The more people who joined the group, the more everyone else thought that perhaps it might not be such a bad idea. As they left the village, the curtains of the houses they passed would twitch as the other villagers watched them go and wondered if they, too, should be spending their days mining up on the mountain. In the days that followed, more and more people were waiting in the square every morning to join their group. And so a larger group this time traipsed out of the village to search for the New Gold. They knew they would be able to mine more with more people, so they agreed to let this new volunteer come along. “Do you mind if I come with you?” the villager asked. The following morning, when they met in the square to return to the mountain, one of the villagers who had laughed at them the previous night was there waiting for them. The villagers laughed at them and told them they were wasting their time, but, even so, the miners agreed to split it equally between themselves and decided to go back the next day and try again. The miners showed them a single, tiny bit of this new metal, which was all they had returned with. When they returned to the village that evening, they passed some of the other villagers, who beckoned to them and asked what they had found. Intrigued, they picked up some tools and started to dig. So they left the village and made their way to the highest lake on the mountain.Īs they rounded the corner and the lake came into view, they saw hundreds of pickaxes and shovels strewn across the rocky landscape, with no sign of who had put them there. Was this it? Was this what Satoshi had discovered? Disappointed, the crowd dispersed, and everyone went about their daily business.īut there were one or two people who wondered if what Satoshi had written might be true, and they decided to find out. It certainly didn’t look more valuable than gold. He held it above the crowd, and they saw that it was a large, rough piece of metal. One of the elders stooped down and picked something up from where it was lying under the notice. No one knew who Satoshi was, but they all muttered excitedly when they read this - what was this New Gold? Could it really be more valuable than the old gold they all used? Those who want some, come to the highest lake every morning at dawn and join the miners. It is found in the rocks of the mountain and needs to be mined. It may not look precious, but I promise you it is more valuable than gold. They all rushed to see what it was, and found that a large notice had been nailed to the doors of the village hall. One day, the whole village was woken up by a loud hammering sound coming from the square. The villagers used this gold to trade food, clothes and everything else they needed. For years, the village elders had been in charge of handing out gold to the villagers. Now, the Voice will try to build its presence online, as New Yorkers wonder what will happen to all those boxes dispensing Village Voice issues dotted around New York.There was once a village at the base of a large mountain. It launched the careers of numerous authors and journalists, and started a trend of alt-weeklies across the country, many of which, like the Voice, had run into financial hardship with the advent of online media. The no-longer-weekly alt-weekly has a hallowed history of defining and exemplifying New York counterculture, having been founded by Norman Mailer, Ed Fancher, Dan Wolf, and John Wilcock.
#THE VILLAGE VOICE RETURNS ITS VOICEY SERIES#
In the recent years, the publication struggled through a series of layoffs and resignations, including one dramatic bloodbath in 2013 when then-editor-in-chief Will Bourne and deputy Jessica Lustig both quit in protest. The Voice sold to Barbey, whose family owns the VF Corporation sportswear empire, in 2015 after a rocky decade under former owner Michael Lacey. “The business has moved online - and so has the Voice’s audience, which expects to do what we do not just once a week, but every day.” I expect it to continue to be that and much, much more,” Barbey said. “ has been a beacon for progress and a literal voice for thousands of people whose identities, opinions, and ideas might otherwise have been unheard. The progressive alt-weekly plans to continue on in digital form, according to an announcement from Peter Barbey, who purchased it in October 2015 amid financial struggles, and will also continue to sponsor events like the Obie Awards and Pride Awards.
#THE VILLAGE VOICE RETURNS ITS VOICEY FREE#
Founded in 1955 and converted into a free weekly in 1996, the Voice built its name as one of the country’s first alt-weeklies by covering and critiquing New York politics, culture, and more with its distinctive downtown sensibility. After more than 60 years, the Village Voice is shutting down its weekly print edition.
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