The Burroughs Millions
In Search of the Origin of Burroughs’ Mythical Trust Fund From Beatdom #16 William S. Burroughs...
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Category: Essays
Naked Performativity: Examining the Work of William Burroughs
“When you look back over a year on the junk, it seems like no time at all” — William Burroughs,...
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The Beats and the Beatles: two sides of the same coin
“If two things are two sides of the same coin, they are very closely related although they seem...
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The Dharma Bums: Judging a Book by its Cover
On Dave Moore’s wonderful Beat Generation Facebook group – a partner to the very...
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Reconsidering the Importance of the Joan Anderson Letter
It’s been an exciting few years for fans of the Beat Generation. Since Beatdom was founded, we...
Read MoreBorne out of War: The British Beats
This essay originally appeared in Beatdom #15 – the WAR issue. For about ten years after...
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Blood and Black Power on the Streets of Chicago
This essay originally appeared in Beatdom #15: the WAR issue. By Pat Thomas “Black Power:...
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Hubert Selby Jr’s American Dream
The American Dream is the unifying theme across the work of the Beat Generation. Jack Kerouac...
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