Monthly Archives: February 2019

Beatlemania

Posted on February 27, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Beatlemania was the intense fan frenzy directed towards the English rock band the Beatles in the 1960s. Their popularity started growing in the United Kingdom in late 1963. By the next year, their worldwide tours were characterised by intense levels … Continue reading →

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The Radical Women Manifesto: Socialist Feminist Theory, Program and Organizational Structure – Radical Women (1967)

Posted on February 26, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Radical Women (RW) is a socialist feminist grassroots activist organization. It has branches in numerous United States cities as well as in Melbourne, Australia. Radical Women emerged in Seattle, Washington from a ‘Free University’ class on Women and Society conducted … Continue reading →

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The Firmament of Time – Loren Eiseley (1960)

Posted on February 25, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“‘In all the activities of life,’ Aldous Huxley wrote in contemplating how we become who we are, ‘our whole effort must be to get out of our own light.’ Decades later, the novelist and memoirist Vivian Gornick described human creativity … Continue reading →

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“Pitcher Perfect” 1963-1966

Posted on February 25, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Sandy Koufax on the cover of Life magazine – August 2, 1963 – “The Mostest Pitcher: Most Wins, Most Shutouts, Most Strike-outs.” “There are only three people in all of baseball history who have done it: win three ‘triple crowns’ … Continue reading →

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John Coltrane Quartet ‎– Crescent (1964)

Posted on February 23, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“John Coltrane‘s Crescent from the spring of 1964 is an epic album, showing his meditative side that would serve as a perfect prelude to his immortal work A Love Supreme. His finest quartet with McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, and Elvin … Continue reading →

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Deserved Second Act for Paul Newman’s Sometimes a Great Notion – J. Hoberman

Posted on February 23, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“One great thing about Paris: New prints of old movies from the ’70s, ’60s, and even the ’50s get extended runs in large theaters, apropos of nothing. A nice thing about New York: It sometimes happens here, too, as with … Continue reading →

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Kommune 1

Posted on February 22, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Kommune 1 or K1 was the first politically motivated commune in Germany. It was created on January 12, 1967, in West Berlin and finally dissolved in November 1969. Kommune 1 developed from the extraparliamentary opposition of the German student movement … Continue reading →

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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Philip K. Dick (1968)

Posted on February 21, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (retitled Blade Runner: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? in some later printings) is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1968. The novel is set in a … Continue reading →

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When Martin Luther King Came to Harlem

Posted on February 20, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Less than a year before his assassination, the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. came to Harlem. In the June 22, 1967, Village Voice, contributor Marlene Nadle observed the crowd anxiously awaiting the Baptist minister’s arrival: ‘Using programs folded accordion style instead of … Continue reading →

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Before the Revolution – Bernardo Bertolucci (1964)

Posted on February 18, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Before the Revolution (Italian: Prima della rivoluzione) is a 1964 Italian romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. It stars Adriana Asti and Francesco Barilli and is centred on ‘political and romantic uncertainty among the youth of Parma’. The film, strongly … Continue reading →

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“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'” – The Righteous Brothers (1964)

Posted on February 16, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“”You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” is a song written by Phil Spector, Barry Mann, and Cynthia Weil. It was first recorded by the Righteous Brothers in 1964, produced by Phil Spector. Their recording is considered by some music critics to … Continue reading →

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Franny and Zooey – J. D. Salinger (1961)

Posted on February 14, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Franny and Zooey is a book by American author J. D. Salinger which comprises his short story ‘Franny’ and novella Zooey /ˈzoʊ.iː/. The two works were published together as a book in 1961, having originally appeared in The New Yorker … Continue reading →

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Soviet space program

Posted on February 14, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Communists pave the way to the stars. The Soviet miniature sheet of 1964 displaying six historical firsts of the Soviet space program. “The Soviet space program (Russian: Космическая программа СССР, Kosmicheskaya programma SSSR) comprised several of the rocket and space … Continue reading →

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Susan Brownmiller

Posted on February 13, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Susan Brownmiller (born February 15, 1935) is an American feminist journalist, author, and activist best known for her 1975 book Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape. Brownmiller argues that rape had been previously defined by men rather than women, … Continue reading →

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The Gospel According to Matthew – Pier Paolo Pasolini (1964)

Posted on February 12, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Gospel According to Matthew (Italian: Il vangelo secondo Matteo) is a 1964 Italian biographical drama film directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. It is a cinematic rendition of the story of Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Saint Matthew, … Continue reading →

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Look Mickey! – Roy Lichtenstein (1961)

Posted on February 11, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Look Mickey (also known as Look Mickey!) is a 1961 oil on canvas painting by Roy Lichtenstein. Widely regarded as the bridge between his abstract expressionism and pop art works, it is notable for its ironic humor and aesthetic value … Continue reading →

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Freak Out! – The Mothers of Invention (1966)

Posted on February 9, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Freak Out!, the 1966 debut album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention was one of the first two-record sets of the rock era (Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde beat it by a week) and it was definitely the first … Continue reading →

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Coal & The Kennedys 1960s-2010s

Posted on February 8, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Map compiled by The Gazette newspaper of Charleston, WV, based on information from the West Virginia Division of Culture & History, showing JFK campaign stops, some dating to 1956, but most prior to the May 1960 primary. “Early history in … Continue reading →

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James Schuyler – Freely Espousing (1969)

Posted on February 7, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“… The courtliness of [James] Schuyler’s verse sprang miraculously from the shambles of his life. He was a late bloomer, 46 years old when his first full-length collection, Freely Espousing, was published in 1969, and each successive volume of poems … Continue reading →

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My Adventures With the Trip Doctors

Posted on February 5, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“My first psilocybin journey began around an altar in the middle of a second-story loft in a suburb of a small city on the Eastern Seaboard. On this adventure I would have a guide, a therapist who, like an unknown … Continue reading →

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The Last Poets (1970)

Posted on February 4, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“You can trace the birth of hip-hop to the summer of 1973 when Kool Herc DJ’d the first extended breakbeat, much to the thrill of the dancers at a South Bronx block party. You can trace its conception, however, to … Continue reading →

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Howard Zinn

Posted on February 4, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Howard Zinn (August 24, 1922 – January 27, 2010) was an American historian, playwright, and social activist. He was chair of the history and social sciences department at Spelman College, and a political science professor at Boston University. Zinn wrote over … Continue reading →

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Jonas Mekas (1922– 2019)

Posted on February 2, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Jonas Mekas (Lithuanian: [ˈjonɐs ˈmækɐs]; born December 24, 1922– January 23, 2019) is a Lithuanian–American filmmaker, poet and artist who has often been called ‘the godfather of American avant-garde cinema.’ His work has been exhibited in museums and festivals worldwide. … … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of war: My journalist father’s Vietnam odyssey, revisited

Posted on February 1, 2019 by 1960s: Days of Rage

Duc Co Special Forces camp, 1965: Wounded soldiers crouch in the dust as a U.S. helicopter takes off from a clearing. This was one of many images taken by photojournalist Tim Page that chronicled the Vietnam conflict. “Chevy Chase, Md., … Continue reading →

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