Exploring the famed fallout between former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed and the father of gonzo journalism Hunter S Thompson.

Hunter Thompson in his Woody Creek, Colo. cabin during the 1992 election season. Credit: paul harris/Getty Images There are two times in my life when I felt Hunter S Thompson, the infamous gonzo ...

In May 1974, Governor Jimmy Carter delivered a blistering Law Day address at the University of Georgia to a distinguished audience of lawyers and public officials, along with members of the press ...

Hunter S. Thompson doesn’t think much of the “button-down” lives of the squares. He likens them to “ribbon salesmen,” enslaved to their “time payments,” at best hypocritical pseudo ...

Hunter S. Thompson and the “New Journalism” crowd, which included Tom Wolfe (who coined the label), Joan Didion, and George Plimpton are perfect examples. Their outputs then, and their ...

Hunter S. Thompson. But that's simply not true. While there are some inescapable similarities between Thompson and his alter-ego, the great man struggled for the rest of his days to escape the ...

Click here to buy Hunter S. Thompson's latest book, "Kingdom of Fear." The American nation is in the worst condition I can remember in my lifetime, and our prospects for the immediate future are ...

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Click here to buy Hunter S. Thompson's new book, Fear and Loathing in America : The Brutal Odyssey of an Outlaw Journalist. "The enemy," I said gruffly. "He is down there stealing our gasoline." ...