Buddhism the Jack Kerouac Way: A South Korean Templestay
By Ailsa Ross Jack Kerouac’s novel, The Dharma Bums, is so full of sweet words and joy that every line I read made me want to jump out of my…
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Movie Review: On the Road
By Wes Newbury A brief reflection on literature, and an even briefer one on the movie, On the Road. Jack Kerouac’s On the Road captured the beat of a generation. It bottled the…
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Jack Kerouac and John Steinbeck on the Californian Coast
By Kat Clay The moment I saw him I knew he was the man I would marry. A twenty-minute conversation changed my life; in those first moments we both said,…
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Chasing A Phantom in San Miguel de Allende: Beat Inspiration Neal Cassady
by Anthony Maulucci The city of San Miguel de Allende is a rock garden built into a chorus of hills and blooming with the vibrant colors of Mexico: ocher, rose,…
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The Life and Times of Terry Southern: A Texan Gone Hollywood
by Byron Browne “Southern?” she asks, unsure about the word or even what part of speech it may be. “That’s right.” I answer, although I’m losing my patience. It is…
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The Strange Case Of The Jack Kerouac Estate
Jack Kerouac is known in the popular imagination as the harbinger of the Beat movement – a free-wheeling spirit who “hit the road” in search of a good time and…
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Jack Kerouac And The Satori Highway
By Matt Miller satori – Pronunciation: (su-tr”E, -tOr”E), n. Zen. sudden enlightenment. In 1957, Jack Kerouac, a French Canadian kid from the mill-town of Lowell, Massachusetts, published his second novel,…
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The Scroll of Jack Kerouac
And the next item up for bid, ladies and gentleman, is sale # 9652- Lot 307.” This is a common introduction heard on a regular basis at the world famous…
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