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Leary, McLuhan and Electronic Technology

June 5, 2014 – 3:34 pm

New article for Boing Boing:  Timothy Leary and Marshall McLuhan, Turned On and Tuned In By Michael Horowitz & Lisa Rein In 1974, when asked by Timothy Leary’s archivist Michael Horowitz for a statement of support for the imprisoned psychologist, Marshall McLuhan sent a letter, now published for the first time, describing Leary as “the […]

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Dock Ellis, Timothy Leary, LSD and America’s Favorite Pastime

September 10, 2012 – 8:40 am

By Lisa Rein and Michael Horowitz Patrick Hruby has written an extensive piece for ESPN Outside the Lines on the epic Dock Ellis no-hit baseball game, which he pitched while under the effects of LSD on June 12, 1970, a feat which has been called “the greatest achievement in the history of sports” (Lysergic World, a […]

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CNET’s Daniel Terdiman Takes the First Peek at Tim’s Archives

February 6, 2009 – 8:01 pm

Timothy Leary’s archives: Bridge from ’60s to ’90s – By Daniel Terdiman for CNET. There’s also a lovely photo gallery included in the piece.    (Thanks, Daniel!) Here’s a little excerpt: “Leary, as you probably know, was famous for his decades of experimental research into and promotion of the effects of hallucinogens, and over the years […]

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