As blue jeans, beards, body adornments, natural foods, legal marijuana, gay marriage, and single parenthood have gained ...

In 1978 the 23-year-old Rick Steves, then a piano teacher, decided to “wallop my norms” and, along with his pal and future business collaborator Gene Openshaw, set out on a 3,000-mile journey from ...

Hippie culture began in the 1960s as a social movement focused on peace, environmentalism, and simple communal living. While it has faded as a mainstream identity, its values of alternative lifestyles ...

All photos by Steve Schapiro, from ‘Bliss: Transformational Festivals and the Neo-Hippie’ (all images courtesy Powerhouse Books) In 1967, Chicago-based photojournalist Steve Schapiro became famous for ...

WOODSTOCK, Ga. — Scooter Brown stood in the middle of the stage, his right hand pressing his hat to chest and his left grasping his Marine Corps-emblazoned guitar as his bandmate slapped a bow across ...

In the aisles of a Party City store in 2011, I carefully searched for the perfect Halloween costume, overwhelmed by countless options. Long after my parents were ready to leave, I finally selected a ...