In 1971, in the afterglow of the counterculture and civil rights movements of the '60s, Aretha Franklin performed three ...

The term “Friendsgiving” may feel like a recent invention, popularized through social media and lifestyle coverage, but the tradition has roots stretching back decades. Friendsgiving emerged from the ...

"Cool" 1960s teens might have avoided admitting that they loved these pop radio hits at the time. But I know they were ...

Paul McCartney heard rumors of the wild goings-on in the Haight and visited on April 4, 1967. At the Fillmore Auditorium, he listened to a rehearsal by the Jefferson Airplane. At Marty Balin’s and ...

Editor's note: This article originally posted on the San Francisco Examiner. Click here for more culture reporting at sfexaminer.com The youthful exuberance and freewheeling idealism that burst forth ...

The 1960s were a transformative time not only for culture and society but also for the way people traveled and experienced the great outdoors. Amidst the rise of the counterculture movement and a ...

There are so many amazing hippie movies out there that explore the 1960s counterculture movement. The following three films, though, remain some of the very best. Let’s take a walk through music and ...

A volunteer staffs the Museum at Bethel Woods tent at ComFest in 2023. The Woodstock Oral History Initiative is back this year to collect more accounts from Woodstock attendees and stories of the ...

Counterculture is a term that rose to prominence during the 1960s, generally referring to the hippie movement and the rising popularity of recreational drugs. The counterculture movement evolved due ...