Subject:

Hunter S. Thompson

  • Film

    February 8, 2012

    Good Buzz

    Your best video-and-alcohol pairings.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2011

    Johnny Depp Drinks With the Ghost of Hunter S. Thompson

    Peter MountainDepp's journalist follows the money (i.e. Aaron Eckhart's developer).​The Dinner: Pechugas de Pollo, at La Isla (2320 N.W. Market St.). The Movie: The Rum Diary, at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave. N.). The Screenplate: Is it possible to have a man-crush on a dude ... More >>

  • Film

    October 26, 2011

    The Rum Diary: Johnny Depp as Drunken Journalist

    Peter MountainDepp's journalist follows the money (i.e. Aaron Eckhart's developer).​The Dinner: Pechugas de Pollo, at La Isla (2320 N.W. Market St.). The Movie: The Rum Diary, at SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Ave. N.). The Screenplate: Is it possible to have a man-crush on a dude ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 20, 2011

    Ravenna Woods' Chris Cunningham Talks Capitol Hill Block Party: Leopard Print Leotards and "Disney-esque Antics"

    Hayley Young​Capitol Hill Block Party is upon us this weekend; in anticipation of the big event, I decided to ask some of my favorite local musicians playing the fest a few important questions. On Monday Casey Catherwood gave us details on Witch Gardens' set; yesterday we checked in with Justi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 23, 2011

    Save the Earth! Get Cremated Today

    ​When you die (spoiler alert: you will), your family will face several options as to how to dispose of your rotting corpse. A traditional Christian burial? A Viking funeral pyre? A Hunter S. Thompson-esque cannon firing? The options are long and convoluted. But fear not, dear mortal; Seattle a ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2010

    Shock the Junkie: Ibogaine is the Anti-Drug of the Moment

    An obscure hallucinogen has helped addicts kick heroin, meth, and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    An obscure hallucinogen has helped addicts kick heroin, meth, and everything in between. Is it the trip that does the trick?

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2010

    6 Ways To Behave Like a Gourmand In Your Every Day Life: Food Pairing For The Modern Sophisticate

    ​Last week, we continued our new series, "Food Pairing for the Modern Sophisticate" with an in-depth look at the nasal arts and a discussion of the best ways to pair food and drink with cocaine. This instructive essay on food pairing and party etiquette proved that even in today's hectic, hurl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 1, 2010

    Hunter S. Thompson and the Greatest Cover Letter Ever Written

    ​The year was 1958. A "tart-tongued" columnist named Jack Scott had just been promoted to editorial director of the Vancouver Sun. On the other side of the continent, a pre-Gonzo Hunter S. Thompson read a story in Time magazine about Scott's penchant for journalistic stunts. Broke and living i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 14, 2010

    Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson

    ​The year was 1958. A "tart-tongued" columnist named Jack Scott had just been promoted to editorial director of the Vancouver Sun. On the other side of the continent, a pre-Gonzo Hunter S. Thompson read a story in Time magazine about Scott's penchant for journalistic stunts. Broke and living i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    And, Yes, I Got a Book Deal

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​I am not sure if any of you have heard the rumors about me getting a book deal. I just wanted to announce here first that it is in fact true. The reason for any announ ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Army of Prose: How I Kicked My Habit(s), With A Little Help From London, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald

    Duff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what's circulating through his iPod every Monday.​In 1994, I suddenly felt myself gasping for air after what seemed like an eternity dunked underneath a green thick pond of muck. My 10 years of constant skirmish with vice had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    The Valkryies Tour Diaries: Los Angeles

    A very sunburned Stevie Barile of the Valkyries​For those of you who have missed their updates, the Valkyries are still on tour, traveling along the West Coast and playing shows with the Neon Nights. They recently sent along a couple of hilarious missives a few days ago and I haven't been able ... More >>

  • Music

    November 26, 2008

    More From the Office of Gonzoverload

    Only the most hardcore Hunter S. Thompson fans will find The Gonzo Tapes to be something more than narcissistic tedium.

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Rachel Flotard: "Obama" Is the New "Hello" (in Lao)

    Only the most hardcore Hunter S. Thompson fans will find The Gonzo Tapes to be something more than narcissistic tedium.

  • Music

    August 27, 2008

    The Rum Also Rises

    Only the most hardcore Hunter S. Thompson fans will find The Gonzo Tapes to be something more than narcissistic tedium.

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2008

    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

    Only the most hardcore Hunter S. Thompson fans will find The Gonzo Tapes to be something more than narcissistic tedium.

  • Film

    July 2, 2008

    PICK: Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson: Writer refuses to stay dead

    Only the most hardcore Hunter S. Thompson fans will find The Gonzo Tapes to be something more than narcissistic tedium.

  • Film

    May 21, 2008

    Week 1 Picks & Pans

    Only the most hardcore Hunter S. Thompson fans will find The Gonzo Tapes to be something more than narcissistic tedium.

  • Music

    April 16, 2008

    Gnarls Barkley’s Switch from ADD Workouts to Xanax Meditations

    Will it help them evade one-hit-wonder status?

  • Music

    March 19, 2008

    A Cure for the South Lake Union Blues

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2008

    SXSW: Writing About Comedy Is Like Dancing About Architecture

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Film

    March 5, 2008

    Yes, Nicole Kidman Acts Despite the Botox

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2007

    Repeat Offender

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2007

    R.I.P. HST

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Film

    February 14, 2007

    The Science of Sleep and Other New Releases

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2007

    The Joke's Over: A Review

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2007

    Don't Write, Ralph!

    Poured exclusively at Stix Billiards & Brewery.

  • Film

    November 29, 2006

    Fuck

    Runs at Varsity, Fri., Dec. 1–Thurs. Dec. 7. Not rated. 90 minutes.

  • News

    October 18, 2006

    Classic Platters

    "I have feasted on classic Italian dishes...while watching a naked man writhe with his pet python on the dining room swing!"

  • Arts

    April 26, 2006

    Jottings and Wanderings

    Looking for a unifying new story he never finds, Gay Talese reveals bits of himself, and his writing process, in the margins.

  • Food

    April 12, 2006

    Hunting, Gathering

    Found: the food book of the year, and other interesting tidbits.

  • Arts

    January 11, 2006

    Under Fire, on Deadline

    A soldier turns Iraq War blogger. Having his cover blown is as much a danger as getting blown up by an IED.

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Frog March 2005!

    Election messes; secret gulags; monorail meltdowns; flaming hair; Bill, Melinda, and Bono; horse sex; Deep Throat; FEMA failures: It's been a heckuva year.

  • Arts

    September 7, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    Nick McDonell, Chris Ayres, and Elina Furman.

  • Arts

    July 27, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    Christopher Sorrentino and Jennie Erdal.

  • Arts

    June 8, 2005

    This Week's Reads

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • News

    February 23, 2005

    Media, Justice, Quote

    Norm Stamper, Matt Taibbi, Nick Hornby, and Michael Finkel.

  • News

    February 23, 2005

    Gonzogate

    Hunter S. Thompson, Woodward and Bernstein: the mixed legacy of boomer journalism's icons.

  • News

    February 23, 2005

    Gonzo Legacy

    Hunter S. Thompson's drugs take effect on a young writer.

  • News

    November 10, 2004

    Manchurian Mandate

    The Republicans are cranking up their brainwashing campaign.

  • Arts

    September 15, 2004

    Saved by the Beagle

    A year ago, Seattle's Fantagraphics was on the brink of bankruptcy. Now it's in the black, thanks to good ol' Charlie Brown—and a pair of dogged believers who turned a cranky fanzine into the most widely respected comics publisher in America.

  • Arts

    July 28, 2004

    This Week's Reads

    Hank Stuever, Jim Hightower, Suzanne Schlosberg, George Hagen, and Andrew Exum.

  • Arts

    November 5, 2003

    This Week's Reads

    Heather Woodbury, Amanda Stern, Ivan Doig, Deanna Kizis, Max Ludington, and William Greider.

  • Arts

    May 21, 2003

    SW This Summer

    The season's essential events.

  • Film

    February 26, 2003

    'Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas'

    The season's essential events.

  • Arts

    July 24, 2002

    Not Another Teen Novel

    Sex, drugs, and death before college.

  • Arts

    June 19, 2002

    The Nightstand

    Book news and gossip.

  • Music

    July 14, 1999

    Feed your heads

    Book news and gossip.

  • News

    October 21, 1998

    Cops & Angels

    The Mounties think the bikers are at the center of British Columbia's billion-dollar drug trade. So how come they can't bust them?

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