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- ↑ Kenny, Glenn (23 May 2019). "'Barbara Rubin' Review: An Overlooked Filmmaker Gets Her Due (Published 2019)". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
- ↑ Wilner, Norman (20 April 2018). "Hot Docs review: Barbara Rubin And The Exploding NY Underground". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
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