Timothy Leary

Gerald D. Klee dies at 86; psychiatrist involved in Army LSD experiments

2013-03-08 19:50:00

Gerald D. Klee, a retired psychiatrist and LSD expert who participated in experiments with the hallucinogenic drug on volunteer servicemen at U.S. military installations in the 1950s, has died. He was 86. Klee died Sunday of complications after...

Tom Davis dies at 59; original 'SNL' writer alongside Al Franken

2012-07-19 19:19:00

Tom Davis, a comedy writer who teamed with Al Franken to write memorable bits on"Saturday Night Live" beginning with the late-night show's debut in 1975, has died. He was 59. Davis died Thursday at his home in Hudson, N.Y., his wife, Mimi Raleigh, told...

More Huston Smith books

2012-06-24 00:00:00

What's your ideal spot for meditation and pondering the big questions? An ashram on the Ganges? A monastery in the desert? The sofa in the den? Wherever it is, make sure you have the following Huston Smith titles with you — for support and...

Critic's Notebook: Of 'Mad Men' and a long-lost Beatles cartoon

2012-05-09 21:36:31

Peter Bergman dies at 72; comedian in Firesign Theatre troupe

2012-03-10 00:00:00

Peter Bergman, a founder of Firesign Theatre, the comic quartet that channeled the absurdist sensibility and chaotic impulses of the countercultural 1960s and '70s into a popular radio show and a series of cult-classic albums, has died at 72. A...

Leonard Weinglass dies at 77; defense lawyer in Pentagon Papers case

2011-03-25 00:00:00

Leonard Weinglass, a crusading lawyer who championed radical and liberal causes and clients in some of the most controversial trials of the 1960s and '70s, including the Chicago 7 and Pentagon Papers cases, died Wednesday in New York City. He was 77. The...

Owsley Stanley dies at 76; 'Acid King' of the '60s psychedelic era

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Nearly everyone familiar with the history of the 1960s has heard of Timothy Leary and Ken Kesey, the pranksters who spread the gospel of psychedelics to the countercultural generation. But far fewer remember Owsley Stanley. Stanley, who died Saturday...

Final two days for 'Bright White Underground' at Schindler's Buck House

2010-10-29 16:32:55

The Siren's Call: Stillness, where art thou?

2010-04-04 00:00:00

Isn't the quest for stillness hopeless? All those efforts to attain slowness -- what good are they, especially when the rest of the world isn't paying attention? Sure, you can achieve some meditative balance and create an island of serenity in yourself --...

Remembering Owsley "Bear" Stanley (1935-2011) [Audio]

2011-03-15 16:34:39

Airport carpets: Don't be floored by blogger's area of interest

2010-09-12 00:00:00

Weary travelers may long to linger over a cup of coffee or snuggle under a plush duvet. But when it comes to airports, lingering is loathed, because it's synonymous with layover. When George Pendle found himself stuck longer than expected at a New York...

Music review: 'Professor Bad Trip' invades Monday Evening Concerts

2011-01-11 16:32:50

This patio gets warmed up with kilim rugs, pillows and a gas fire. Citing one of Palm Springs foremost modernist architects and a 1960s counterculture icon, designer Roman Alonso calls the look Albert Frey meets Timothy Leary . For more on Southern California s design scene, including shopping

2009-02-19 13:48:24

Built into the cliffs above a bay, it occupies what is arguably the finest piece of real estate on the Big Sur coast. People who join workshops or go on retreats at Esalen can visit the hot spring at will.

2009-02-12 14:54:20

THE BATHS AT ESALEN Big Sur, Monterey County To fall for the baths at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, you don't need to know that Joseph Campbell, Hunter S.

2007-11-13 14:50:04