Our Own Bodies: A Conversation with JoAnna Novak
JoAnna Novak discusses her novel, I Must Have You, eating disorders, and writing characters that challenge our expectations of how women should behave.
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Posts Tagged: Hunter S. Thompson
Lord Willing, and the Creek Don’t Rise
I scrolled through photos of my neighborhood—live oak trees half-buried in churning brown water, white caps licking street signs, the coffee shop, the running trails, all submerged.
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Staying Syncretic: A Conversation with Kool A.D.
Kool A.D. discusses his debut novel, OK, the war on drugs, systemic destruction of left-leaning movements by the government, and the inability to escape American capitalism.
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The Rumpus Mini-Interview Project #92: Bud Smith
It’s hard to say when I first became aware of Bud Smith’s writing. I’m sure it was online; his work is fairly ubiquitous here—an essay here, a poem there, a short story someplace else. He’s got a few books under his belt to boot, the stellar F-250 and Calm Face, as well as the most […]
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The Rumpus Interview with Joe Ide
Joe Ide discusses his debut novel, IQ his writing process, and why he enjoys fly fishing.
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The Rumpus Interview with Terry McDonell
Terry McDonell talks about his new memoir The Accidental Life and his career in the magazine business, which spans the beginning of New Journalism through the digital revolution.
...moreHow to Be a Hell’s Angel
In this animated short, Hunter S. Thompson introduces us (and Studs Terkel, his interviewer) to the Oakland Hell’s Angels, who he spent a year with—and who showed him the hard way that they apparently know a lot of karate.
...moreFear and Looking
It’s not like it’s the first time the book has come around in a different medium, so why not comics? Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is a deeply visual book, and while Terry Gilliam’s film adaptation is nothing if not visually stimulating, it lacks some of the power of Thompson’s language. Out this October, […]
...moreHunter S. Thompson’s Playboy Channel
In celebration of The Rum Diary hitting theaters at the end of this month, Playboy has created a new channel devoted to Hunter S. Thompson. “The Rum Diary Gonzo Channel” features a number of the author’s “most memorable stories” from the magazine, along with “Thompson-inspired pieces and articles.”
...more“Why Don’t You Get a Job, Germ?”
Another Hunter S. Thompson correspondence has come to light. This time: a rejection letter. It is chock full off disdain and aggression that will no doubt make you curious about the original piece, which was sent to Rolling Stone in 1971. And luckily, you can. Oh, and, “P.S. Keep up the good work. Have a […]
...moreThis is the Kind of Letter You Frame
Some letters are sweet, informative and sentimental, and others are like this one, from Hunter S. Thompson to his biographer, William McKeen. It’s pithy. It starts strong and finishes stronger. It has serious fear-and-loathing undertones. Check it out. (via @MaudNewton)
...moreFear and Loathing Turns 40
Thompson wanted to write a book devoted to the “death of the American Dream,” but he never truly got around to it.
...moreAn Afternoon with Ralph Steadman
“Don’t you think it’s a bit thin?” Ralph Steadman asks me, swirling a nice glass of wine, bolstering his weight against one of his kitchen’s walls, his piercing expression ultimately putting me on the spot.
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Dear Dr. Thompson: The Rumpus Interview with Matthew L. Moseley
That’s what Hunter would have really wanted for people to understand, how one little letter can change your life.
...morePunk Rock Literati: Wells Tower and Hellbender
In June 1964 Hunter S. Thompson wrote a, for lack of a better word, gonzo letter to President Lyndon Johnson from the Holiday Inn in Pierre, South Dakota
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