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Ellen Willis

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Two movies, 'Easy Rider' and 'Alice's Restaurant,' reveal the ideals of counterculture and act as vehicles for social commentary.

by Ellen Willis via New York Review of Books on January 2, 1970

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An image of Bob Dylan performing with a spotlight on him.

Tangled Up in Bob Stories: A Dylan Reading List

The author reflects on his own journey with Dylan, and shares some of his favorite pieces of Dylanology.

by Aaron Gilbreath via Longreads on June 24, 2020

"It's the Economy, Stupid" is Never Just About the Economy

Can the Clinton campaign slogan chart a path forward for Democrats? Its history tells another story.

by Jacob Rosenberg via Mother Jones on December 12, 2024

Ollie Brown holding Rolling Stone magazine.

What Was the Music Critic?

A new book exalts the heyday of music magazines, when electric prose reigned and egos collided.

by John Semley via The New Republic on November 18, 2022

Abortion rights advocates protest near the Supreme Court building in Washington on June 24.

The 1960s Provide a Path For Securing Legal Abortion in 2022

How activists can secure legal abortion with a diverse all-of-the-above movement.

by Felicia Kornbluh via Made By History on June 25, 2022

Collage of women's rights symbolism. Woman outline waving flag.

Who Lost the Sex Wars?

Fissures in the feminist movement should not be buried as signs of failure but worked through as opportunities for insight.

by Amia Srinivasan via The New Yorker on September 3, 2021

Dylan, Unencumbered

"How long can it go on?"

by Katrina Forrester via n+1 on August 3, 2020

Janis Joplin, the Mistaken Icon of the Counterculture

The counterculture dictum to “turn on, tune in, drop out” did not quite capture Janis’s philosophy to “get it while you can.”

by Shalon Van Tine via Tropics of Meta on March 15, 2020

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