Monthly Archives: October 2018

Cedar Tavern

Posted on October 31, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Cedar Tavern (or Cedar Street Tavern) was a bar and restaurant at the eastern edge of Greenwich Village, New York City. In its heyday, known as a gathering place for avant garde writers and artists, it was located at … Continue reading →

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October Crisis

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

“The October Crisis (French: La crise d’octobre) occurred in October 1970 in the province of Quebec in Canada, mainly in the Montreal metropolitan area. Members of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) kidnapped the provincial Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte … Continue reading →

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Jean-Pierre Melville’s Cinema of Resistance

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

“This is how you should attend the forthcoming retrospective of Jean-Pierre Melville movies at Film Forum: Tell nobody what you are doing. Even your loved ones—especially your loved ones—must be kept in the dark. If it comes to a choice … Continue reading →

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Cafe church

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

‘Cafe in the Crypt’ of St Martin-in-the-Fields “A cafe church is a Christian church centered in cafés. These edifices are associated with alternative worship and the emerging church movements, and seek to find new forms and approaches to existing as … Continue reading →

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The Order of Things – Michel Foucault (1970)

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

“The Order of Things: An Archaeology of the Human Sciences (French: Les mots et les choses: Une archéologie des sciences humaines) is a 1966 book by the French philosopher Michel Foucault. It was translated into English and published by Pantheon … Continue reading →

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Their Satanic Majesties Request – Rolling Stones (1967)

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

“Their Satanic Majesties Request is the sixth British and eighth American studio album by the Rolling Stones, released in December 1967 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom and London Records in the United States. Recording sessions saw the band … Continue reading →

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Julio Cortázar – Cronopios and Famas (1962)

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

“A cronopio is a type of fictional person appearing in works by Argentine writer Julio Cortázar (August 26, 1914–February 12, 1984). Together with famas (literally fames) and esperanzas (hopes), cronopios are the subject of several short stories in his 1962 … Continue reading →

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Black Liberation – Yves de Laurot (1967)

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

“Unique in African-American History, Black Liberation is not just a ‘movie on Malcolm X.’ It incarnates his authentic spirit and will, The leader was actively involved behind the camera, as an essential creative and political force. Malcolm X did not want an idolatrous … Continue reading →

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Take the Money and Run – Woody Allen (1969)

Posted on October 25, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Take the Money and Run is a 1969 American mockumentary comedy film directed by Woody Allen and starring Allen and Janet Margolin (with Louise Lasser in a small role). Written by Allen and Mickey Rose, the film chronicles the life … Continue reading →

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Fillmore Street 1960

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

Lee’s Liquor Store at 1656-58 Fillmore Street, between Geary and Post, in early 1960s “KQED’s mobile film unit follows author and activist James Baldwin in the spring of 1963, as he’s driven around San Francisco to meet with members of … Continue reading →

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Notes of a Dirty Old Man – Charles Bukowski (1969)

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

“Notes of a Dirty Old Man (1969) is a collection of underground newspaper columns written by Charles Bukowski for the Open City newspaper that were collated and published by Essex House in 1969. His short articles were marked by his … Continue reading →

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“Glad All Over” – The Dave Clark Five (1964)

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

“Glad All Over” is a song written by Dave Clark and Mike Smith and recorded by The Dave Clark Five. In January 1964, it became the British group’s first big hit, reaching No.1 on the UK Singles Chart. In April … Continue reading →

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The Hippies by Hunter S. Thompson

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

“The best year to be a hippie was 1965, but then there was not much to write about, because not much was happening in public and most of what was happening in private was illegal. The real year of the … Continue reading →

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From Garbage Offensives to Occupying Churches, Actions of the Young Lords Continue to Inspire

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

“We look back at the Young Lords, a radical group founded by Puerto Ricans modeled on the Black Panther Party. In late July 1969, the group staged their first action in an effort to force the City of New York … Continue reading →

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Marooned – Martin Caidin (1964)

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

“Marooned is a 1964 science fiction thriller novel by Martin Caidin, about a manned spacecraft stranded in earth orbit, oxygen running out, and only an experimental craft available to attempt a rescue. A film based on the novel led Caidin … Continue reading →

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Andrei Rublev – Andrei Tarkovsky (1966)

Posted on October 20, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Andrei Rublev (Russian: Андрей Рублёв) is a 1966 Soviet biographical historical drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and co-written with Andrei Konchalovsky. The film is loosely based on the life of Andrei Rublev, the 15th-century Russian icon painter. The film … Continue reading →

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1968 Summer Olympics

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

“The 1968 Summer Olympics (Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to 27, 1968. These were the first … Continue reading →

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The Chelsea Sessions 1967 – The Incredible String Band

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

“The Chelsea Sessions 1967 is a compilation album by the Scottish psychedelic folk group the Incredible String Band, which compiles their demo recordings prior to their second studio album, The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion. Other tracks … Continue reading →

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Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy

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

“For the last fifty years, artists have explored the hidden operations of power and the symbiotic suspicion between the government and its citizens that haunts Western democracies. Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy is the first major exhibition to tackle … Continue reading →

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The Alexandria Quartet – Lawrence Durrell (1957-1960)

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

“The Alexandria Quartet, Lawrence Durrell‘s celebrated tetralogy from the 1950s, was defined by its author as ‘an investigation of modern love’, but has often been regarded by its readers more as an evocation of a city – the Greco-Arab, multi-ethnic … Continue reading →

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Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography

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

Winston Vargas, Barbershop, Washington Heights, New York, 1961 “America’s urban streets have long inspired documentary photographers. After World War II, populations shifted from the city to the suburbs and newly built highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, leaving isolated pockets within … Continue reading →

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Spy vs. Spy

Posted on October 15, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Spy vs. Spy is a wordless comic strip published in Mad magazine. It features two agents involved in stereotypical and comical espionage activities. One is dressed in white, and the other in black, but they are otherwise identical, and are … Continue reading →

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Ingmar Bergman

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

Jörgen Lindström and Liv Ullmann – “Persona” “Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish director, writer, and producer who worked in film, television, theatre and radio. Considered to be among the most accomplished and influential filmmakers … Continue reading →

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Song to a Seagull – Joni Mitchell (1968)

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

“When she released her first album in March of 1968, Joni Mitchell would have been justified in conforming to expectations. Though not known for her own recordings, she was well-known as a songwriter thanks to Judy Collins’ hit with ‘Both … Continue reading →

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The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are – Alan Watt (1966)

Posted on October 13, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“During the 1950s and 1960s, British philosopher and writer Alan Watts began popularizing Eastern philosophy in the West, offering a wholly different perspective on inner wholeness in the age of anxiety and what it really means to live a life … Continue reading →

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The Tiger Force Atrocities

Posted on October 13, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Members of Tiger Force on patrol in October 1967. “The memory haunts Bill Carpenter even 50 years after his tour in Vietnam ended. An elderly villager dressed in white had just carted geese over the dark Song Ve River when … Continue reading →

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The Gaslight Cafe

Posted on October 13, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Gaslight Cafe was a coffeehouse in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York. Also known as The Village Gaslight, it opened in 1958 and became notable as a venue for folk music and other musical acts. It closed … Continue reading →

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His Master’s Voice – Stanisław Lem (1968)

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

“His Master’s Voice (original Polish title: Głos Pana) is a science fiction novel on the ‘message from space’ theme written by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It was first published in 1968 and translated into English by Michael Kandel in 1983. … Continue reading →

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Guerrilla theatre

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

Below are Sketch for a Tragic One-Act Opera, by Robert Moran, and El Pozo, by Graciela Castillo. “Guerrilla theatre generally rendered ‘guerrilla theater’ in the US, is a form of guerrilla communication originated in 1965 by the San Francisco Mime … Continue reading →

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Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

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

President Kennedy signs the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. “The Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT) is the abbreviated name of the 1963 Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, which prohibited all test … Continue reading →

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Hunters Point Uprising

Posted on October 10, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Newcomb and 3rd Street – Sept. 28, 1966 “On September 27, 1966 a white police officer shot and killed a seventeen-year-old African American teen, Matthew Johnson, Jr., as he fled the scene of a stolen car. Arthur Hippler wrote a … Continue reading →

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The Beatles – White Album (1968)

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

“The Beatles, also known as ‘The White Album’, is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. A double album, its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the … Continue reading →

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Cooking with Richard Brautigan

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

“‘In watermelon sugar the deeds were done and done again as my life is done in watermelon sugar. I will tell you about it because I am here and you are distant.’ These are the opening lines of In Watermelon … Continue reading →

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Decolonizing society: the legacy of 1968

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

Student protesters in Paris, May ’68. “In 1964, students at the University of California at Berkeley staged a sit-in at Sproul Hall to protest campus restrictions on political activism. Shouting through his bullhorn, Mario Savio, the leader of the Free … Continue reading →

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State of Siege – Costa-Gavras (1972)

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

“Costa-Gavras’s ‘State of Siege’ is a riveting film and possibly an inflammatory one. It oversimplifies recent history, but raises so many complex and important moral questions that to attack it for oversimplification may be just a discreet form of rationalization, … Continue reading →

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U.S. General Considered Nuclear Response in Vietnam War, Cables Show

Posted on October 6, 2018 by 1960s: Days of Rage

President Johnson with Gen. William Westmoreland in South Vietnam in 1967. “In one of the darkest moments of the Vietnam War, the top American military commander in Saigon activated a plan in 1968 to move nuclear weapons to South Vietnam … Continue reading →

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Situationist International Anthology

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

“Preface to the Situationist International Anthology. In 1957 a few European avant-garde groups came together to form the Situationist International. Over the next decade the SI developed an increasingly incisive and coherent critique of modern society and of its bureaucratic … Continue reading →

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The Graduate – Mike Nichols (1967)

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

“The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from … Continue reading →

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The 20 Best Stax Records Songs

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

The Dramatics – In The Rain “This year marks the 60th anniversary of legendary Memphis-based record label Stax Records. Compared to the polished, pop-influenced soul music produced by its main rival, Detroit’s Motown Records, Stax delivered distinctly Southern soul music … Continue reading →

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New Left Review

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

“NLR was founded in 1960, from a merger between the Boards of Universities and Left Review and The New Reasoner—two journals that had emerged out of the political repercussions of Suez and Hungary in 1956, reflecting respective rejections of the … Continue reading →

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