Ugly Spirit

The Beats were a disparate bunch of Americans, a group of friends who were bound by their nonconformity and their love of words. Inspired by jazz, drugs and the open road, they produced some... Read allThe Beats were a disparate bunch of Americans, a group of friends who were bound by their nonconformity and their love of words. Inspired by jazz, drugs and the open road, they produced some of America's greatest literature. But this dazzling flurry of artistic activity came with... Read allThe Beats were a disparate bunch of Americans, a group of friends who were bound by their nonconformity and their love of words. Inspired by jazz, drugs and the open road, they produced some of America's greatest literature. But this dazzling flurry of artistic activity came with casualties. On September 6th 1951 William Burroughs shot and killed his wife, Joan Vollme... Read all