hunter s thompson

Debunking Hunter S. Thompson’s Daily Routine

Hunter S. Thompson once observed, quite astutely, that “Myths and legends die hard in America" and that people “love them…

4 years ago

New Release: High White Notes

Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Hunter S. Thompson’s landmark “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” originally…

4 years ago

Fear and Loathing at 50: A Misunderstood American Classic

Fifty years ago today, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” was first published on the pages of Rolling Stone. Neither…

4 years ago

The Birth of a Writer

The following is a short excerpt from David S. Wills' forthcoming High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo…

4 years ago

Review: Fear and Loathing in Aspen

The life and work of Hunter S. Thompson has long appealed to filmmakers, yet no one has entirely succeeded in…

4 years ago

High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism

High White Notes: The Rise and Fall of Gonzo Journalism aims to provide the first in-depth analysis of the writings…

5 years ago

Fifty Years Ago, Hunter S. Thompson Took On Police Brutality

Hunter S. Thompson is best known for his bizarre Gonzo writing, which fused fiction and journalism in a darkly comedic…

5 years ago

Hunter S. Thompson and the Beats

This essay originally appeared in Beatdom #20. It has been slightly revised to incorporate new information. Hunter S. Thompson was…

5 years ago

New Books on Hunter Thompson and William Burroughs

The Hell’s Angels Letters Last year, I had the pleasure of reading Margaret Ann Harrell’s Keep This Quiet, a memoir…

6 years ago

A Sixty-Year History of The Rum Diary

Sixty years ago, on June 26th, 1960, an article with an odd title appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal. “A Louisvillian…

6 years ago

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