Beat Generation Articles

The Death of David Kammerer

On August the 13th, 1944, David Kammerer was found stabbed to death at the bottom of the Hudson River. Alister Pearson explores the troubled relationship between he and his murderer, Lucien Carr.

William S. Burrough: The man and the legend

Alister Pearson looks back at the life of the controversial writer William S. Burroughs, who was born a century ago this year

Preview: Kill Your Darlings

Sarah Murray previews the eagerly-anticipated Beat biopic ‘Kill Your Darlings’

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