RIP Village Voice

Commemorating what the paper represented in its several heydays, here's links to some of the material in the 50th Anniversary issue that the missus pulled together in 2005.

Intro

Essays by Ellen Willis, Nat Hentoff, Bob Christgau, Michael Musto, Greg Tate, J. Hoberman, Michael Feingold and Wayne Barrett

The Birth of the 'Voice': 1955-1965 - From the Beats to Civil Rights, Lenny Bruce to Warhol's Factory

1966-1975 Peace & Protest: From the Summer of Love to Women's Lib, Gay Rights and Black Panthers

Coming of Age: 1976-1985: Punk to Pomo, Basquiat to Breakdancing

Culture Clash : '86–'95:From Evangelicals to Trannies, the First Gulf War to Tupac Shakur 

A New Century : 1966-2005 : from Aids in Africa to 9-11, Clinton's blowjob to Cindy Sheehan

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'Voice' on Literature Reviews of the last 50 Years

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VLS (Voice Literary Supplement) archive