#counterculture

#counterculture

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.