William S. Burroughs



William S. Burroughs
  • Date of Birth: 05 February, 1914
  • Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri , U.S.
  • Biography: William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914(1914-02-05) – August 2, 1997; pronounced /ˈbʌroʊz/) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer. Much of Burroughs's work is semi-autobiographical, drawn from his experiences as an opiate addict, a condition that marked the last fifty years of his life.... Read more

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npr.org – 2009-10-10
October 10, 2009 The protagonist of After, Amy Efaw's new novel for young adults, is a 15-year-old straight-A student and Olympic hopeful who winds up in jail, charged with trying to murder her newborn baby. ... Full Article

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Lost and found: drama ends challenging season
canada.com – 2009-05-12
How time changes things. Lost , the 2005 Emmy winner for outstanding dramatic series, has been lost in time this season. And casual followers have been lost along the way -- literally and figuratively. ... Full Article

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Go&Do: A Jazzmouth Extravaganza at The Music Hall
seacoastonline.com – 2009-04-24
The combination of jazz and poetry is magical, and Portsmouth has been lucky enough to be home to the festival that celebrates it all: Jazzmouth. ... Full Article

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Review: "FLicKeR," trippy doc on Burroughs' pal Gysin, at Webster
stltoday.com – 2009-04-21
FLicKeR *** (NR; 1:15): Long before movies brought pictures to life, transcendentalists tripped out to flickering fires. In the early 1960s, Canadian-born artist Bryon Gysin developed a device he called the Dreamachine that used flickering light to stimulate the subconscious. ... Full Article

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Watchmen (Review)
citybeat.com – 2009-03-06
The short-term box-office success will have to be weighed against the historic significance of Snyder's film following so closely on the heels of Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight , because Knight wanders the same dark psychological streets of superheroes and... ... Full Article

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Resignation Day
laweekly.com – 2009-01-22
Terry Southern wrote Easy Rider, Barbarella, Doctor Strangelove and a host of other classic movies along with searing and clever articles and stories steeped in a hippie intellectualism, and he is certainly a man whose life makes for interesting theater. ... Full Article

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