Jane Kramer’s Profile of the poet Allen Ginsberg, at work planning the 1967 “Human Be-In” at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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Calvin Trillin’s 1985 report on the Memphis in May International Barbecue Cooking Contest, the country’s preëminent barbecuing competition.
Elizabeth Wurtzel reviews the rocker’s lackluster 1992 albums “Human Touch” and “Lucky Town” and considers the trajectory of his career.
Jack Valenti has fought Hollywood’s battles in Washington for thirty-five years. Can he still get his way?
Short story, set in an unnamed South American country, about a boy whose older brother goes to live in the United States.
The musician’s overwhelming popularity can overshadow his ethos of self-reliance, Amanda Petrusich writes. On his new album, “Guitar,” he played every instrument and is releasing it on his own label.