Articles tagged "hunter s. thompson"

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Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney goes ‘Gonzo’

by Steven Rea [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[10.Jul.08] :. In February, Alex Gibney took home the Academy Award for best documentary feature for “Taxi to the Dark Side,” his eerie investigation into charges of prisoner abuse by U.S. forces in...

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Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

by Cynthia Fuchs

[3.Jul.08] :. While Gonzo makes a familiar case, that Thompson frequently lost himself in celebrity, it also argues for his legacy, not cynicism but optimism.

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Composer’s ‘song journal’ revisits gonzo writer Thompson’s words

by Len Righi [The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) (MCT)]

[11.Apr.08] :. When Hunter S. Thompson ended his life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head on Feb. 20, 2005, the famed gonzo writer’s terrible act triggered two distinct reactions in avant-garde...

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Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson by Jann S. Wenner and Corey Seymour

by Michael Lindenberger [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[21.Jan.08] :. Thompson had a talent for writing and self-destruction, both equally strong.

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Kingdom of Fear:  Loathsome Secrets of a Star-Crossed Child in the Final Days of the American Centur

by Stephen Rauch

[3.Jun.03] :. Gee, remember when being 'anti-war' was considered a good thing? Or at least not tantamount to treason? Remember when being questioning, critical, or even contemptuous of authority was not only accepted, it was a part of the American character?"

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