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Joy Lanzendorfer on “The Love Book,” by the Beat poet Lenore Kandel, which became the subject of San Francisco’s last obscenity trial over a literary work.

In her transformative essay from 1967, Joan Didion takes a closer look at the dark side of the Haight-Ashbury counterculture during the Summer of Love.

Turner Auctions + Appraisals announces Hippie, Counterculture & Music Posters and Memorabilia auction Lightning Hopkins, Kaleidoscope at the Straight Theater. Author: C. Braga. Date: 10/13/1967. Venue: San Francisco. Dimension: 22 ¾ x 16 ¼ in. Estimate: $150 - $200. SAN FRANCISCO, CA .- Turner Auctions + Appraisals will present Feelin’ Groovy: Hippie, Counterculture & Music Posters and Memorabilia on August 7, 2021. Featuring 150 lots from a Northern California collector’s estate, the sale...