I first came across the Rozmaryn restaurant in Lublin’s Old Town a few days into my stay. What drew my attention was a handwritten sign on the ground expressing the restaurant’s solidarity with Ukraine and offering free lunches of soup and bread to.
Jack Kerouac was a central figure in what historians call the Beat movement – a cultural renaissance that celebrated poetry, jazz and a rejection of materialism. Had he lived, Kerouac would have been 100 years old this month. His fans plan to mark the occasion with – among other things – a presentation live and online from the Arts Center in Orange. Sandy Hausman talked with two Virginia scholars who are taking part.