Ken Kesey
Ryan Murphy Is Making a 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' Prequel for Netflix
The Nurse Ratched origin story starring Sarah Paulson just got a two-season order.
The Photographer Who Inspired "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"
A repress of Tom Wolfe's seminal book features rare manuscripts, photos, and more. We talked to Lawrence Schiller, whose photographs of the counterculture movement inspired Wolfe, about how the new text offers the "full picture of set and setting."
The Legendary Letter that Inspired Kerouac to Write 'On the Road' Is Going Up for Auction
The 40,000-word letter by Neal Cassady is said to have inspired Kerouac to adopt his electric, spontaneous style was believed to have been lost forever.
Swaggy P, the Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and a Defense of the Subversives
Nick Young can be infuriating to watch, but perhaps the reason has more to do with you than it does him. Also: drugs.
A Brief History of Acid Spikings
That Florida family who bought Walmart steaks with acid in them just found out they'll probably never find the culprit. Stories about involuntary LSD trips rarely end well, or even cleanly.
Ken Kesey's Son Is Planning a Sequel to His Dad's Legendary, Acid-Fueled Bus Trip
In 1964 Ken Kesey piled into a multicolored school bus with his friends and singlehandedly kickstarted the hippie movement. Now, Kesey's son, Zane, is turning to the internet to Kickstart a new bus trip.
Will 'Smart Drugs' Really Make Us Smarter, or Just Ruin Our Lives?
Given the recent surge in the popularity of nootropics—non-addictive drugs that enhance learning acquisition and increase the coupling of the brain's hemispheres—a debate over the murky limits of our neurological optimization has arisen as well.