Monthly Archives: December 2022

The 1959 Project

Posted on December 31, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

May 2, 1959 “…. What is The 1959 Project? Most jazz fans find themselves suffering from golden age syndrome at some point or another; for the casual listener it might define their relationship with the music, given that so many … Continue reading →

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Albert Camus – The Fall (1956)

Posted on December 30, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Fall (French: La Chute) is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus. First published in 1956, it is his last complete work of fiction. Set in Amsterdam, The Fall consists of a series of dramatic monologues by the self-proclaimed ‘judge-penitent’ … Continue reading →

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Nazgûl, Black Riders, Nine Riders, etc.

Posted on December 29, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Nazgûl (from Black Speech nazg, ‘ring’, and gûl, ‘wraith, spirit’), introduced as Black Riders and also called Ringwraiths, Dark Riders, the Nine Riders, or simply the Nine, are fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien‘s Middle-earth. They were nine … Continue reading →

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Blow-Up and other Stories – Julio Cortazar

Posted on December 28, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“A tiger stalking the house a young girl is holidaying in; middle-aged siblings who experience an enforced segregation in their home; a young man who cannot stop vomiting baby rabbits; a disaffected and drug-addled jazz musician via the eyes of … Continue reading →

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0 to 9: Bernadette Mayer and Vito Hannibal Acconci

Posted on December 26, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“‘What is a body artist? Someone who is his own test tube,’ quips painter David Salle about performance artist, filmmaker, and writer Vito Hannibal Acconci, probably the prime example of an artist who experiments on himself and his own life, … Continue reading →

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Clarence Carter – “Back Door Santa” (1968)

Posted on December 24, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“A slice of greasy blues soul that draws from the Willie Dixon classic ‘Back Door Man,’ Clarence Carter’s ‘Back Door Santa,’ co-written with Marcus Daniel for the 1968 compilation Soul Christmas, adds a touch of raunch to the holiday celebrations. … Continue reading →

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The Young Insurgent’s Commonplace-Book: Adrienne Rich’s “Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law”

Posted on December 24, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“I wish I could remember when I first read ‘Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law.’ It could have been in 1963, when the eponymous book appeared, but if it had, it would have been a revelation (which I did not have for … Continue reading →

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New York: 1962-1964

Posted on December 23, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“A historical exhibition aims to show us past life, but sometimes the retrospective becomes reflective, a two-way mirror seeing through to the present. So it is with New York 1962–1964 at The Jewish Museum, certainly at the moment our fair … Continue reading →

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Repertory Movie Theaters of New York City: Havens for Revivals, Indies and the Avant-Garde, 1960-1994

Posted on December 22, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“Ben Davis’ excellent new book thoroughly explores the history, culture and importance of the repertory movie theaters that influenced the art film scene in New York City from the 1960s into the 1990s. In this well organized and impressively researched … Continue reading →

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The Revolution of Everyday Life – Raoul Vaneigem (1967)

Posted on December 20, 2022 by 1960s: Days of Rage

“The Belgian-born writer, scholar and theorist Raoul Vaneigem (b. 1934) is best known as the author of the 1967 essay The Revolution of Everyday Life, a wide-ranging inquiry into the alienation of the individual under capitalism and an animated call … Continue reading →

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