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Kerouac: A Look Back At Jack And The Northport Yearsnew
The reluctant King of the Beats moved to the quiet clamming village in 1958 to escape his fame, yet found more infamy. To some locals though, he's still just "Jack."
Long Island Press |
Christopher Twarowski and Spencer Rumsey |
03-08-2012 |
Features
Road Fatigue: The Beat Generation in the Rearview Mirrornew
Along with all the writers who come after them, I am indebted to the Beats for their invigoration of the arts, for shattering the molds and enlarging the realm of what can be printed, sung, painted, and said. There has been a progression since then, however. "Transgression," sometimes billed as the obligation of a true artist in the contemporary world, has become so widespread and predictable that it seems almost tame -- trendy transgressive, if you will.
The Texas Observer |
A.G. Mojtabai |
07-24-2008 |
Books
In Search of Kerouacnew
As we approach the first-edition anniversary of anti-luminary Jack Kerouac's On the Road, we stick out our thumb and ask: "Whither goest thou, America?" And a thoroughly Beat America answers: "Lowell." Plus a schedule of Kerouac celebrations.
Boston Phoenix |
James Parker |
08-30-2007 |
Books
Tags: Jack Kerouac, On the Road
More by Lionel Rolfe
Lionel's Lamentnew
Lionel asks, "Why is the world so full of pain? Why does the world seem to be going mad with excess pain? Bombs are exploding in our major cities, people are dying in incredible pain."
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
04-22-2013 |
Commentary
Pat Derby, Savior of Elephants, Diesnew
Pat Derby founded Ark2000, a 2000-acre refuge for elephants in the Mother Lode where at least one of the alleged pachyderm victims of the Los Angeles Zoo lived out her last days in happier refuge.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
02-25-2013 |
Animal Issues
Phyl Van Ammers on the The Misadventures of Ari Mendelsohnnew
Phyl Van Ammers recently talked to Lionel Rolfe, the author whose most recent book is, “The Misadventures of Ari Mendelsohn: A Mostly True Memoir of California Journalism.” It is available on Amazon, both in paper and on Kindle. He will be doing a signing at Skylight Bookstore at 1818 N. Vermont Ave. in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles March 30 at 5 p.m.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
01-25-2013 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
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Bankrupting Nature: Denying Our Planetary Boundariesnew
Global warming is but one of nine or 10 different ways in which human civilization is threatening to cross boundaries of over-consumption and overuse. These, will undermine the natural foundations on which our civilization is built.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
04-22-2013 |
Books
Phyl Van Ammers on the The Misadventures of Ari Mendelsohnnew
Phyl Van Ammers recently talked to Lionel Rolfe, the author whose most recent book is, “The Misadventures of Ari Mendelsohn: A Mostly True Memoir of California Journalism.” It is available on Amazon, both in paper and on Kindle. He will be doing a signing at Skylight Bookstore at 1818 N. Vermont Ave. in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles March 30 at 5 p.m.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
01-25-2013 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
A Personal Odyssey To The Land Down Undernew
Southern California cultural arts thinker and writer Lionel Rolfe reflects on his time in Australia with Kron Nicolas and his wife as he recovers from the emotional strain of divorce.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
08-30-2012 |
Original Work
The Sierra God Machinenew
This is an excerpt from Lionel Rolfe’s unpublished novel, “The Misadventures of Ari Mendelsohn,” a novel of the ‘60s.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
07-29-2011 |
Excerpts
Vladimir Rodzianko -- The Real Ghost Of Rasputinnew
I never was too clear from Vladimir’s many and graphic memories of his time with Makarova of the exact gossip of who was doing what to whom. But Rodzianko talked with a certain enthusiasm about Nureyev’s famed collection of cock rings and his myriad of sexual peccadilloes. The rumors of which were mostly true, Rodzianko assured me.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
01-14-2011 |
Original Work
