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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HST & the Music of the Sixties
Illustration Isaac Bonan Words by David S. Wills From Beatdom #7. Music has always been a matter...
Read MoreHunter S. Thompson & the Beats
Note: This essay was hugely expanded in 2020. The new version is found here. Hunter S. Thompson was no Beatnik. For one thing, he was too late. By the time he was knocking out Gonzo journalism, Kerouac had died, the hippies had...
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