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NEWS ABOUT: Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson stories: 9 news summaries

 Gonzo Blogger Exposes 
 SoCal Housing Market 

Jim Klinge's unrestrained criticism of real estate practices brings him buyers

Apr 2, 09 9:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - With “transparency” a political mantra and the housing market an unqualified mess, one real-estate broker is seeking unfettered truth, the Los Angeles Times reports. Armed with a video camera, blogger Jim Klinge is chronicling California’s real-estate crash, sparing no broker’s feelings with scathing appraisals not just of... More »

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real estate • housing market • Hunter S. Thompson • real estate values • transparency • financial crisis • Jim Klinge

OPINION

Need a Blurb?
Meet the Usual Suspects

New writers' book jackets reveal the top 10 lazy comparisons

Jan 7, 09 5:43 PM CST
(Newser) - Blurbs for hot new writers' books unfailingly liken them to a handful of known quantities, Chris Rovzar observes in New York. Here are some of the most-abused blurb comparisons:
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald or Edith Wharton. Writing about crumbling, decadent high society? "If you're a boy, you're Scott; if
... More »

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Hunter S. Thompson • Jack Kerouac • writer • book • Edith Wharton • Candace Bushnell • David Sedaris • Chuck Klosterman • authors • F. Scott Fitzgerald

 Hunter Thompson 
 Left Gonzo 
 Sperm Behind 

Writer's widow considering having the child he wanted to have with her

Dec 12, 08 5:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Gonzo journalist and general wild man Hunter S. Thompson left more than just his writings behind when he committed suicide in 2005 at the age of 67, his widow tells Scotland's Sunday Herald. Anita Thompson, who was 35 years his junior, has the outlaw journalist's frozen sperm and is wrestling... More »

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suicide • sperm • Hunter S. Thompson • widows

10 Books to Pass Up
With Confidence

Richard Wilson saves us all a bunch of time and effort with a not-reading list

Sep 20, 08 5:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget the coma-inducing titles that lit lovers keep telling you to read, Richard Wilson writes in his book, Can’t Be Arsed: 101 Things Not to Do Before You Die. He lists the top 10 clunkers in the Daily Telegraph:
  • Ulysses, James Joyce: notoriously hard, so why bother?
... More »

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reading • Hunter S. Thompson • James Joyce • book • Ernest Hemingway • Homer • Richard Wilson • Marcel Proust • Jane Austen • Leo Tolstoy

movie review

 Gonzo Gets It 

'Mesmerizing' documentary tells story of Hunter S. Thompson

Jul 4, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Beastie Directs Film, Reilly Does Double Header

Esquire picks 5 performances to watch next month

Jun 15, 08 8:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who will reign in pop culture next month? A dead drug addict and rapper-turned-filmmaker are on Esquire's list of predictions:
  1. Actor John C. Reilly will compete with Will Farrell for jokes in the upcoming laffer, Step Brothers.
  2. Beastie Boy Adam Yauch has directed Gunnin' for that #1
... More »

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Hunter S. Thompson • John C. Reilly • Beastie Boys • Esquire • Michael Ian Black • Men Without Pants

50 Favorite
Cult Books 

From Hunter to Ayn, the Telegraph lists books you can 'wear like a leather jacket'

Apr 27, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s hard to define the "cult" book, but the Telegraph compiled 50 of the top contenders that “rewire your head.”
  • The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe (1968)
  • Baby and Child Care by Dr Benjamin Spock (1946)
  • Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse (1922)
  • The
... More »

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literature • list • Hunter S. Thompson • Jack Kerouac • On the Road • book • Harper Lee • To Kill A Mockingbird • The Catcher in the Rye • JD Salinger • Catch-22 • Joseph Heller • Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas • Tom Wolfe • Ayn Rand • Siddhartha

Burning Man Torcher Calls It an 'Act of Love'

Festival has become 'too suburban,' says gonzo former lawyer

Sep 1, 07 8:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

(Newser) - 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... More »

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Hunter S. Thompson • Doonesbury • Aspen • Uncle Duke • Walter Isaacson • Ralph Steadman

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