ARCHIVAL: Local Newspaper recounts Hunter S. Thompson Visit
Chicago Tribune, March 1, 1984
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Hunter S. Thompson epic to become Graphic Novel!
Top Shelf Adapting ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ Posted by Nicole Bunge Top Shelf has announced a graphic novel adaptation of legendary journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for release in October.
Hunter S. Thompson on the Key to Living an Authentic Life
by Maria Popova “It is not necessary to accept the choices handed down to you by life as you know it.” As a hopeless lover of both letters and famous advice, I was delighted to discover a letter 20-year-old Hunter S. Thompson — gonzo journalism godfather, pundit of media politics,dark […]
Twenty songs and albums that impacted Hunter S. Thompson’s career
By: Lucy Tonic Hunter S. Thompson was a man of many trades, but what he’s most remembered for is his innovativestyle of writing. Being a staff member for Rolling Stone, it’s no surprise he often listened to music as he wrote. Here is a list of 20 songs and albums […]
Hunter S. Thompson portrait STOLEN
THE FOLLOWING WAS FOUND ON A CRAIGSLIST POST TODAY: After a closing shift last night, I realized that one of my portraits hanging up at the White Horse, Hunter S. Thompson, was missing from its place.
Ralph STEADMAN presents GonzoYesterDAZE: Toadstool Island
EDITORS NOTE: I asked Ralph for Gardening Tips and he sent me this terrible screed and the following message: “I did this weird story about a Toadstool Island that appeared one day on a moss covered root on an old dead tree!? See if you can open it and make […]
Hunter S. Thompson on Finding Your Purpose and Living a Meaningful Life
In April 1958, American journalist Hunter S. Thompson wrote a letter on finding the purpose of life when asked by his friend Hume Logan for advice. Thompson was only 22. What his friend didn’t know at the time was that Thompson would later become one of the most esteemed and prolific writers of […]
The World’s Greatest Cover Letter By Hunter S.Thompson
Courageous and innovative, Hunter S. Thompson’s letter to The Vancouver Sun sets the benchmark for ingenious job applications. Sabotage May 17, 2012 In this 1958 cover letter, a young Hunter S. Thompson displays all the erratic genius we associate with the godfather of Gonzo journalism. In his application for a […]
Ron Whitehead Proposes Bringing the Fist to Louisville
by David Pratt Last weekend at Gonzofest in Louisville, poet Ron Whitehead told the Great American Circus podcast his plans to bring the cannon used to spread Hunter S. Thompson’s ashes to Louisville as a permanent monument. “Nick Storm, Storm Generation Films, and I discussed the possibility of convincing Johnny Depp […]
Ground Zero Gonzo
By: Col. Cody Decker I had it all figured out when David Pratt asked me to write up a piece on Louisville to publish before GonzoFest. I was going to do something that I’ve always wanted to do: visit Hunter Thompson’s childhood home. It was going to be incredible. In my mind […]
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