Category Archives: Hunter S. Thompson

How Tom Wolfe Became … Tom Wolfe

Posted on April 9, 2019 by

Wolfe, by Irving Penn, in 1966. The writer had already become “the object of a cult.” “I was 11 or maybe 12 years old when I discovered my parents’ bookshelves. They’d been invisible right up to the moment someone or … Continue reading →

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Fear & Clothing: Hunter S. Thompson

Posted on January 3, 2019 by

“Countless writers have attempted to copy Hunter S Thompson’s distinctive style of gonzo wordsmithery. The opening paragraph of his book Hell’s Angels is, in fact, often taught in journalism classes as a prime example of ‘The Five Ws’ — What, … Continue reading →

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Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail in ’72 – Hunter S. Thompson

Posted on September 8, 2017 by

“Dawn is coming up in San Francisco now: 6:09 AM. I can hear the rumble of early morning buses under my window at the Seal Rock Inn . . . out here at the far end of Geary Street: This … Continue reading →

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Dick Gregory

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

“Richard Claxton ‘Dick’ Gregory (born October 12, 1932) is an American civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, conspiracy theorist and occasional actor. … Active in the Civil Rights Movement, on October 7, 1963, Gregory came to Selma, Alabama, … Continue reading →

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The “Hashbury” Is the Capital of the Hippies – Hunter S. Thompson (1967)

Posted on August 3, 2017 by

A hippie lounges in front of the Drogstore Cafe, a local hangout notorious for the proliferation of hardcore narcotics, in the Haight-Ashbury district. “In 1965 Berkeley was the axis of what was just beginning to be called the ‘New Left.’ … Continue reading →

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Gonzo journalism

Posted on June 25, 2017 by

“Gonzo journalism is a style of journalism that is written without claims of objectivity, often including the reporter as part of the story via a first-person narrative. The word ‘gonzo’ is believed to have been first used in 1970 to … Continue reading →

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