Tag: Jack Kerouac
John Leland: Sex, Art and Spirituality in ‘On the Road’
by Michael Yessis | 09.07.07 | 11:11 AM ET
Jack Kerouac's book isn't just about "kicks and chicks." Michael Yessis talks to the author of "Why Kerouac Matters" about other dimensions of Sal and Dean.
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Yahoo! BuzzJack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’: 22 Great Links
by Michael Yessis | 09.07.07 | 7:49 AM ET
Coverage of the 50th anniversary of the classic novel reaches its peak this week as everyone from former girlfriends to reverent bloggers look back at the man and his book. Michael Yessis picks some can't miss links.
How to Road Trip Like Kerouac (and Stay Out of Trouble)
by Jim Benning | 09.06.07 | 3:07 PM ET
If you want to hit the road like Jack Kerouac and live to tell about it, you'll want to choose your inspiration from "On the Road" carefully. Jim Benning offers tips.
Kerouac! Kerouac! Kerouac!
by Matt Villano | 09.05.07 | 3:12 PM ET
Matt Villano grew up wanting to be a writer, but he lived in a town where Jack Kerouac once resided. The incessant references to the Beat legend pushed him to the edge. Then he read "On the Road."
We Don’t (Really) Know Jack
by Rolf Potts | 09.05.07 | 12:39 PM ET
Though innovative and inspiring, "On the Road" is a bad blueprint for life on the road. Rolf Potts ponders the enduring legacy of Jack Kerouac's travel masterpiece.
The Distance Between Then and Now
by Bill Belleville | 09.04.07 | 11:13 AM ET
Photo by Frank Murray. How far can you go without extinguishing the thrill of a moment? On the 50th Anniversary of "On the Road," Bill Belleville reflects on a pivotal road trip of his own.
10 Greatest Fictional Travelers
by Jim Benning, Michael Yessis | 08.23.07 | 1:23 PM ET
From La Mancha to Lilliput, Jim Benning and Michael Yessis track down the world's finest made-up globetrotters
The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: From the Great White North to the Land Down Under
by Michael Yessis | 06.08.07 | 12:49 PM ET
This week travelers trek the length of the globe, from Canada to California to Mexico to Costa Rica to Australia. There’s also the inevitable Paris Hilton vs. Hilton Paris match up. Here’s the Zeitgeist.
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In Napa, Wilderness Above the Wineries
* That’s Napa, pictured above.
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Paris Hilton accommodations vs. Hilton Paris
* Christopher Reynolds pits the two head-to-head.
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Mexico to (Miss) U.S.A.: Boooooo
* Readers have mixed feelings about the now-infamous boos.
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JetBlue Tries to Bounce Back From Storm of Trouble
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An Island in Costa Rica
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National Geographic’s Atmosphere
* Current podcast: Mount Everest Expedition
Oprah Winfrey, Amanda Congdon and the New Golden Age of the Cross-Country Road Trip
by Michael Yessis | 10.17.06 | 7:01 AM ET
The coast-to-coast drive hasn't been this hot in 50 years. Michael Yessis explores why it's back -- and how travelers just might produce the next "On the Road" on the Internet.
Michael Hess: The ‘On the Road’ Google Maps Mashup
by Michael Yessis | 09.27.06 | 7:18 AM ET
Almost fifty years after the publication of Jack Kerouac's definitive road novel, Michael Yessis talks to the man bringing Sal Paradise into the Internet age
William T. Vollman on Hopping Trains
by Michael Yessis | 08.20.06 | 7:56 AM ET
In an interview in The Independent, William T. Vollman reveals that he’s working on a book about riding freight trains across the United States. The notoriously on-the-edge author tells Matt Thorne, “It’s really fun to think about the connections with the Beats, rereading Jack Kerouac, but also Jack London and Mark Twain, travelling fast through the country, that solitary, wild American experience.”
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