News about Hunter S. Thompson
How would you like to be remembered? Many people are choosing a traditional funeral that isn't appropriate for them, from scattering ashes on a favorite walk to a party with a bounce castle
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November 22, 2023
There has been a shift away from traditional ways of commemorating someone's life to a focus on individual uniqueness.
OLIVER HOLT: Gambling on Big Sam isn't that crazy - at least he'll bring Leeds a clarity of style
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May 2, 2023
OLIVER HOLT: There is a bible for delusions in case life gets out of control. 'We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the medications took hold,' Hunter S. Thompson's book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas begins like this: "We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs took root.' A number of Premier League clubs are based in Barstow right now, too heavy on cash and panic and heading for the casinos, so get yourself up for a bad trip. And Sam Allardyce is at the wheel. It might seem that it is a hallucinogenic ride through half-forgotten backwaters of English football culture, but it isn't. Big Sam is back, disinterred from a life on the fringes of the game and his participation in the 'No Tippy Tappy Football' podcast, which has prompted him to rejoin the mainstream.