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Behind the Lit: Allen Ginsberg’s First Reading of “Howl”

October 07, 2014

Fifty-nine years ago today, Ginsberg performed his seminal poem for the first time, marking the public debut of the Beats.

10 Books That Stood Trial

By jake goldman

November 08, 2013

In which people get real upset over novelists and poets acknowledging the existence of sex and race.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.