beat generation

Long John Silver and the Beats

by Wayne Mullins   Many people ask what are the Beatles? Why Beatles? Ugh, Beatles how did the name arrive?…

15 years ago

Peter Orlovsky Obituary

On May 30th, 2010, Peter Orlovsky died at the age of 76. He is best known as the long-time partner…

15 years ago

Patti Smith and the Beats

“A hipster goes into a diner. ‘What kind of pie do you have?’ he asks. The waitress says, ‘The pie…

15 years ago

“It was electric”: A conversation with Michael Sharp

By Noel Dávila On Ginsberg's anger & kindness, Kerouac's “homo viator”, Burroughs' excremental prose and a fateful evening in the…

15 years ago

Kerouac’s Continuing Quest

Review of the Dharma Bums

16 years ago

Alene Lee

One of the great mysteries of the Beat Generation is that of Alene Lee. She is, or rather, was, an…

16 years ago

The Beat Generation and Travel

A short except from Issue Six.

16 years ago

The Beat Generation and Travel

More so than any other literary movement, the Beats have influenced the world of travel and have helped shape our…

16 years ago

Walking With the Barefoot Beat: Alene Lee

by Christina Diamente No girl had ever moved me with a story of spiritual suffering And so beautifully her soul…

16 years ago

Helen Weaver Interview

Recent history has seen the women in the life of Jack Kerouac finally bring to public attention their side of…

16 years ago

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