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Hunter S. Thompson was no Beat writer but as an important figure in 20th century countercultural...
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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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Aldous Huxley and Hunter S. Thompson: From Loathing and Fear to Fear and Loathing
What do Aldous Huxley and Hunter S. Thompson have in common? Both were great writers, of course....
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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,...
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Hunter S. Thompson Translated into Chinese
In the past few months, we’ve brought you news about Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and...
Read MoreFamous Writers Who Didn’t Like Kerouac
Jack Kerouac was a huge inspiration for Bob Dylan, the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, and a host of other important writers and artists over the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His magnum opus,...
Read MoreNew Video: Hunter S. Thompson Reads The Curse of Lono
hunter and Ralph read Lono from Itch Film on...
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American Mutants Spawned in the Bunker
Originally published in Beatdom #14, and excerpted from the forthcoming memoir/scrapbook,...
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On Bitch Magazine’s Response to Joan’s Death
One of our readers, Devin Fahey, recently posted a link to the Beatdom FB page. The link was to a...
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Beatdom #7 on Kindle
One of our most successful issues of Beatdom was the 7th, released way back in 2010. This was the...
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Fact & Fiction on the Campaign Trail: The Politics of Hunter S Thompson
I might not get the date right once in a while. I try to be more accurate than other journalists,...
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The Rum Diary and the Youth of Hunter S. Thompson
One mustn’t forget, in looking at the works of Hunter S Thompson, to go back and visit his first...
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