‘Have an objective to give your bender a theme. For instance,
stalking and killing a wild pig with a bowie knife.’
Words to live by, courtesy of Hunter S. Thompson. At once a
journalism visionary and destroyer, Thompson broke the mold of
‘truth’ in reporting, rejecting objectivity in favor of radically
personal, opinionated, and drug-infused narratives that aspired to
accuracy through honesty. He killed himself Sunday with a shot to
the head.
Here’s a selection of obituaries, reflections, and
reminiscences:
Depraved and Decadent: Adventures with Thompson
By Ralph Steadman, The Guardian
The
Proverbial ‘Live Boy’
By William Rivers Pitt, truthout
As
Gonzo in Life as in His Work
By Tom Wolfe, The Wall Street Journal
Writer Hunter S. Thompson commits suicide: Father of ‘gonzo
journalism’ had served in Air Force
By Bruce Rolfsen, Air Force Times
The Duke of Hazard
By Cintra Wilson, Salon.com
Guns, gonzo and whiskey
By Nancy Lofholm and Troy Hooper, Denver Post
The
Thompson Style: A Sense of Self, and Outrage
By David Carr, The New York Times (registration
required)
Head Shot: Hunter S. Thompson left this world the way he lived —
with a bang
By Bruce Van Wyngarden, The Memphis Flyer
Hunter
S. Thompson Dies
By James Sullivan, Rolling Stone
To write like Hunter S.
By Ed Quillen, Denver Post
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