Recent books reveal how current dictators and wannabe autocrats use revisionist histories to gloss over the bad old days of European despotism.

The Village Voice looks at "phantom utopias," lies told by today's despots to conjure memories of great autocratic times that never existed.

The Village Voice interviews photographer Glen E. Friedman about his new book on Bad Brains, a band that changed the landscape of punk.

The Village Voice reviews Frank Pizzoli’s interview and book review collection, ‘Passionate Outlier: Gay Writers and Allies on Their Work.’ ...

The L.A. Weekly and Village Voice review of "The Amateur" notes the action thriller's clever conglomeration of deadly Rube Goldbergian traps.

In the latest Village Voice Best Gig I Ever Saw post Jack Riley, singer for Bedridden, told us about a SXSW experience with ...

L.A. Weekly and the Village Voice review of HBO's "The Last of Us" notes it is less horror and more strong emotions that drive the story.

The Village Voice reports on the April 5 "Hands Off!" rallies and looks at the history of Billy Joel's anthem, "We Didn't Start the Fire." ...

In a Village Voice My Favorite Album post Eric Richter, singer and guitarist with ‘90s-‘00s NYC band Antarctica, opines on ...

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