I am really happy to be able to say that Beatdom #20 is now - finally - on sale. We…
For the past few months, the world has been in turmoil. Life has been turned upside down for many of…
In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s protagonist, Nick Carraway, describes Jay Gatsby as possessing a smile of the following…
Hunter S. Thompson was no Beat writer but as an important figure in 20th century countercultural history (and my favourite…
Hunter S. Thompson is one of those literary figures who, like the Beat Generation writers, divides opinion. His controversial books…
What do Aldous Huxley and Hunter S. Thompson have in common? Both were great writers, of course. Both had a…
This article first appeared in Beatdom #17. A little over 10 years ago—February 20, 2005—“gonzo” journalist, Hunter S. Thompson, stuck…
In the past few months, we've brought you news about Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs being translated…
Jack Kerouac was a huge inspiration for Bob Dylan, the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, and a…
Originally published in Beatdom #14, and excerpted from the forthcoming memoir/scrapbook, Don't Hesitate: Knowing Allen Ginsberg '72 Through '92. …
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