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After 63 Years, the Village Voice Is No More
'Today Is Kind of a Sucky Day'
Sep 1, 2018 10:16 AM CDT

'Today Is Kind of a Sucky Day'

'Village Voice' closes after 63-year run

(Newser) - "Today is kind of a sucky day." So said Village Voice owner Peter Barbey on Friday in announcing to the staff that the alternative weekly will be shutting down, reports Gothamist . Barbey purchased the 63-year-old New York City paper three years ago, and in a statement cited the...

Her Article Inspired Boys Don't Cry. She's Apologizing for It

Donna Minkowitz returns to the pages of the 'Village Voice'

(Newser) - The April 19, 1994, issue of the Village Voice ran a story called "Love Hurt" by Donna Minkowitz. It was the story of Brandon Teena, the 21-year-old transgender man murdered on the preceding New Year's Eve in Nebraska, a story that gave rise to the film Boys Don'...

Village Voice Runs Child Sex Ads: Protesters

Son of founder Norman Mailer joins march against Backpage.com

(Newser) - Protesters marched to the offices of the Village Voice in New York yesterday, slamming the weekly paper for allegedly running ads for child prostitutes in its adult classified section, Backpage.com. Among the hundred demonstrators was the son of Norman Mailer, the paper's founder. "This was once a...

Jersey Shore Guy on Queer Cover: My Abs Look Hot

Vinny, 'The Situation' offer a somewhat refreshing response

(Newser) - Hey, the Jersey Shore guidos have more important things to worry about than unknowingly gracing the cover of the Village Voice's “queer” issue—like how their abs look on said cover. “In my opinion the SitUaTIoN looks good as hell and that is my main concern,” wrote...

Jersey Shore Guys Tricked Into Queer Photo Shoot

But don't worry, guidettes, they're not gay

(Newser) - When the Jersey Shore boys were invited to pose for the cover of Village Voice , someone forgot to tell them it was for the “Queer Issue.” Of course, a source assures the New York Post , “the paper's not saying the cover boys are gay, just that they're...

Largest US Gay Newspaper Publisher Closes

Window Media papers included Washington, South Fla. Blade

(Newser) - The largest US publisher of newspapers serving the gay and lesbian community has shut down and plans to file for bankruptcy. Employees arrived at work today to find out about the sudden end to the newspapers—including Southern Voice, the Washington Blade, Houston Voice and South Florida Blade—owned by...

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