Jack Kerouac was born on March 12th, 1922, meaning that today would've been his 95th birthday. Of course, he passed…
Jack Kerouac's novels, particularly On the Road, are popular all around the world. When Allen Ginsberg arrived in China in…
From On the Road’s initial publication in 1957 to the release of its original scroll manuscript in 2007, the most…
An interview with Bevin Richardson about his alternative The Dharma Bums book made from a seven 1.5 meter scroll painted in…
Bonnie Bremser’s road book For Love of Ray gives a harrowing account of the effects of poverty on travellers. Poverty…
In Search of the Origin of Burroughs’ Mythical Trust Fund From Beatdom #16 William S. Burroughs was always quick to…
“If two things are two sides of the same coin, they are very closely related although they seem different” -…
In 2013 I was asked to review a book called The Stray Bullet, about William S. Burroughs’ years in Mexico.…
It’s been an exciting few years for fans of the Beat Generation. Since Beatdom was founded, we have seen the…
This essay originally appeared in Beatdom #15 - the WAR issue. For about ten years after World War II Britain…
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