If Brion Gysin had not existed, it probably would have been necessary to invent him, as the saying goes. Pre-eminent…
1959 was an important year in Beat Generation history. It was the year that William S. Burroughs published Naked Lunch…
In 1957 Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky were in the midst of the obscenity trials in the US surrounding the…
When I get old I want to be Blue haired Madame G. K. Rachou La Patronne de la Bohème Latin…
For literary types and students of Beat history who intend to invest a few cool million in real estate at…
Beat Hotel Trailer 8th December 2011 Copenhagen The world premiere of Alan Govenar's 2011 documentary, The Beat Hotel, will screen…
by Michael Hendrick I have not reached the point where I will pay for a ring tone on my cell.…
by Ben Simon, My favorite of Bob Dylan’s legendary Basement Tape recordings is probably the most bizarre piece of the…
by Steven O'Sullivan "A true document of human desperation." -Playwright Tennessee Williams on Mohamed Choukri's autobiographical novel about life in…
More so than any other literary movement, the Beats have influenced the world of travel and have helped shape our…
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