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Review by Jamie Pinnock Over a decade following his psychedelic explosion onto the silver-screen as Raoul Duke in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Johnny Depp returns once more as the enigmatic father of Gonzo journalism, Dr Hunter S. Thompson,... read more »
woodcutting by lisa brawn by Rory Feehan “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man” - Dr. Johnson (epigraph to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) Early spring 1971 and the first rays of the rising sun creep... read more »
It was forty years ago today that Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Zeta Acosta set out on the journey that became one of the 20th century’s greatest novels. Read more at The Millions. David S. WillsDavid S. Wills is the founder and editor... read more »
Over at Charles Montgomery’s Korean Literature in Translation website, there is a small discussion on “weird” or “strange” writing. He was discussing a Korean novel that – whilst not entirely awful –... read more »
Image (c) Isaac Bonan by David S. Wills Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people will call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. Music is a theme that crops up throughout the entirety... read more »
by James D. Irwin It’s about ten past four on a Sunday afternoon. I feel like I’ve been beaten up; there is pain… bruises… cuts… none of them I can explain with any certainty. I think I have whiplash. I feel dead and decaying on the... read more »
I’ll admit that I’m hardly the first person to notice this, but I don’t generally keep up with the latest movie news unless it’s a project particularly close to my heart. But I couldn’t help raise an eyebrow at... read more »
I got around to reading Hunter S. Thompson’s volumes of letters after working my way through Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ’72 and Hell’s Angels. My favourite volume is certainly The... read more »
by David S. Wills Hunter never really liked Jack Kerouac’s On the Road — he thought the writing was kind of sloppy and romantic and oversentimental but he told me he thought Kerouac was a genius for two things: discovering Neal Cassady,... read more »
gk stritch:
And the Hippos is quite engaging. Highly recommended for those compelled by the ...
Sujit Phatak:
Thanks for the article. Never knew this about HST, then again I am very new to h...
Matthew Levi Stevens:
Should anybody need any further convincing about David's excellent book, I have ...
Clara:
Hi,
I’m a journalism student writing an article about the influence of the Be...
james wireman:
hey david, I just stumbled across your site and magazine. How great it is to fin...
