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Hunter Thompson Was Such an Arrogant Little Shit
Hamilton Nolan · 10/08/10 01:50PMWhich Lucky Rich Guys Will Get to Subsidize BusinessWeek?
Hamilton Nolan · 08/19/09 12:57PMDude
Hamilton Nolan · 07/07/08 03:56PMGraydon Carter: "I'm Such A Pussy."
Hamilton Nolan · 06/25/08 02:53PMThe last time Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter ever met with Gonzo god Hunter S. Thompson, the drug-vacuuming writer was sitting in a hotel one morning with "a tumbler of scotch, a bowl of cocaine, and some cereal." He asked Graydon what he would like. So did the patrician editor hoover up some massive lines or what? Well, he prefaces his answer by telling Charlie Rose, "I'm such a pussy." Sigh. Click to watch the tale of Gonzo vs. Non-Gonzo in action
Please Keep Our Dead Heroes Out Of Your Freaking Ads
Hamilton Nolan · 02/26/08 02:03PMThere's nothing that will tear your heart out quicker than seeing one of your immortal heroes decide to sell out. Hearing the "conscious" rapper KRS-ONE declaring "The revolution is basketball" in a Nike ad back in the 90's was a particularly dark day for me. But at least living people havethe free will to decide to sell out. An even more despicable practice is waiting until an icon is dead, then pimping their image out to the highest bidder. Some responsibility falls on whoever licensed their image for commercial use. Some of it falls on us, the consumers, for making these campaigns financially worthwhile. But most of it falls on the damn ad people who co-opt someone's cool without their attendant philosophy. And now that Gonzo extraordinaire Hunter Thompson has popped up in a Converse ad, it's time for some serious boycott action. Some things just aren't right. Right?