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The Sixties

Boomer Suicides and the Washington Post: A Flawed Generational Narrative

Leonard Steinhorn | Posted 06.12.2013 | Media
Leonard Steinhorn

As with so much journalism about baby boomers, the Washington Post's front page story, "Why the sharp rise in suicides by boomers?" is not only misleading but built on a flaccid foundation of inaccurate history, bubblegum sociology, and generational stereotyping.

Who Was Essie May Jones?

Meryl Hartstein | Posted 05.30.2013 | Black Voices
Meryl Hartstein

Who was Essie May Jones? To me she was the smartest woman I had ever met. She was strong and steadfast yet kind and fun. She would take a bus twice a ...

Revisiting Woodstock With Richie Havens

Henry Miller | Posted 04.24.2013 | Arts
Henry Miller

Richie Havens' two-hour performance had opened the Woodstock festival, and he had improvised his way into history singing "Freedom", which would become arguably the signature performance of the event. Forty years later, he was still just as dynamic and compelling onstage.

Rock and Roll Frankenstein -- or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pop Song

Khalid Hanifi | Posted 06.18.2013 | Healthy Living
Khalid Hanifi

Being sad was just sad, but being sad with Diana Ross via "My World Is Empty Without You" was exhilarating and poignant.

Face It: Goodbye Annette and the '60s

Michele Willens | Posted 06.12.2013 | Entertainment
Michele Willens

There is no denying the fact that when one thinks Mickey Mouse Club, one thinks Annette. She was the only one who remained a real star, at least as long as she wanted to be.

Starter Marriage, The Serial: Part 1

Susan Orlins | Posted 05.28.2013 | Women
Susan Orlins

1965. One of my least evolved relationships was with Saul, my first husband. His dimpled cheeks and large, almost bulging eyes gave him a perky Jiminy Cricket look. His mother claimed his I.Q. was at the genius level. My mother thought he was nice.

High Times in Yugoslavia

John Feffer | Posted 05.06.2013 | World
John Feffer

In 1968, protests erupted around the world. The protestors, most of them part of a new generation, demanded an end to war and dictatorships. Yugoslavia experienced youth protests in 1968 as well, though they too proceeded along a different trajectory.

An Open Letter to Art Garfunkel From His Ex-Girlfriend, Cecilia

Mark C. Miller | Posted 04.13.2013 | Comedy
Mark C. Miller

I always called you Arthur. Remember? We dated for 11 wonderful months (at least I thought they were wonderful) starting in June of 1968. I had red hair and you called me "Tater" because I was about half your size and loved Tater Tots even though you referred to them as "frozen poison."

Defending Our Rights All Over Again

Sandi Bachom | Posted 11.15.2012 | Fifty
Sandi Bachom

More women of my generation need to speak up, women who were there who had back alley abortions, who were around before birth control. Women who experienced the agonizing decision to terminate a pregnancy before and after they had the choice to do so! I can't believe we are still talking about this.

Meet The Mama Of Psychedelic Art

Posted 07.16.2012 | Arts

While today lava lamps, tie-dye and peace signs may trigger a nostalgic sigh more than a jolt of excitement, there was a time when melting flowers and...

MIB3 = A Lot of Old but Very Little New

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 07.29.2012 | Entertainment
Jackie K. Cooper

Perhaps the makers of Men in Black thought it had been long enough to pull out some of the same special effects and characters and sell them as new. It hasn't.

Barney Rosset U.

William O'Rourke | Posted 05.01.2012 | Books
William O'Rourke

Upon his recent death, I realized I had matriculated in the Barney Rosset School of Literature. Publishers played a unique role for the '60s. They set the curriculum for a generation of curious and avaricious readers such as myself.

The Biggest Deja Vu Moments Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.30.2011 | Home

The past has never been as easy to cut and paste as it was in 2011. Two decades ruled this inaugural aught -- the 1990s and the 1960s. The 90s -- ...

How the Movies Saved My Life

Tom Engelhardt | Posted 01.17.2012 | Home
Tom Engelhardt

I now write about our American wars without ever having visited a war zone. There, in the '50s and early '60s, I advanced with the marines and the Russians, bombed Tokyo but also experienced (however briefly) Hiroshima after it was atomized.

Zen and the Art of Occupy Wall Street

Richard Schiffman | Posted 01.12.2012 | New York
Richard Schiffman

The mood has changed in the OWS encampment from early euphoria to one of hunkering down for the long siege. It is getting cold, people are falling sick, squabbling over space, stuff is being stolen, nerves are fraying.

A Reunion And A Flirtation In Sixties Hong Kong

Carole Mallory | Posted 01.07.2012 | Travel
Carole Mallory

Hong Kong was a series of peaks and valleys. It had dramatically tall buildings juxtaposed against narrow streets. The harbor of Kowloon was just on the other side of the island and we went there for lunch on a sampan with Harry.

The Movement Next Time

Bill Zimmerman | Posted 12.20.2011 | Fifty
Bill Zimmerman

We veterans of the Sixties have become encrusted with doubt. I'm putting mine aside and going to Wall Street. This kernel of activism might spawn a powerful populist movement, and if it does, I want to help it along.

Sixties Redux at Occupy Wall Street

Alan Singer | Posted 12.13.2011 | New York
Alan Singer

I think the best thing that can come out of Occupy Wall Street is that a new generation, like the generation of the sixties, will learn to organize people.

Confessions Of A Pan Am Stewardess

Carole Mallory | Posted 11.25.2011 | Travel
Carole Mallory

My handbag was a pharmacy when it wasn't a bar stocked with mini liquor bottles pinched from the plane.

Ken Kesey Rides Again In Magic Trip

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 10.06.2011 | Entertainment
Cynthia Ellis

Directors Alex Gibney and Allison Ellwood have resurrected, cinematically, the pivotal moment when our country went from Mad Men to HAIR.

PHOTOS: 7 Most Overrated Things About The Sixties

Mark Juddery | Posted 09.19.2011 | Books
Mark Juddery

The sixties were the decade of change, the decade of cool, the decade of excitement... and the decade of hype.

Bob Dylan's Asia Tour: Has Freedom Lost Its Voice?

John W. Whitehead | Posted 06.11.2011 | Entertainment
John W. Whitehead

The news that Bob Dylan would embark on a concert tour of Asia had many waiting to see what, if anything, he would say to audiences long oppressed by their governments. So far, the so-called voice of freedom has remained mute.

Is Norton Simon Show A Big Lie?

Mat Gleason | Posted 06.09.2011 | Arts
Mat Gleason

The Norton Simon Museum has the best collection of art in Southern California. This is the last museum that should ever have to acquire modern and con...

The (Untelevised) Revolution Next Door

James Block | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
James Block

I caught a glimpse of the future last weekend in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. For those of you who haven't spent time there yet, it would ...

'You Say You Want a Revolution'

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Alan Singer

Not all revolutionaries and revolutions are remembered with the fondness of Byron and Guevara.