On the Road

<i>On the Road</i>

Adapting Jack Kerouac’s On The Road for the big screen has been a long time coming, and it was only a matter of whom would possess the courage—and perhaps a dash of martyrdom—to do so. Finally, Walter Salles has taken a shot at the long-deemed-unfilmable novel, and as would have been the case regardless the director, the film is going to garner a wide array of reactions. To Kerouac fans: proceed with caution. The authenticity of the film’s Beat flavor is mild at best. To everyone else: don’t look too deep, and the sexy surface will entertain marvelously for a...  read more

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On The Road: The Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac

<i>On The Road: The Original Scroll</i> by Jack Kerouac

Book Review: On the Road - The Original Scroll by Jack Kerouac  read more

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Jack Kerouac's Big Sur to Get Film Adaptation

Jack Kerouac's <em>Big Sur</em> to Get Film Adaptation

Although the screen interpretation of Jack Kerouac’s literary masterpiece On the Road won’t debut until late this year, an adaptation of another Kerouac classic has already been commissioned....  read more

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Awesome of the Day: On the Bro'd

Awesome of the Day: On the Bro'd

So, like, back in the 1950s, when everything was, like, in black and white and stuff, this dude named Jack Kerouac went on an epic road trip, fratting hard and smoking some primo bud, and then he wrote a book about it, which was also, like, totally awesome....  read more

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Wear Great Literature with Out of Print Clothing

Wear Great Literature with Out of Print Clothing

Your favorite novel may no longer be in print, but Out of Print Clothing is dedicated to keeping its spirit alive. With shirt designs inspired by classic novels like Invisible Man, Of Mice and Men and Catcher in the Rye, the company’s mission is to make sure great books (and their covers) are not forgotten. But the coolest part is that they’ve partnered with Books For Africa, an organization helping “to end the book famine in Africa.” For every shirt they sell, they donate a book to children who don’t have any. You can buy them at OutOfPrintClothing.com or take...  read more

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Amy Adams, Viggo Mortensen Join On The Road Adaptation

Amy Adams, Viggo Mortensen Join <em>On The Road</em> Adaptation

Maybe Viggo Mortensen is only going to act in movies with “road” in the title from here on out....  read more

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Kristen Stewart Cast in Movie Version of Keruoac's On The Road

Kristen Stewart Cast in Movie Version of Keruoac's <em>On The Road</em>

Jack Kerouac’s 1957 autobiographical masterpiece, On The Road, has topped the reading lists of countless Americans. (Time magazine even named it among its 100 best English-language novels from 1923-2005.) And now the much-loved book is crossing into cinematic territory, thanks to Brazilian director Walter Salles and Puerto Rican screenwriter Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries)....  read more

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Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Announce Additional Kerouac Dates

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Announce Additional Kerouac Dates

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard have added a couple more shows and special screenings to the tour backing their collaboration project, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, due out Oct. 20....  read more

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Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Announce Kerouac Live Dates

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Announce Kerouac Live Dates

Jay Farrar and Benjamin Gibbard have lately been devoting their artistry to converting Jack Kerouac's spirited prose into song and verse, a collaboration album known as One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur. To support their project, which is slated for an Oct. 20 debut, they'll be hosting a special series of four concerts around the U.S. where they'll perform songs from the record along with other surprise material....  read more

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Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Talk Kerouac Project

Jay Farrar and Ben Gibbard Talk Kerouac Project

The Death Cab for Cutie and Son Volt frontmen explain to Paste the creation of One Fast Move or I’m Gone...  read more

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