BY: JESSICA BEUKER “We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers… and also a…
Hunter S. Thompson’s widow is making his personal cannabis strains available to the public
After years of legal battles over the proper ownership of Hunter S. Thompson’s (HST) estate, his widow, Anita Thompson announced that she will be making Hunter’s personal strains of cannabis available to the public. Having spent more than ten years…
Hunter S. Thompson once spread a rumor of a presidential candidate’s drug addiction and it was taken seriously
BY: M.TOMOSKI After spending a few tedious months on the 1972 campaign trail, Ed Muskie—the Democrat favored to win the party’s nomination—had been putting his entire press corps to sleep with hopelessly repetitive stump speeches. “I didn’t get a quote…
Not even Hunter S. Thompson would touch these drugs
BY: JACK M. Marijuana is now almost as commonplace as tobacco, and in many experts’ opinions, probably a whole lot less harmful – in fact, maybe quite the opposite. You may have tried, with varying degrees of success (or…
Hunter S. Thompson’s letter to aspiring photographers is a must read lesson in creativity
BY: CONNOR BRIAN It’s fair to say that in the creative process most of us have no idea what we are doing. Some turn to their next purchase feeling new equipment gives them the tools they need, while others find…
Hunter S. Thompson speaks about riding with the Hells Angels for 2 years
BY: TYLER FYFE In 1965, Hunter S. Thompson was introduced to the Oakland chapter of the Hells Angels by San Francisco reporter and gang-member Birney Jarvis. For over a year and a half, Thompson drank, snorted coke, witnessed gang-rapes and…
This is Hunter S. Thompson’s daily drug-filled routine that could kill a horse or birth an American hero
BY: THE PLAID ZEBRA Hunter S. Thompson was a superhero of the outlaw world, with the uncanny ability to ingest an infinite amount of amphetamines, psychedelics, alcohol and strange outer-worldly substances without even a minute shift in composure or personality.…
22-year-old Hunter S. Thompson tells you the meaning of life
When Hunter S. Thompson was 22 years old, he was contacted by a friend looking for advice on the meaning of life. His response was bizarrely profound, especially for his age, packing the punch of a heavyweight philosopher or seasoned-author.…