Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture

Title: Freaks Came Out to Write: The Definitive History of the Village Voice, the Radical Paper That Changed American Culture Author: Tricia Romano ISBN: 9781541736399 Publisher: PublicAffairs Published: 2024 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher American History 1580480 Publisher Description: A rollicking history of America's most iconic weekly newspaper told through the voices of its legendary writers, editors, and photographers. You either were there or you wanted to be. A defining New York City institution co-founded by Norman Mailer, The Village Voice was the first newspaper to cover hip-hop, the avant-garde art scene, and Off-Broadway with gravitas. It reported on the AIDS crisis with urgency and seriousness when other papers dismissed it as a gay disease. In 1979, the Voice's Wayne Barrett uncovered Donald Trump as a corrupt con artist befor