Despite some overall failings and the irreparable damage and loss caused by the Vietnam War, the anti-war movement actually wound up achieving many of its aims. The American military withdrew entirely ...

The folk era of the 1950s and early 1960s was far different for musicians than in modern times. Their performances were ...

It was an honor to have known and collaborated with visual/graphic artist and musician Dennis Loren. Dennis supplied poster art for several of my books. He also contributed reflections and essays on ...

Before the Summer of Love was able to blossom, the seeds needed to be planted at the Human Be-In several months earlier.

Today in 1996, Cocteau Twins released their eighth and final studio album, Milk & Kisses, in the United States; it released in their native United Kingdom a day later. “Making this record was a very ...

The 1960s are a decade most commonly associated with tie-dye-clad hippies, psychedelic experimentation, and rock 'n' roll icons like the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. But underneath the flower power, free ...

San Francisco will see the closure of three public-health clinics in coming months, including two youth clinics in the Tenderloin and Haight-Ashbury amid an ongoing budget crunch, Mission Local has ...

In San Francisco, the Counterculture Museum on Haight Street greets visitors with Kira, an Australian shepherd, and a playlist of 1960s and 1970s rock. Co-founder Estelle Cimino says people dance ...

The Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco is not so much a neighborhood as a state of mindlessness. The Erewhon of America’s “pot left,” a 10-by-15 block midtown section, has over the past year ...

As a medical student, faculty frequently remind me that I am in a unique position. Medical students are unhindered by the restraints associated with paid institutional roles but empowered by our ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.- Haight Ashbury, known as the epicenter of the hippie movement and counterculture, gained fame during the 1967 "Summer of Love." Thousands of young Americans gathered there to ...

As a Licensed Therapist with over twenty years of experience, it’s my continued goal to help my clients navigate beyond depression, trauma, fear, and anxiety. By committing to their healing, my ...