Dylan the (Secretly) Well Dressed
“You never seem to give yourself away completely, but of course dark-haired people are so...
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Category: Essays
American Zen
Zen Buddhism is nearly impossible to write about. The use of words and logic to explain Zen are in...
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After the Deluge
“What are you rebelling against?” the local girl asks one of the “saintly motorcyclists” in the...
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The Beat Rap Sheet
But yet, but yet, woe, woe unto those who think that the Beat Generation means crime, delinquency,...
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Billy Burroughs: Gentleman Farmer
The notion of Burroughs as a farmer – even an inept one – may not sit right with readers of...
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William Blake and the Beat Generation
William Blake’s influence on the Beat Generation is arguably more significant than that of any...
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Beating the Odds: Kerouac in the Twenty-First Century
An Old Book for the Young Although hardly an unknown fact to regular readers of Beatdom, it’s...
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Hunter S. Thompson – Gonzo Frontiersman
Words by Rory Feehan Photos by David S. Wills “My only faith in this country is rooted in...
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