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Ken Kesey’s ‘Furthur’ bus returns to San Francisco after 60 years for new Grateful Dead exhibit

Formed in 1965, the Grateful Dead is synonymous with San Francisco and its counterculture

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Proverb of the Day: ‘A man who uses force is afraid of reasoning’ — Why true strength lies in persuasion, not power

Ken Kesey's insight, 'A man who resorts to force is simply insecure in his beliefs,' underscores the notion that hostility often comes from a place of uncertainty. This principle resonates with Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence, emphasizing that the most formidable power is found in reasoned debate and open conversation, rather…

The Times of India · Jun 19

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest review – Aaron Pierre makes a mesmerising McMurphy

Director Clint Dyer brings a fresh political focus to Ken Kesey’s story of disempowerment but the relentless misogyny of the text feels retrograde

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at 50: Unruly, boneheaded, and still a classic

INSIDE FILM: Rejected by most major studios at the time and certainly not expected to win multiple Oscars and place second only to ‘Jaws’ in the biggest films of 1975, Milos Forman’s barbed mental hospital tale remains an underdog story for the ages in more ways than one, writes Xan…

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025

Michael Douglas and Danny DeVito revisit ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ for its 50th anniversary

“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest" is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a new 4K restoration and a theatrical re-release

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2025

5 movies like 'Joker: Folie à Deux' but better

Let down by the 'Joker' sequel? Check out these five better movies instead.

Tom’s Guide · Oct 13, 2024

“We’re trying to uphold a delicate state of anarchy. Anarchy in Egypt”: The incredible story of The Grateful Dead’s legendary gigs at the Pyramids Of Giza

In 1978, The Grateful Dead and their entourage landed in Egypt for three gigs at the Pyramids of Giza. This is what happened

Louder · Oct 13, 2024

17 writers who despised adaptations of their work: ‘If you like my stuff, don’t watch that movie’

From Truman Capote’s problem with Audrey Hepburn in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ to Lois Duncan’s very personal offence over ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and Quentin Tarantino’s public beef with Oliver Stone, Annabel Nugent counts down 17 times writers hated adaptations of their work

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2024

Going Infinite by Michael Lewis review – the downfall of crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried

In this extraordinary book, the author of The Big Short digs into the roots of the ideological fantasy land created by the cryptocurrency billionaire now on trial in the US

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

The Lonesome Writing Guru

How the Texas author—and an editor of a new book of essays about him—helped shepherd a Lone Star literary community.

Texas Observer · Oct 4, 2023