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Penny Arcade, writer, director,
performance artist
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‘Since the late ’60s, The Villager has been part of my life, like a benign maiden aunt or grandparent. Long in the shadow of the once-avenging spirit of the warrior Village Voice, The Villager was a cozy neighborhood paper dedicated to the issues of everyday life in the small-town ambience of Downtown New York. Who could believe that The Villager would become the only voice of truth in New York City, all the more radical because truth in journalism and truth in media has disappeared from our shores. Clearly, The Villager, like the tortoise in the parable of the tortoise and the hare, reached the finish line, becoming not only a shining symbol of the essence of journalism but an active force against greed, intolerance and corruption, leaving the trendy hare spent, exhausted and empty in the dust of marketing and mediocrity. I salute the integrity of The Villager on its 75th anniversary.’
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