Seem Thrilling, But You Can Get the Real Dope at a Live Q&A

by R.C. Baker

Chiwetel Ejiofor goes walkabout amid the horrors of the mundane.

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Review: Kane Parsons’ ‘Backrooms’ Explores the Evil Architecture of Banality

by Michael Atkinson

The males gaze: The duo who gave us back the Blues can always be counted on for stylish lasciviousness.

MUSIC

The Rolling Stones Descend Into the Uncanny Valley – and Live to Sing the Tale

by R.C. Baker

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A mockup for mockery.

SEVEN DECADES

A Monument to a Corrupt POTUS – 1977 Version

by Howard Smith & Brian Van der Horst

Originally published: February 14, 1977

Americans talking — and listening — to each other.

VOICE CHOICE

‘Louder Than Guns’ Follows a Musician and a Journalist as They Seek Common Ground to End Gun Violence

by Laura Bell

May 4, 2026

Just another week in the life of New York City: President Nixon pushing us into a "Post-Constitutional America;" photographer Fred McDarrah capturing locals enjoying Central Park; and a firsthand account of a show trial that had little to show for itself.

SEVEN DECADES

A Government Show Trial in 1971 Echoes Trumped-Up Charges Now

by Edwin Kennebeck

May 1, 2026

Freshly blooming solidarity coming this May Day.

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For May Day 2026, Join Workers Uniting – and Partying – Against Fascism

by Laura Bell

April 23, 2026

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IBOGAINE! It’s Back! Just in Time for Doomsday! 

by R.C. Baker

April 21, 2026

The wages of colonialism: A still from “The Battle of Algiers” (1966).

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When the Pentagon Screened ‘The Battle of Algiers’

by Michael Atkinson

Originally published: December 30, 2003

Three-Arch Monte: President Donald Trump shows off variously sized models of his proposed triumphal arch.

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250 Years = 250 Feet: Trump’s Desire for a Bigly Arch Echoes Megalomaniacs of the Past

by R.C. Baker

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Afrika Bambaataa Gave Voice to Music ‘Never Heard Before’

by Steven Hager

Originally published: September 21, 1982

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

by Laura Bell

March 24, 2026

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