The Excessive Life and Philosophy of Hunter S. Thompson: Gonzo Journalism and the American Situation

Hunter S. Thomp­son has been gone for 20 years now. When he went out, as the brand new Pur­swimsuit of Received­der video on his life and work reminds us, he did so in a excessive­ly Amer­i­can man­ner: with a gun, and for the time being of his personal choos­ing. Even his lengthy­time followers who respect­ed…