R.C. Baker

Daniel Clowes’ Monica Goes to Hell and Finds It Is Us

R.C. BakerDecember 28, 2023

Daniel Clowes sets the stage for his latest graphic novel, Monica, by jumping right into the deep end of history’s primordial slop — protozoa, dinosaurs, pharao...

Art by Ukrainians Benefits Ukraine

R.C. BakerJanuary 3, 2023

Ukrainian art and artists have been influencing the world for centuries. A NYC exhibit recently highlighted some of their works. From the classic art of the nat...

Election Day Is Approaching – Betting On Democracy

R.C. BakerOctober 27, 2022

In their latest piece for the Village Voice, writer R.C. Baker reports on the upcoming November 2022 elections. As part of an ongoing Voice series – At 250, Who...

A Deeper Look At The Shadow and Doc Savage

R.C. BakerSeptember 20, 2022

In their latest piece for the Village Voice, R.C. Baker discusses the newest published works of Neil McGinness. His new book, Pulp Power: The Shadow, Doc Savage...

9/11: The Horror Then, The Danger Now

R.C. BakerSeptember 11, 2021

The Fall 2021 print edition of our sister paper, The Village Voice has hit the streets of NYC, filled with personal accounts of the 9/11 attacks and the fallou...

How Frank Frazetta Won the Game of Thrones, Half a Century Ago

R.C. BakerJuly 26, 2021

They beckoned from paperback spinner racks: fur-clad warriors scything through their enemies with bloody broad axes; near-naked women, serene in sorcerous wisdo...

American Traitor Shows What Happens When the Bullies are in Charge

R.C. BakerJune 1, 2021

Treason is an ugly thing — it sullies both the traitor and those betrayed. Turncoats must lie, of necessity, spreading misinformation, fanning grievances and ha...

Yukking in the ’70s: Dean Martin Roasted Celebrities as He Got Fried

R.C. BakerNovember 7, 2013

While guest-hosting a TV variety show in 1964, Dean Martin ridiculed a hot new rock ’n’ roll act with his trademark blend of cocksure innuendo, aw-shucks buffoonery and inebriated syntax: “Now, something for the youngsters—five singing boys from England. … They’re called The Rollin’ Stones. I been rolled while I......

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Music

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R.C. Baker

Daniel Clowes’ Monica Goes to Hell and Finds It Is Us

Art by Ukrainians Benefits Ukraine

Election Day Is Approaching – Betting On Democracy

A Deeper Look At The Shadow and Doc Savage

9/11: The Horror Then, The Danger Now

How Frank Frazetta Won the Game of Thrones, Half a Century Ago

American Traitor Shows What Happens When the Bullies are in Charge

Yukking in the ’70s: Dean Martin Roasted Celebrities as He Got Fried

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