“The new paternalists really think, it seems, that their utterances of the oldest racial cliches are, somehow, a demonstration of their liberation from the hanky-panky of liberalism and God knows what else”
Originally published June 1, 1961
Debating "Art vs. Politics" at the Village Vanguard with LeRoi Jones, Larry Rivers, Archie Shepp, and Jonas Mekas
February 7, 2020
50 years ago this week a “retch-ed” film hit the big screen
July 12, 2019
“I am for the Establishment of man’s spirit: man’s spirit is always in avant garde”
Originally published February 11, 1965
“Neither good acting nor good photography can make a good movie”
January 23, 2019
According to an expert in witchcraft, magic, and sorcery, “Flaming Creatures” was an ‘excellent film.’ The cops didn’t think so.
January 23, 2019
In the February 9, 1961, issue of the Voice, Jonas Mekas mused on a major studio production and the ultimate Hollywood star
January 23, 2019
As the counterculture heated up in the 1960s, the Heat took notice
November 21, 2018
Remembering one of the Village Voice’s founders
September 14, 2018