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  • July 2008

    • Gonzo Gets It

      newser  |  Rotten Tomatoes  |  Jul 4, 08 8:24 AM CDT

      Gonzo Gets It

      There’s a “fascinating history lesson” in the documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson , “a lively collage of interviews and found materials,” writes A. O. Scott in the New York Times . The film cements the journalist's “place in the great American parade of cranks, renegades and sages,” Scott adds. It's “all you could wish for in a doc about the man,” notes Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times . More »

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      movie review  • journalist  • documentary  • Johnny Depp  • Hunter S. Thompson

  • June 2008

    • Beastie Directs Film, Reilly Does Double Header

      newser  |  Esquire  |  Jun 15, 08 8:26 PM CDT

      Beastie Directs Film, Reilly Does Double Header

      Who will reign in pop culture next month? A dead drug addict and rapper-turned-filmmaker are on Esquire 's list of predictions: Actor John C. Reilly will compete with Will Farrell for jokes in the upcoming laffer, Step Brothers. Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has directed Gunnin' for that #1 Spot , a doc about high school basketball prospects in Harlem. More »

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      Hunter S. Thompson  • Beastie Boys  • Esquire  • John C. Reilly

  • April 2008
  • September 2007

    • Burning Man Torcher Calls It an 'Act of Love'

      newser  |  San Francisco Chronicle  |  Sep 1, 07 8:07 PM CDT

      Burning Man Torcher Calls It an 'Act of Love'

      The San Francisco prankster who put an early torch to the 40-foot-tall Burning Man last week—earning himself a felony arson charge—tells the San Francisco Chronicle his stunt was a plea to put spontaneity back into the Nevada festival that culminates tonight. "This was not an act of vengeance. It was an act of love,"  says Paul Addis, who describes himself as a retired property-rights lawyer.  More »

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      San Francisco  • Nevada  • arson  • festival  • Hunter S. Thompson  • Burning Man

  • July 2007

    • Aspen Paper Gonzo Over Hunter S. Thompson's 70th

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 22, 07 9:36 AM CDT

      Aspen Paper Gonzo Over Hunter S. Thompson's 70th

      The Aspen Daily News put out a special "Gonzo Edition" Saturday to honor iconic hometown journalist Hunter S. Thompson on what would have been his 70th birthday.  Thompson committed suicide in February, 2005.  It was edited by his widow, Anita; contributors include long-time friend Ralph Steadman and Walter Isaacson, president of the Aspen Institute. More »

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      Hunter S. Thompson  • Aspen  • Doonesbury

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