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Joe Gould’s Secret Discovered in the Afterword of Hippos

by GK Stritch | Sep 2, 2013 | Essays | 1

“The usual assortment of stupid characters was assembled in Minetta’s. Joe Gould was sitting at a...

Two Young Men and Two Paintings on a Hot Summer Day

by GK Stritch | Aug 27, 2013 | Essays | 0

“In the air-cooled museum Phil spent ten minutes in front of a portrait of Jean Cocteau by...

“The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise” and the Hippos and Benny Goodman and the Savoy

by GK Stritch | Aug 21, 2013 | Essays | 0

“We passed the Apollo theater . . . . and then we crossed the street to a penny arcade . . . . and...

Homophobia in the Media’s Treatment of New Ginsberg Movie

by David S. Wills | Dec 3, 2011 | Discussions | 9

So Daniel Radcliffe is going to play Allen Ginsberg in a new movie, called Kill Your Darlings. The...

The Battle for Kerouac’s Estate

by David S. Wills | Jan 11, 2010 | Beatdom Content, Essays | 1

“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...

The Sea is my Brother

by David S. Wills | Jul 10, 2009 | Beatdom Content, Essays | 0

Since the fiftieth anniversary of On the Road, Kerouac has been somewhat revitalized. Despite being dead for forty years, Beat enthusiasts are still getting to read fresh material, as publishers trawl through his estate for...