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Monday, November 22, 2021

Kevin Starr, One More Time

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Years ago, Gustavo Arellano wondered why Harvey Milk condemned Kevin Starr by name in one of Milk's most important speeches. I couldn...

Hunter and Oscar in the Los Angeles Review of Books

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I wrote an article about Hunter Thompson and Oscar Acosta for the Los Angeles Review of Books . I wanted to tell the story behind "Fea...
Tuesday, November 16, 2021

"Fear and Loathing" at 50

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I was interviewed by Jason Bracelin for a piece about "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," whose 50th anniversary was November 11. ...
Monday, November 01, 2021

Taibbi and Thompson

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When Matt Taibbi was at Rolling Stone , he was often compared to Hunter Thompson, and for good reason. He's not the comic stylist that ...
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Thompson and Hearst

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I've been noodling out articles related to the Thompson book. The idea is to raise its profile, but it's also a reminder of how many...
Monday, September 20, 2021

Glen Ellen, Hunter Thompson, and the Grateful Dead

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My last post predates the first COVID lockdown, so let's forget about bringing everyone up to speed, shall we? But here are a few h...
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Sunday, March 15, 2020

Big Sur Research Trip

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Just before we started our social distancing program, Beth and I drove to Big Sur for some Hunter Thompson research. I hadn't visited Bi...

Altamont Doc

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Prism recently released a documentary film about the Rolling Stones' 1969 American tour. Days of Rage: The Rolling Stones' Road to A...
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Katharine Gun and "Official Secrets"

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When I was editorial director at PoliPoint Press, Norman Solomon told me about Katharine Gun's remarkable story. A translator working fo...
Friday, August 16, 2019

Media Roundup: Manson, Arnautoff, McWilliams & Ramparts

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Three projects I'm involved with came to fruition this week. Though the topics are very different, all three are connected to my teachin...