New Release: High White Notes
Today is the 50th anniversary of the publication of Hunter S. Thompson’s landmark “Fear and...
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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...
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From Fitzgerald’s Green Light to Thompson’s Wave
Hunter S. Thompson is one of those literary figures who, like the Beat Generation writers, divides...
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Gonzo Personas: Hunter S. Thompson and John G. Clancy
This article first appeared in Beatdom #17. A little over 10 years ago—February 20, 2005—“gonzo”...
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Fact and Fiction in Fear and Loathing
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is now...
Read MoreStrange Rumblings on the Way to Las Vegas
Ruben Salazar was killed by a police officer on August 29, 1970. The journalist was killed in...
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Review: The Rum Diary (2011)
Review by Jamie Pinnock Over a decade following his psychedelic explosion onto the silver-screen...
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Sympathy for the Devil? Reconsidering the Legend of Raoul Duke on the 40th Anniversary of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
by Rory Feehan “He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man”...
Read MoreThe Beat Generation, Gonzo Journalism, and Crap Writing
A discussion of the impact of the Beat Generation and Gonzo Journalism on poor writing.
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HST & the Music of the Sixties
Illustration Isaac Bonan Words by David S. Wills From Beatdom #7. Music has always been a matter...
Read MoreCome Join Uncle Sam’s Band
by James D. Irwin It’s about ten past four on a Sunday afternoon. I feel like I’ve been beaten up;...
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Fact and Fiction in Fear and Loathing
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is now...
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