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Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson
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Hunter S. Thompson

Hunter S. Thompson was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky. His books include Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72, The Rum Diary, and Better than Sex. He died February 2005.

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Quad-Cities Online, February 9, 2012
...stars. (Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel) "The Rum Diary" (R, 119 minutes). Inspired by a little-known early novel by Hunter S. Thompson, the film's hero (Johnny Depp) is young, alcoholic, and working as a newspaper reporter in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A rich...
Quad-Cities Online, February 9, 2012
...hapless Bard. Rating: 3-1/2 stars. "The Rum Diary" (R, 119 minutes). Inspired by a little-known early novel by Hunter S. Thompson, the film's hero (Johnny Depp) is young, alcoholic, and working as a newspaper reporter in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A rich...
Cleveland Live, February 4, 2012
...like it was written by the redheaded, bastard child produced in an unholy union between Erma Bombeck and Hunter S. Thompson." For reviews of five more noteworthy paperbacks: Little Princes Conor Grennan $14.99 In 2006, Grennan was 29 and bored. He quit...
AskMen UK, February 3, 2012
...Las Vegas ? Probably a bit more likely, but still.   You'll know they're both by Hunter S. Thompson, of course. And you'll probably know that Fear and Loathing is the one book of his that normal people have read.It's true. But it shouldn...
Examiner.com, February 1, 2012
...Jeshead, a blue skinned, pointy eared Superman clone. The third book to premier is Dead Beats, homage to Hunter S. Thompson and Grant Morrison, it melds cyborgs, Frankenstein, and road movies into a mash up story in its debut issue...
Blogcritics.org, January 28, 2012
...categorization of gonzo the journalistic genre pioneered and in a sense trademarked by the famous and sadly late Hunter S. Thompson that is a term often used to describe his work. Wright argues to the contrary and asserts that he does his utmost to focus...
seattlepi.com, January 28, 2012
...of "gonzo" - the journalistic genre pioneered and in a sense trademarked by the famous and sadly late Hunter S. Thompson - that is a term often used to describe his work. Wright argues to the contrary and asserts that he does his utmost to focus on his...
Cape Cod Online, December 16, 2011
...The late, great Hunter S. Thompson once said, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” Or they make a Christmas album — or both. Either way, any year that brings holiday releases...
Oxford Journal, December 16, 2011
...little bit boring. Star rating: ** THE RUM DIARY Johnny Depp stars in an adaptation of his friend Hunter S Thompson’s first book, about a drunken journalist working at a paper in Puerto Rico, who gets involved with a murky land developer...
El Paso Times, December 16, 2011
...Caesar the chimp in a brilliant performance-capture role. Rupert Wyatt directs. "The Rum Diary" (R) Based on a Hunter S. Thompson novel, it's sort of a prequel to Thompson's later life. Johnny Depp (who also played Thompson in "Fear and Loathing") stars...
Wenatchee World, December 16, 2011
...The late, great Hunter S. Thompson once said, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.” Or they make a Christmas album — or both. Either way, any year that brings holiday releases...
KTVU, December 16, 2011
...Brothers and became an MTV favorite after their 2005 major label debut 'City of Evil.' Propelled by the Hunter S. Thompson tribute track "Bat Country," the album became Avenged Sevenfold's first gold effort. The group further raised its profile with its...
NBC Chicago, December 16, 2011
...bigger than his writing. In that way, he was in a class with Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal and Hunter S. Thompson. And let me tell you, the man could party. I know, because I partied with him one night, 12 years ago here in Chicago. Hitchens was in town...
NBC Chicago, December 16, 2011
...bigger than his writing. In that way, he was in a class with Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal and Hunter S. Thompson. And let me tell you, the man could party. I know, because I partied with him one night, 12 years ago here in Chicago. Hitchens was in town...