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“When I got to the Voice, my very first day, [reporter Jack] Newfield says to me, ‘There’s this guy, Wayne Barrett, you ...
24/01/2025

“When I got to the Voice, my very first day, [reporter Jack] Newfield says to me, ‘There’s this guy, Wayne Barrett, you got to meet. He’s a freelance reporter. He’s really good. He’s got a big article on Donald Trump.’”

The Village Voice obituary of David Scheiderman, who was both an editor in chief and publisher of the paper.

As it was chockablock with muggings, random shootings, garbage strikes, and electrical blackouts, it is perhaps no surpr...
22/01/2025

As it was chockablock with muggings, random shootings, garbage strikes, and electrical blackouts, it is perhaps no surprise that “Little Murders,” Feiffer’s first play, flopped on Broadway, in 1967.

An updated 2018 Village Voice article looks back at the life and career of the cartoonist Jules Feiffer, who died on January 17, 2025.

The rerun-president’s relentless attacks on democracy and civil norms for the past eight years show all signs of only ge...
22/01/2025

The rerun-president’s relentless attacks on democracy and civil norms for the past eight years show all signs of only getting worse. Can the resistance outlast the bullying?

A photo essay in the Village Voice covers Inauguration Day protests in New York City against Donald Trump.

“A rehearsal of the pivotal to-be-or-not speech in a dive bar quickly devolves into a brawl/shootout; Crane and Oosterve...
22/01/2025

“A rehearsal of the pivotal to-be-or-not speech in a dive bar quickly devolves into a brawl/shootout; Crane and Oosterveen must often interrupt their acting to kill threatening passersby.”

The Village Voice review of "Grand Theft Hamlet" notes that this hybrid RPG/movie plunges Shakespeare into an uncanny realm.

This year, E. L. Doctorow’s novel Ragtime, a kaleidoscopic evocation of the early 20th century, turns 50. A fast, fluid ...
22/01/2025

This year, E. L. Doctorow’s novel Ragtime, a kaleidoscopic evocation of the early 20th century, turns 50. A fast, fluid novel about post-World’s Fair, pre-World War America, it was a bestseller, won the National Book Critics Circle Award, and was adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie by Miloš Forman and a Tony-winning musical by Terrence McNally.

The Village Voice looks at the 50th anniversary of "Ragtime," E.L. Doctorow's tale of injustice and revenge in early 20th century America.

Atkinson on “Bye Bye Love” now showing : “The vibe is pure snot-nosed anti-establishment indie heaven, shot with golden ...
14/01/2025

Atkinson on “Bye Bye Love” now showing : “The vibe is pure snot-nosed anti-establishment indie heaven, shot with golden amateur grain and the poise of a stoned weekend. Crude colors, crude action, fake reality out of the Godard handbook — up yours, old fart.”

The Village Voice review of Isao Fujisawa’s 1974 outlaw road movie, "Bye Bye Love," notes the Japanese New Wave film is way underappreciated.

These extremist beliefs are not relegated to the fringe. Maybe more dangerous in the long run is the mainstreaming of wh...
10/01/2025

These extremist beliefs are not relegated to the fringe. Maybe more dangerous in the long run is the mainstreaming of white nationalism into the hallowed halls of democracy, and into the wider zeitgeist.

The Village Voice reviews three timely books that look at the rise of white nationalism and right-wing violence in the U.S.

The authentic characterizations are a direct result of Leigh’s unusual, tried-and-true method of working with actors. St...
10/01/2025

The authentic characterizations are a direct result of Leigh’s unusual, tried-and-true method of working with actors. Starting without a script, they essentially make up the movie as they go along.

The Village Voice review of Mike Leigh's latest film, "Hard Truths," notes that the improvisational filmmaker again scores smartly.

Chalamet performs nearly a dozen songs during the film, finding his own groove instead of simply imitating Dylan’s famou...
03/01/2025

Chalamet performs nearly a dozen songs during the film, finding his own groove instead of simply imitating Dylan’s famous growl.

The Village Voice review of "A Complete Unknown" notes that the movie concentrates on Bob Dylan's folk beginnings and rock breakthroughs.

The movie really belongs to Nicole Kidman, who’s brilliant. She’s never exhibited comparable vulnerability or tread such...
03/01/2025

The movie really belongs to Nicole Kidman, who’s brilliant. She’s never exhibited comparable vulnerability or tread such dangerous turf.

The Village Voice review of "Babygirl" reports that Nicole Kidman gives the performance of her varied career.

What candy-coated, head-in-sand, MTV Real World beach house does Dean Kissick inhabit, anyway?
03/01/2025

What candy-coated, head-in-sand, MTV Real World beach house does Dean Kissick inhabit, anyway?

In the Village Voice Christian Viveros-Fauné responds to Dean Kissick's “The Painted Protest: How Politics Destroyed Contemporary Art.”

But we see flashes of potential, of possibility, in Carter. We see a chance of help for New York City. We see a chance o...
03/01/2025

But we see flashes of potential, of possibility, in Carter. We see a chance of help for New York City. We see a chance of a healing reconciliation between blacks and whites. We see a chance to control the spread of nuclear weapons. We see a chance to create jobs for eight million unemployed…

From the Village Voice archive: A 1976 endorsement of Jimmy Carter for president, which noted hope for change in a calcified system.

You’ll notice a roaring current of historical-political rage running through “Nosferatu.”
03/01/2025

You’ll notice a roaring current of historical-political rage running through “Nosferatu.”

The Village Voice review of "Nosferatu" notes that the movie's take on the 103-year-old classic reminds us of European atrocities.

Who can be surprised if I’m thinking the America around me is getting too complacent, much too proudly ignorant, and a g...
03/01/2025

Who can be surprised if I’m thinking the America around me is getting too complacent, much too proudly ignorant, and a good deal Wile E. Coyote-ish, only oblivious to the fact that we’ve run off a cliff because we haven’t bothered to look down yet.

In the Village Voice Michael Atkinson runs down the year's under-known/not heralded enough top ten films that are flat-out must-sees.

Three st*****rs bring the house down with “You Gotta Get a Gimmick,” a number prompted by one of them saying, “To be a s...
03/01/2025

Three st*****rs bring the house down with “You Gotta Get a Gimmick,” a number prompted by one of them saying, “To be a stripper, all you need to have is no talent.”

The Village Voice review of the Broadway musical "Gypsy" reports that Audra McDonald absolutely dazzles as Mama Rose.

Gatz does nothing, of course, to neuter the ugly nativism that infects the book, inviting spectators to recognize the co...
17/12/2024

Gatz does nothing, of course, to neuter the ugly nativism that infects the book, inviting spectators to recognize the continuum between attitudes of the 1920s and those plaguing us today.

The Village Voice reviews two stage versions of "The Great Gatsby" as the original novel approaches its centenary.

“We’re going medieval on these people,” Bannon promises in his show’s intro ... Vetted Trump loyalists will form “beachh...
17/12/2024

“We’re going medieval on these people,” Bannon promises in his show’s intro ... Vetted Trump loyalists will form “beachhead teams” to begin “seizing control of the institutions.”

The Village Voice has reading tips—this round focuses on authoritarians—that will help you better understand what Trump 2.0 holds in store.

In The Freaks Came Out to Write, an editor sums up the Voice crew: “We were such a weird animal. We weren’t apples or or...
17/12/2024

In The Freaks Came Out to Write, an editor sums up the Voice crew: “We were such a weird animal. We weren’t apples or oranges. We were like a kumquat.”

The Village Voice takes a look at a shelf's worth of books that might appeal to culture vultures on your gift list.

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2017 Village Voice Pride Awards 🌈
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