#counterculture

#counterculture

History Park's Leonard and David McKay Gallery hosts an exhibit that dives into San Jose's pivotal place in rock history. Titled South Bay Flashback: Riffs, Rhythms, and Revolution, the display features '60s rock posters from concerts that shaped the era. Icons like Jimi Hendrix, the Doors, Grateful Dead, and Jefferson Airplane performed here, laying groundwork for cultural shifts that extended beyond music into technology and innovation.

You don't have to walk very far in London before stumbling upon a gem of a bookshop. The city's rich spread of indie bookstores has something for everyone, whether you're after new novels, rare zines, antique classics, translated treasures or queer catalogues. And they're always full of character, created out of genuine love for the written word. Now, one of London's bookshops has been named one of the best in the world.

The 73-year-old Boston-born historian has long argued that, since the late-1960s, the countercultural rebellion has been playing into the hands of big business interests that is, capitalism. In his books of essays Desire and Fate (2025), published by Eris Press the writer and former war correspondent presents a fierce critique of the left. He believes that progressives have forgotten about unions, labor and class, in order to embrace other causes, such as race, gender and the environment.

Richard Prince’s latest exhibition, Posters, revives a decade’s worth of work by transforming vintage counterculture magazine ads from the 1960s and '70s into oversized artworks, challenging viewers to confront image culture's impact on rebellion and identity.

Quinn Drake, a 4-year-old at Santa Cruz's Pleasure Point, aims to meet 1,000 dogs before kindergarten, helped by his dedicated day care teacher logging their names.

Salvia Divinorum is recognized as one of the most powerful hallucinogenic plants, containing the active molecule Salvinorin-A, which has garnered attention in neurobiology research.

The celebration of punk rock ethos, hosted by Pope of Trash himself John Waters, flies in the face of festival conventions. Most of the things that make the modern big-budget music festival an exhausting experience were absent at Mosswood, making this feel like a walk in the park compared to an overwhelming festival like Outside Lands or Portola.

Didion's recollections focus less on Hearst and more on her own contradictory identity shaped by her California roots, showcasing her conflicted feelings about the place.

In 1969, mescaline was $1.60 wholesale. Bill Guardino's collection of rock flyers showcases the vibrant San Jose music scene of the late '60s and '70s.

Before my first psychedelic experience, I didn't have the feeling of belonging anywhere, even not in my own body. I always felt I was alien.