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When the Chelsea Hotel was New York’s countercultural epicentre
Closed doors, open minds — Albert Scopin’s new photobook collects photographs that were once thought to be lost, documenting the city’s creative scene that gathered during the building’s 1969 to 1971 heyday.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Huck 80: Our favourite covers
In preparation for the release of our 80th issue we asked staffers past and present to tell us their favourite covers and the stories behind them.
Written by: Huck
What On The Road taught me about power and privilege
The book that made me — Writer Lauren O’Neill reflects on the rhythm and soul of Jack Kerouac’s 1957 novel, and its eventual reclamation as a soft-boi classic.
Written by: Lauren O’Neill
On the road with the Merry Pranksters' strange acid trip
Keep on keepin’ kool — The psychedelic '60s were ignited by Ken Kesey, a gang of misfits and a bus-load of drugs... but the experiment is far from dead.
Written by: Cyrus Shahrad
The unsung female heroes of the Beat Generation
Voices in the attic — Was the Beat Generation just one big sausage party? Or were there women writers too? Bill Cotter celebrates the repressed female voices of 1950s America.
Written by: Bill Cotter
William S. Burroughs Playlist
Beat Knowledge — The infamous Beat author on youth, dreams and Jack Kerouac.
Written by: Alex King
The Big Beat Debate
Happy Birthday Jack Kerouac — Is it okay to not fully dig the Beats? To celebrate Kerouac's birthday, Huck presents a massively subjective, grammatically flawed exchange fuelled by caffeine and cynicism.
Written by: Michael Fordham and Tetsuhiko Endo
