"Football Season Is Over
No More Games. No More Bombs. No More Walking. No More Fun. No More Swimming. 67. That is 17 years past 50. 17 more than I needed or wanted. Boring. I am always bitchy. No Fun — for anybody. 67. You are getting Greedy. Act your old age. Relax — This won't hurt”
The Battle of Aspen > Thompson's campaign for sheriff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Aspen :
Freak Power in the Rockies
Dynomite!
cmsj•4mo ago
morkalork•4mo ago
HST was revolutionary because he broke the norms of journalism at the time while still making a coherent point. Nowadays journalism is plain broken, the norms are in tatters and the people that would be exposed don't give a shit and feel no shame for the awful things they do. No wonder HST offed himself.
hoten•4mo ago
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xattt•4mo ago
Ontario has Steve Paikin who, until very recently, hosted a current affairs show on public television. He is easily in the top 0.0001% of people who can make sense of anything that comes up in the news.
dingnuts•4mo ago
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tree_enjoyer•4mo ago
https://thehuntfortomclancy.substack.com/p/fear-and-self-loa...
ChrisMarshallNY•4mo ago
Seems to do a fairly good job of it, but I'm not sure that I would read him, myself. It just feels different, to me.
jlaternman•4mo ago
https://kalebhorton.ghost.io/death-is-just-a-change/
https://archive.is/RrjPI#selection-323.18-323.43
There will be plenty of others who carry the same torch, I'm sure – HST was one of a kind, though. Always the way with great writers.
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cosmicgadget•4mo ago
By Hunter S. Thompson
Gonzo has been out-jerked by reality. Abandon ship.