A fierce advocate of sexual liberation, she pushed the alternative weekly to cover women’s issues, as well as gay rights and avant-garde culture.
Category: Village Voice
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Francis Davis, Sharp-Eared Jazz Critic and Husband of Terry Gross, Dies at 78
He wrote prolifically about various aspects of the arts and popular culture. But he kept his focus on jazz, celebrating its past while worrying about its future.
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Barry Michael Cooper, ‘New Jack City’ Screenwriter, Dies at 66
After chronicling the crack boom of the 1980s as an investigative reporter, he had a high-profile but brief second career in Hollywood.
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David Schneiderman, Village Voice Editor and Publisher, Dies at 77
Named editor in chief of the venerable alternative weekly in 1978, he was not welcomed with open arms. But his commitment to strong journalism won people over.
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Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85
He charted the rise of musical minimalism on New York’s downtown scene in the 1970s. He later gained notice for abstract works of his own.
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James Ledbetter, Media Critic and Business Journalist, Dies at 60
He wrote the Press Clips column for The Village Voice, held top jobs at Inc. magazine and Slate, and wrote a book about how the startup magazine The Industry Standard fizzled.
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Gary Indiana, Acerbic Cultural Critic and Novelist, Dies at 74
He made films, video art and photographs, but was best known as a pioneering art critic and mordant novelist.
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Ed Fancher, a Founder of The Village Voice, Is Dead at 100
A psychologist, he started the alternative weekly with Dan Wolf and Norman Mailer in 1955. “We were crazy enough to think it would succeed,” he said.
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Gary Indiana Doesn’t Travel in Any Circles
The author of “Rent Boy” and “Do Everything in the Dark” reflects on a life of writing and art.