Vegas
The trip to Vegas was boring. Well, mostly. I was alone, hot (I hate airco and seldom use it) and grumpy, if simultaneously mildly amused. I was driving to Vegas to bet a grand on the San Francisco 49ers to win the Super Bowl.
las vegas
The Mystique of Fear and Loathing
The marvelous achievement of Hunter S. Thompson and Ralph Steadman was that they were able to build on Kerouac’s feverish road dream of something bigger beyond the horizon and flip it…
I Live Gonzo
Kyle K. Mann here. Still thinking about Hunter Thompson’s birthday, and the fact that he’d have been 82 today, had he not killed himself. Thompson lived hard, played hard, and was pretty beat up at the end. Frankly, he looks scary when Johnny Depp sees him in the Fear and […]
A Polar Bear in Nevada: A Tale of Modern Vegas
by Kennedy Dillinger Whenever I fly over the desert I’m always intrigued by the isolated homes that pepper the flat, brown land. Miles and miles stretch between them, but from above it’s just seconds. One one thousand– two one thousand– they’re gone. I wonder about what people are doing. I […]
Fear and Loathing in Louisville: A Night with Laila Nabulsi
GonzoToday Presents an evening with Laila Nabulsi for a screening of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” for GonzoFest 2016 in Louisville Kentucky at the Baxter Avenue Filmworks. The event included a meet and greet with Laila, a Q&A hosted by Gill Holland and a book/DVD signing. The event was […]
The Carnegie Classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Cody S. Decker Photographs by Tatiana Aristizábal Author’s Note: The Carnegie Classics: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas event this year was one for the books. When the crowd peaked it was at around 400 people. I like to think of it as the Hunter effect. People love Hunter […]
Lil Wayne shouts out to Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas scene for “No Worries” Video
Update: Wayne has told MTV that I am Not a Human Being 2 will be out “officially” on February 19. It was originally scheduled for release this year. Hunter S. Thompson hat and glasses? Check. Acid-headed hallucinations of bats? Yes. On-location filming in Las Vegas? Definitely. Sidekick Dr. Gonzo portrayed by […]
Fear and Loathing at the Mint 400
In some circles, the “Mint 400” is a far, far better thing than the Super Bowl, the Kentucky Derby and the Lower Oakland Roller Derby Finals all rolled into one. This race attracts a very special breed… – Hunter S. Thompson A brief history of the Great American Offroad Race, […]
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