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NEWS ABOUT: Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac stories: 8 news summaries

The Strange Story of Jack Kerouac's Estate

A mama's boy, a will that's a forgery, and '100 Greek relatives'

Oct 29, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Jack Kerouac died, wallowing in alcohol and obscurity, the bank estimated his estate’s value at $1. He left everything to his mother, and when she died, she left it to Kerouac’s third wife, Stella Sampas—or so everyone believed. Recently a Florida court ruled Gabrielle Kerouac's will... More »

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will • Jack Kerouac • inheritance • forgery • beat

(Newser) - The Pulitzer is fine and all, but James Brady Ryan issues a different sort of a honor in Nerve. The five sexiest authors of all time:
  • Sylvia Plath: A tragic figure for sure, but still a beauty.
  • Jack Kerouac: So he’s a little bit of a cliché
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Jack Kerouac • writers • sexy • Sylvia Plath • Zadie Smith • Anais Nin • Langston Hughes

OPINION

Need a Blurb?
Meet the Usual Suspects

New writers' book jackets reveal the top 10 lazy comparisons

Jan 7, 09 5:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Blurbs for hot new writers' books unfailingly liken them to a handful of known quantities, Chris Rovzar observes in New York. Here are some of the most-abused blurb comparisons:
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald or Edith Wharton. Writing about crumbling, decadent high society? "If you're a boy, you're Scott; if
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Hunter S. Thompson • Jack Kerouac • writer • book • Edith Wharton • Candace Bushnell • David Sedaris • Chuck Klosterman • authors • F. Scott Fitzgerald

OPINION

 Would Kerouac
 Be a Nuppie? 

Designers making it easier for nomadic urban professionals to get on the road

May 25, 08 2:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The evolving lifestyle of nuppies—nomadic urban professionals—and upscale designers' efforts to outfit them catch the attention of Greg Beato, writing in Reason. Casulo, a trunk "crammed with enough stylish furniture to outfit a studio apartment," is one such easily transported option; a pair of mobile homes... More »

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Jack Kerouac • nuppie • Design Within Reach • Casulo • mobility

50 Favorite
Cult Books 

From Hunter to Ayn, the Telegraph lists books you can 'wear like a leather jacket'

Apr 27, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s hard to define the "cult" book, but the Telegraph compiled 50 of the top contenders that “rewire your head.”
  • The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe (1968)
  • Baby and Child Care by Dr Benjamin Spock (1946)
  • Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (1922)
  • The
... More »

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literature • list • Hunter S. Thompson • Jack Kerouac • On the Road • book • Harper Lee • To Kill A Mockingbird • The Catcher in the Rye • JD Salinger • Catch-22 • Joseph Heller • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • Tom Wolfe • Ayn Rand • Siddhartha

On the Road Scroll on Display

Visitors can see the scroll of Kerouac's classic novel

Mar 9, 08 6:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Beat lovers can check out the manuscript of Jack Kerouac's classic novel On the Road at the University of Texas, where it is displayed complete with scribbles and scratch outs. A long glass case allows visitors to view about a third of the book, which was written uninterrupted in a... More »

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travel • writing • University of Texas • Jack Kerouac • author • beatniks

Kerouac Was Klutzy Fatalist, Tragic Goofball

For On the Road's 50th, friends remember
the real Jack

Sep 5, 07 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - For today’s 50th anniversary of On the Road’s publication, Slate canvassed some of Jack Kerouac’s associates, creating a dramatic and nostalgic picture. The poet’s agent remembers he was thrown for a loop by the “demon” of “public reaction, celebrity,” and Carolyn Cassady recalls... More »

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literature • Jack Kerouac • hippies • Lawrence Ferlinghetti • Carolyn Cassady • Neal Cassady • On the Road • anniversary • beatniks

Texas Builds an Ultimate Archive

Jun 17, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Start with 48 Gutenberg Bibles—yes, count 'em, 48. Move on to the corrected proofs of Joyce's Ulysses and then to part of Kerouac's original manuscript for On the Road.  Then finish up with Woodward and Bernstein's Watergate notes. These items and much, much more are in the Harry... More »

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Watergate • literature • money • Harry Ransom • University of Texas • James Joyce • Jack Kerouac • archive • book

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