2. 1978 - I love the nightlife
A nightclub, a feminist magazine and a simple curve sketched onto a napkin had an outsized influence on the future of America
America was caught in a crisis of confidence, just as our boomers were leaving their youth behind. Their old 1960s dreams of transforming the country were gone, but new dreams of liberation took their place, from the women’s movement to a populist onslaught against big government – via Manhattan’s wildest nightclub.
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