High Times Greats: ‘It Happened In The Haight’ By Cookie Mueller
For the May, 1986 edition of High Times, Cookie Mueller relived the moment when San Francisco’s magic turned to madness. Read More Author: High Times / High Times Keep Reading
Dtoke, OG Del Rap, Y El Porro: ‘Me Gusta Más Estar Relax, Con La Cabeza Abierta, Pero No Abrumado’
Bienvenidos de regreso a nuestra serie, Las Voces Del Freestyle En América Latina, en High Times en Español. En esta tercera entrega, hablamos con una eminencia en el mundo del rap Latino, Dtoke, quien hace unos pocos días se lucía en la final Argentina de la Freestyle Master Series (FMS) con una presentación que trajo… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: The Hidden Truth Behind Joan of Arc
In the July, 2003 issue of High Times, B.L. Setab took a look at how a young, illiterate peasant woman like Joan of Arc could lead an army. Why would seasoned soldiers follow her? How was it that she appeared impervious to harm and quickly healed from wounds in battle? Where did her voices and… Keep Reading
Flashback Friday: A Typical Trip On Ibogaine
In the July, 1986 issue of High Times magazine, writer Spencer Rumsey investigated ibogaine as an emerging therapy for a variety of conditions. In an accompanying piece in the same issue, Dean Latimer took a closer look at what it’s like to trip on the drug. Ibogaine is not a euphoric hallucinogen, which helps explain… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: New Year’s Dead
In the May, 1991 issue of High Times, Steve Bloom writes about trying to get in to a Grateful Dead show on New Year’s Eve. (He failed.) I had neglected to tell my friend Ed a little dark secret of mine. I figured it wouldn’t matter. I was absolutely convinced that, miracle of miracles, we’d… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: A Christmas Story – Which Real Meaning?
For an article in the December, 1979 edition of High Times, late, great counterculture correspondent Glenn O’Brien examined the connections between Santa Claus and a specific kind of psychedelic mushroom known as the fly agaric, aka the toadstool that conquered the universe. In fact, the existence of Santa could be related to a shaman in… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: A Christmas Carol By Truman Capote As Told To Andy Warhol
In the “Opinion” section of the December, 1978 edition of High Times, famed writer Truman Capote (1924 – 1984) chats with art-world legend Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987) about what they want for Christmas. Merry Christmas… AW: So do you know what you want for Xmas? TC: Well, first of all, I don’t want anything… Keep Reading
When An Opera Is Just As Trippy As Any Psychedelic
If you’re a regular reader of High Times, you know that we don’t usually cover operas. We do, however, have 45 years’ experience covering psychedelics and the counterculture at large, so when we were presented with the opportunity to view a breakthrough staging of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s legendary opera, The Magic Flute, we took it… Keep Reading
Flashback Friday: Perspective On Valium And Other Benzodiazepines
In the December, 1982 edition of High Times’ “Abuse Folio” column, David Smith and Rick Seymour write out medical advice from David Smith, M.D concerning Valium. Valium (diazepam) is the second most commonly prescribed drug in the United States, and is the leading representative of the largest drug group in the world, the benzodiazepines. Valium… Keep Reading
High Times Greats: Frank Zappa, In Memoriam
In the April, 1994 edition of High Times, writer Nate Eaton remembers musician Frank Zappa, who died December 4, 1993. When word of Frank Zappa’s death (on Dec. 4) hit the news, I couldn’t help but feel American music had suffered a profound loss. More than any other artist over the past 30 years, Zappa… Keep Reading