Monthly Archives: June 2018

The Amphetamine Explosion – Gail Sheehy (July 21, 1969)

Posted on June 30, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“‘Savages. Look at ’em. They’ve turned into savages.’  The cabbie, driving through the East Village, is talking about a group of our young New Yorkers who used to be cursed for their interest in love, peace and flowers. ‘Buncha savages, … Continue reading →

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The Art and Activism of Grace Paley

Posted on June 29, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Paley’s fiction is peopled with the politically minded but it never preaches. “There’s a case to be made that Grace Paley was first and foremost an antinuclear, antiwar, antiracist feminist activist who managed, in her spare time, to become one … Continue reading →

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La commare secca – Bernardo Bertolucci (1962)

Posted on June 28, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The above are the building blocks of an Italian cinema masterpiece, written and directed by Bernardo Bertolucci based on a story by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The backdrop story is that Bertolucci has started his career assisting Pasolini in his first … Continue reading →

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A Space Cowboy’s Curriculum

Posted on June 27, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Ten things I know about John Perry Barlow: 1. John Perry Barlow died this past February at age seventy, but people have been trying to describe him for decades. Among the attempts: ‘Internet guru,’ ‘the thinking man’s Forrest Gump,’ and … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Schell

Posted on June 26, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Jonathan Edward Schell (August 21, 1943 – March 25, 2014) was an American author and visiting fellow at Yale University, whose work primarily dealt with campaigning against nuclear weapons. His work appeared in The Nation, The New Yorker, and TomDispatch. … Continue reading →

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White Light/White Heat – Velvet Underground (1968)

Posted on June 26, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“White Light/White Heat is the second studio album by American rock band the Velvet Underground, released in 1968 by record label Verve. It was the band’s last studio recording of new material with bassist and founding member John Cale. After … Continue reading →

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Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment – Robert Drew (1963)

Posted on June 24, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment is a 1963 cinéma vérité documentary film directed by Robert Drew. The film centers on the University of Alabama‘s “‘Stand in the Schoolhouse Door‘ integration crisis of June 1963. Drew and the other filmmakers, including … Continue reading →

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Graham Greene’s Saigon

Posted on June 23, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

A view from the Bùng Binh Sài Gòn traffic circle in 1955 “The Saigon locations used by British writer Graham Greene in his acclaimed anti-war novel The Quiet American have long been a favourite topic for travel writers. Here by … Continue reading →

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International Times

Posted on June 22, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“International Times (it or IT) is the name of various underground newspapers, with the original title founded in London in 1966. Editors included Hoppy, David Mairowitz, Roger Hutchinson, Peter Stansill, Barry Miles, Jim Haynes and playwright Tom McGrath. Jack Moore, … Continue reading →

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The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man – Marshall McLuhan (1962)

Posted on June 21, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man is a 1962 book by Marshall McLuhan, in which the author analyzes the effects of mass media, especially the printing press, on European culture and human consciousness. It popularized the term global … Continue reading →

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Brushstrokes series – Roy Lichtenstein (1965-66)

Posted on June 19, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Brushstrokes (1965) was the first element of the Brushstrokes series. “Brushstrokes series is the name for a series of paintings produced in 1965–66 by Roy Lichtenstein. It also refers to derivative sculptural representations of these paintings that were first made … Continue reading →

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Understanding the Vietnam War Machine

Posted on June 18, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

NARMIC’s top 100 defense contractors list, which continued after the war. Here is a 1977 edition. “Diana Roose was a longtime staffer with National Action/Research on the Military-Industrial Complex, or NARMIC, as it was commonly known. NARMIC was a group … Continue reading →

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Off the Blacklist: The Films of Jan Němec

Posted on June 17, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Jan Němec’s first three features—made in a creative flurry between 1964 and 1967—are pared-down, taut, fatless movies. Taken together, they can be seen as a central source text for the Czech New Wave, of which Němec is one of the … Continue reading →

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Bosstown Sound

Posted on June 17, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Beacon Street Union: The Eyes of the Beacon Street Union “The Bosstown Sound (or Boston Sound) was the catchphrase of a marketing campaign to promote psychedelic rock and psychedelic pop bands in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 1960s. The concept … Continue reading →

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Africa’s 1968: Protests and Uprisings Across the Continent

Posted on June 17, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Egyptians pour into the streets on 9 and 10 June 1967, shouting, “we shall fight” in support of President Nasser, and against his resignation. “Fifty years ago, in May 1968, what started as a localized student protest against proposed reforms … Continue reading →

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Cafe Wha?

Posted on June 16, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Some of the most important music in American history has been played in a dark, narrow basement club off MacDougal Street known the world over as Cafe Wha. Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Springsteen have performed on its stage, … Continue reading →

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Death of a Revolutionary

Posted on June 14, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“When Shulamith Firestone’s body was found late last August, in her studio apartment on the fifth floor of a tenement walkup on East Tenth Street, she had been dead for some days. She was sixty-seven, and she had battled schizophrenia … Continue reading →

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Good Morning Vietnam – Barry Levinson (1987)

Posted on June 14, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Good Morning, Vietnam is a 1987 American comedy-drama war film written by Mitch Markowitz and directed by Barry Levinson. Set in Saigon in 1965, during the Vietnam War, the film stars Robin Williams as a radio DJ on Armed Forces … Continue reading →

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Student Peace Union

Posted on June 14, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Student Peace Union (SPU) was a nationwide student organization active on college campuses in the United States from 1959 to 1964. Its national headquarters were located near the campus of the University of Chicago. The SPU was founded by Ken … Continue reading →

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Jorge Amado

Posted on June 12, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and … Continue reading →

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1968: The season of planting is not the season of harvest

Posted on June 12, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“French intellectuals of a certain age tend to divide their lives into two parts – ‘before May’ and ‘after May’. Philosopher Jacques Rancière defined May 1968 as a political moment which ‘signals the very essence of politics.’ Twenty years later, … Continue reading →

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#8 – 1965: Martha & the Vandellas – Heatwave

Posted on June 11, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“‘Nowhere to Run’ is a 1965 pop single by Martha and the Vandellas for the Gordy (Motown) label and is one of the group’s signature songs. The song, written and produced by Motown’s main production team of Holland–Dozier–Holland, depicts the … Continue reading →

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Clash of the Titans: Noam Chomsky & Michel Foucault Debate Human Nature & Power on Dutch TV, 1971

Posted on June 8, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Today, we’re revisiting the clash of two intellectual titans, Noam Chomsky and Michel Foucault. In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, the American linguist and the French theorist/historian of ideas appeared on Dutch TV to debate a fundamental question: Is there … Continue reading →

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The American Who Predicted Tet

Posted on June 8, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Tet offensive, which began 50 years ago today and is remembered as the turning point of the Vietnam War, caught Americans by surprise. One of the few who saw what was coming was Edward Lansdale, the legendary covert operative … Continue reading →

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Printing a Revolution: The Posters of Paris ’68

Posted on June 8, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Clash of Images,” an exhibition in Paris of posters, paintings, films and other works from the uprising of May 1968 and beyond. “PARIS — Fifty years ago, almost to the day, students here began to strike over the rigidity and … Continue reading →

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“We Want Bobby!” Robert F. Kennedy’s Final Minutes

Posted on June 7, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The June 6, 1968, issue of the Village Voice reported on the shooting of Andy Warhol by a disgruntled wannabe playwright, which took place on June 3. Media moved at a slower pace back then, and so there is no … Continue reading →

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Monk’s Dream – Thelonious Monk (1962)

Posted on June 7, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“I can listen to Thelonious Monk play just about anything. His angular, percussive style has always hit me in my sweet spot. He was one of the first major jazz artists I discovered after my initial exposure to Miles and … Continue reading →

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Remembering Pier Paolo Pasolini

Posted on June 5, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Pier Paolo Pasolini at Antonio Gramsci’s tomb, 1970. “The day after Pier Paolo Pasolini’s violent 1975 murder, L’Unità, the Italian Communist Party’s (PCI) newspaper, described him as ‘vero militante,’ a true militant. Just a few decades prior, a column in … Continue reading →

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The Science of the Psychedelic Renaissance

Posted on June 4, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Three new books suggest that psychedelic drugs did not necessarily have the power to rewrite society, but, instead, brought on revelations concerning earthly themes. “In 1960, Allen Ginsberg wrote a letter to Timothy Leary, then a professor at Harvard. Leary … Continue reading →

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March Against Fear

Posted on June 4, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

June 1966: Meredith March Against Fear “The March Against Fear was a major 1966 demonstration in the Civil Rights Movement in the South. Activist James Meredith launched the event on June 6, 1966, intending to make a solitary walk from … Continue reading →

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God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine – Kurt Vonnegut (1965)

Posted on June 3, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, or Pearls Before Swine, is a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1965. It is the story of Eliot Rosewater, a millionaire who develops a social conscience, abandons New York City, and establishes the … Continue reading →

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Winter Soldier (1972)

Posted on June 3, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Winter Soldier is a 1972 documentary film chronicling the Winter Soldier Investigation which took place in Detroit, Michigan, from January 31 to February 2, 1971. The film documents the accounts of American soldiers who returned from the War in Vietnam, … Continue reading →

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Buffalo Springfield Again – Buffalo Springfield (1967)

Posted on June 2, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Buffalo Springfield Again is the second album by Buffalo Springfield, released on Atco Records in November 1967. It peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200. In 2003, the album was ranked number 188 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the … Continue reading →

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10 Early Late Night TV Interviews You’d Never See Today

Posted on June 2, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Fidel Castro on The Ed Sullivan Show (1959) “Back before the age of 24-hour cable news and stations dedicated entirely to single sports teams, television was a pretty barren medium dominated by the three major networks. At night, families would … Continue reading →

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Young Lords Newspaper Collection

Posted on June 1, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“In the 1950’s, a variety of ethnic groups resided in the Lincoln Park area and by the early 1960’s a substantial Puerto Rican community was established around the south-western borders of the neighborhood. At this time, Orlando Davila formed the … Continue reading →

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