#68: Tuli Kupferberg – Fields Matrimonial Service

The desire to find a partner outside of real life is nothing new. A look back at the United States shows how the approach, but also expectations, have changed over time. In 1966, beatnik and singer Tuli Kupferberg took texts from advertisements in newspapers and magazines as source material for new intonations. The Fields marriage bureau on Fifth Avenue in New York, just two blocks from Grand Central Terminal, had some interesting offers.

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