Day Tripper

At this time of year the New York Times Magazine reviews the lives of some of the luminaries who have passed in the previous twelve months. Today they're taking a look at the good Dr. Hofmann:

Hofmann was a wise man, however, and no more judgmental than any scientist should be, and in his writings on the subject he treats the hippie acid culture with grandfatherly moderation. Meeting Timothy Leary, a figure who arguably turned his magic medicine into a social threat, he remonstrated firmly with him, tried hard to see Leary’s ineffable good points and afterward called him “a charming personage.”

The whole piece is actually rather loving. Have a read.