Communal living surged in the 1960s and ‘70s as part of the hippie movement. Today, Gen Z and millennials are increasingly turning to co-buying homes with friends or family—not for countercultural ...

On a muggy summer afternoon in 2023, I was standing beside a pond with five near-strangers in their 40s and 50s. Before I knew what was happening, they all gave each other a nod of agreement, stripped ...

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 ...

In 1968, 18 children and 22 adults lived together as the first Bay Area hippie commune. Living on 760 acres, the historic site of Olompali state park in northern California was once the home of music ...

“Group Living and Other Recipes,” Lola Milholland’s unusual memoir-with-recipes is a delight to read, her descriptions full of flavor and spice, more umami than bitter, a little salty and never too ...