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John Reed

New York
As seen in: Medium, The New York Times, Slate, VICE, Hyperallergic, Out Magazine, Forward, The Paris Review, Harper's Magazine, ARTnews and
Covers:  Arts; literature; culture; cultural technology; NYC 70s, 80s, 90s; all NYC; Congress for Cultural Freedom / Orwell and the Cultural Cold War; graphic novels, not superheroes; maybe some smart MMA.
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I'd like to take this moment to redirect energies to writing and interviewing about the art; maybe also some technology and science as it applied to creative fields; very good on NYC; also cultural cold war; also Orwell and CIA etc. Thinking about family secrets, too.

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MFA in Creative Writing, Columbia University (fellowship); published in (selected) Artnet, the Brooklyn Rail Tin House, Paper Magazine, Artforum, Hyperallergic, Bomb Magazine, Art in America, the Los Angeles Times, the For…

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Easyreeder

Easyreeder

I haven't been able to update since COVID, but this as it stands:: http://easyreeder.com Author of A St…

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My Grandma the Poisoner

My Grandma the Poisoner

I've come to believe that my grandmother literally poisoned those around her.

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The Beautiful Community That Helped Make David Wojnarowicz's Art

The Beautiful Community That Helped Make David Wojnarowicz's Art

The East Village culture scene, as it developed through the late 1970s into the '80s, sought to decapitalize …

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The Age of Simulation: John Reed on Representation in the 21st Century - Believer Magazine

The Age of Simulation: John Reed on Representation in the 21st Century - Believer Magazine

No longer will we hang our heads in shame. We will lift our heads high, as we hang ourselves in effigy. Polit…

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[Theory] | Revisionist History, by John Reed | Harper's Magazine

[Theory] | Revisionist History, by John Reed | Harper's Magazine

In 2001, a project of mine inflamed the Orwell estate, and I was called on for radio beatdowns. Snowball's Ch…

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Something Witchy for Leslie Van Houten - Believer Magazine

Something Witchy for Leslie Van Houten - Believer Magazine

I have an impossible memory of my aunt Martha. She is in a dance studio in dancewear-the 70s-tights and solid…

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Articles

How Alma Reed Triumphed Over “Positively Frightened” Critics of the Orozco Room

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By John Reed
| Public Seminar
Party at Alma Reed’s Delphic Studios. Included in the photograph: José David Alfaro Siqueiros, Chago Rodriguez, Alma Reed, Enrique Riveron, José Clemente Orozco, and Julia Codesico (ca.
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Holiday Brass & Brews - with Brass Roots

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By John Reed
| Mount Olive Chronicle Verified
Come celebrate the holiday with Brass Roots! Join us on Saturday for a night to remember! Mark your calendar and get ready for excellent beverages, great vibes and music! Looking forward to making music and memories together! Visit Brassrootsnj at Facebook, Instagram or brassrootsnj.com. Saturday, Dec. 14, 6:30 to 9:30 PM. Jersey Girl Brewing Co. 426 Sand Shore Rd, Mt. Olive 908-591-4186 www.jerseygirlbrewing.com Age 21 & older;$10 cash cover p.p.
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Holy smoke: Tennessee author explores history of Carolina barbecue

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By John Reed
| StarNews Verified
In 2015, when New Yorker writer Calvin Trillin dared to explore the world of Carolina barbecue, he recruited a guide: John Shelton Reed, Kenan professor emeritus of sociology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. In a lifetime of scholarship, Reed explored how Southern folkways and social types persisted even after the collapse of Jim Crow and the coming of television and the suburban mall ("The Enduring South").
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