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Sympathy for the Devil? Reconsidering the Legend of Raoul Duke on the 40th Anniversary of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Posted by David S. Wills | Aug 1, 2011 | Beatdom Content, Essays

by Rory Feehan “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”...

Big Sur: The Movie

Posted by David S. Wills | Apr 16, 2011 | Beat News

This past year has been kind to fans of the Beat Generation. First there was “Howl”,...

The Battle for Kerouac’s Estate

Posted by David S. Wills | Jan 11, 2010 | Beatdom Content, Essays

“Money is the root of all evil”For I willWriteIn my will“I regret that I was not ableTo love money more.”Jack Kerouac, 238th Chorus, Mexico City Blues Jack Kerouac died on October 21st, 1969, of cirrhosis of the liver. By the...

Fact and Fiction in Fear and Loathing

Posted by David S. Wills | May 27, 2009 | Essays

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is now...

Saving Bukowski’s Bungalow

Posted by David S. Wills | Jan 13, 2008 | Beatdom Content, Essays

Bukowski’s long gone, though his Bungalow still stands, but not for long unless we DO something about it! A few years back Mrs Benway and I went to Key West where we saw Ernest Hemingway’s house, writing studio and a...