Peter Noel

Harlem

Investigative Reporter at WRKS-FM

Journalist. Author, ‘Why Blacks Fear America's Mayor.’ My race writing is among “the seven ways the Village Voice made New York a better place.”—N.Y. Times 9/18

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Newshound Extraordinaire Tom Robbins Was One of the Tallest of Stand-up Guys

1 month ago | villagevoice.com | Peter Noel

It started with a text from Voice editor R.C. Baker, the steady hand, reluctant eulogist, and weary keeper of the newsroom’s flame: “I just found out that Tom Robbins is in hospice.
Fighting the Rerun President’s Dark Vision of Autocracy

Feb 14, 2025 | villagevoice.com | Chad Byrnes |Rob Staeger |Peter Noel |Christian Viveros-Fauné

∼ ∼ ∼ This article is part of a series—At 250, Who Will America Be?—reporting on threats to American democracy as we approach the nation’s Semiquincentennial, on July 4, 2026. ∼ ∼ ∼On Inauguration Day, at the precise moment he was becoming the 45th president of these Un-United States, Donald Trump uttered the first lie of his second term.
Jules Feiffer in Context

Jan 22, 2025 | villagevoice.com | R. C. Baker |C.S. Muncy |Robert Shuster |Peter Noel

Editor’s note: One of the more legendary figures to make his way through the rabbit warren cubicles of the Village Voice, Jules Feiffer passed away at age 95 this past Friday. In 2018, I had the pleasure of interviewing the Bronx-born cartoonist, playwright, screenwriter, comic-book writer, children’s book author and illustrator, and entertaining raconteur.
Dr. Strangelove’s America: Donald Trump and the Age of Insurrection

Jan 9, 2025 | villagevoice.com | Peter Noel |Robert Shuster |Robert Hennelly |R.C. Baker

∼ ∼ ∼ This article is part of a series—At 250, Who Will America Be?—reporting on threats to American democracy as we approach the nation’s Semiquincentennial, on July 4, 2026. ∼ ∼ ∼A day after the recent presidential election, in an effort coordinated across at least 30 states, malicious racist texts began popping up on phones belonging to people of color.
Championing Sustainability and Ethical Sourcing: Manikandan Natarajan’s Vision for the Future of Global Supply Chains

Jan 7, 2025 | villagevoice.com | Jon Stojan |R.C. Baker |Peter Noel |Robert Shuster

As sustainability rises to the forefront of global business practices, supply chain leaders are under increasing pressure to incorporate green initiatives and ethical sourcing across their networks. Manikandan Natarajan, a seasoned SAP (Systems, Applications, and Products) supply chain architect at Denken Solutions, is helping organizations embrace sustainable and ethical practices using advanced SAP technologies.
Giving Culture: Books For Savvy Friends and Fam

Dec 10, 2024 | villagevoice.com | Laura Bell |Rob Staeger |R.C. Baker |Peter Noel

Playgirl: The Official History of a Cult Magazine (2024) It’s Playgirl’s 50th anniversary, and the milestone has been marked with a glossy coffee-table book. Stealing the male gaze and handing it to women, the mag gave us sexy shots (even full-frontal!), plus writers like Anaïs Nin and Truman Capote. But one difference between us girls and the guys reading Playboy? We didn’t feel the need to pretend we perused Playgirl for the articles.
From Real-Life Funnies to Fluxus to an Invisible Dragon – Books for the Art Lover on Your Gift List - The Village Voice

Dec 5, 2024 | villagevoice.com | Laura Bell |Rob Staeger |R.C. Baker |Peter Noel

What to get for your hard-to-buy-for friends and/or loved ones during this gift-giving season? It helps if said gift doesn’t break the bank and can also fit into a stocking hung over the fire escape window with care — though you’re gonna need a really big stocking for those beautiful coffee-table art books. Below we look at books about art and artists we reviewed this year and in late 2023 that are definitely worth a second look.
Anti-Hero Complex: UnBinged Picks the Best TV Shows of 2024

Dec 3, 2024 | villagevoice.com | Erin Maxwell |R.C. Baker |Peter Noel |Michael Nirenberg

There is nothing better than getting behind an underdog and watching a scrappy underachiever achieve the impossible. But what if that underdog is less than scrupulous? Perhaps a little devious? How about downright evil? Will audiences still root for the dark horse to win? The best television shows of 2024 were mostly character-driven pieces that seemed to focus on ambiguous figures who occupied morally gray areas.
‘Don’t Have a Cow, Man!’ When Sylvia Plachy Did Thanksgiving – and More - The Village Voice

Nov 27, 2024 | villagevoice.com | Ward Sutton |Ross Barkan |R.C. Baker |Peter Noel

Sylvia Plachy began shooting photos for the Village Voice in 1974 and she continues snapping pictures to this day. As the holiday season heats up we’re taking a look at the scenes and characters Plachy caught in her frame in the 1980s and ’90s, when taking newspaper pictures involved focus rings, aperture settings, exposure readings, shutter speeds, negatives, dark rooms, printing presses — and a great eye gazing through the viewfinder.
Rinse and Repeat – Reviews of ‘Dune: Prophecy,’ ‘Cruel Intentions,’ and ‘The Day of the Jackal’ - The Village Voice

Nov 20, 2024 | villagevoice.com | Erin Maxwell |R.C. Baker |Peter Noel |Michael Nirenberg

The spice must flow, and so shall the world of Dune, as the landmark franchise expands its horizons with Dune: Prophecy, a prequel series that focuses on the ever-present religious order of the Bene Gesserit. With the series, HBO rolls out the next wave of prestige entertainment by continuing the epic known to contemporary audiences through Denis Villeneuve’s current run of Dune movies. Inspired by Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J.