Research Catalog

Title

The Running man.

Publication

London : Running Man Publications, 1968-

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Additional Authors

• Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009.
• Calder, John, 1927-2018.
• Carmichael, Stokely.
• English, Michael, 1941-2009.
• Fiedler, Leslie A.
• Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
• Kypreos, Christopher.
• Larcher, David.
• Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996.
• Mailer, Norman.
• Marowitz, Charles.
• Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.
• Selby, Hubert, Jr., 1928-2004.
• Steadman, Ralph.

Publication Date

• Vol. 1, no. 1 (May/June 1968)-
• Ceased with no. 3/4/5, published in 1969.

Description

v. : ill.; 29 cm.

Subjects

• Black people > Great Britain
• Counterculture > California > San Francisco > History > 20th century
• Arts, Modern > 20th century > Periodicals
• Erotic art
• Counterculture > United States > History > 20th century
• Counterculture > Great Britain > 20th century > Periodicals
• Black power > Great Britain
• English fiction > Jewish authors > History and criticism
• Hallucinogenic drugs
• Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948
• Sex in popular culture
• Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
• Diggers (San Francisco, Calif.)
• American fiction > Jewish authors > History and criticism
• Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968

Note

• Title from caption.
• Nos. 3-5 issued as "Special Issue / Ecstatic Revolution."
• Edited by Charles Marowitz and Christopher Kypreos; art director, Ralph Steadman.
• Profusely illustrated with photographs and drawings.
• No. 1 includes the following: Jack Newfield's "President Bobby Kennedy, the First Hundred Days"; Stokely Carmichael's "A Declaration of War"; a photo-essay on a striptease "happening"; John Calder on the "Last Exit to Brooklyn" prosecution ("Thoughts After Prosecution"); Roger Blin on Antonin Artaud; Mordechai Richler's "Preparing for the Worst," a short-story on Army training of recruits to withstand maltreatment as prisoners of war.
• No. 2 includes: photos of Allen Ginsberg, The Nice, Leonard Cohen; Ginsberg's erotic poem "This Form of Life Needs Sex," along with an extract from an interview with Ginsberg by editor Christopher Kypreos; interview with Leslie Fiedler and his zSome Notes on the Jewish Novel in English, or Looking Backward from Exiley; David Marowitz report on the counter-culture political action group the Diggers, from Haight-Ashbury; Eberhard and Phyllis Kronhausen on erotic art; J. G. Ballard's "Love & Napalm: Export USA"; account of filming of Steve Dwoskin's "The Bathroom," with photo stills and with text by J. G. Ballard.
• Nos. 3-5 include: Timothy Leary's "The Magical Mystery Trip" (on the influence of British writers, philosophers, scientists, and musicians on the psychedelic movement), featuring artwork by Michael English; "Haschish Hallucinations" reprinted from the "Strand" magazine (1905); two-page extract from "The Digger Papers"; Black Power in Britain; Norman Mailer on the underground movie "Wild 90"; David Larcher photo-portfolio of fish-eyed nudes.

Access (note)

• Restricted access;

Call Number

Berg Coll+ Counterculture R86 1968

ISSN

0557-4889

LCCN

sn 88022622

OCLC

• 3437752
• 3437752

Title

The Running man.

Imprint

London : Running Man Publications, 1968-

Current Frequency

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Added Author

Ballard, J. G., 1930-2009.

Calder, John, 1927-2018.

Carmichael, Stokely.

English, Michael, 1941-2009. Artist

Fiedler, Leslie A.

Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.

Kypreos, Christopher. Editor

Larcher, David. Photographer

Leary, Timothy, 1920-1996.

Mailer, Norman.

Marowitz, Charles. Editor

Richler, Mordecai, 1931-2001.

Selby, Hubert, Jr., 1928-2004.

Steadman, Ralph.

Research Call Number

Berg Coll+ Counterculture R86 1968