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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