Gonzo Today

Gonzo Today
Type of site
News, literature, music and opinion
Available inEnglish
Founded2015 (2015)
URLgonzotoday.com
CommercialNo
Current statusActive
Gonzo journalism originator Hunter S. Thompson in 1989

Gonzo Today is an internet-based publication inspired by the writing and reporting style of gonzo journalism popularized by Hunter Thompson.

Interviews

Among other pursuits, Gonzo Today interviews a wide range of subjects, as reported by the New York Times obituary of poet and artist Heathcote Williams[1] and includes other interview subjects such as artist Clayton Patterson,[2] Ambrosia band members Mary Harris and Burleigh Drummond[3] and former CIA agent and whistleblower, John Kiriakou.[4] Other interview subjects include Michale Graves, Ryan Leone and Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein.[5]

Gonzo Today features a banner created by Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas illustrator Ralph Steadman,[6] who has also been interviewed by Gonzo Today.[7] Several Gonzo Today articles have been reprinted and archived by the International Times.[8]

Staff

As of 2021 Gonzo Today lists noted poet and author Ron Whitehead[9] as its honorary poetry editor. Whitehead, a Hunter Thompson friend and associate, has worked for many years to honor Thompson's legacy, including an annual spring "Gonzofest" held in Louisville, Kentucky.[10] Gonzo Today has been acknowledged as a noted contributor to Gonzofest.[11]

Founded by Clayton Luce, his wife and co-founder Jaslyn, then-Editor-in-chief David Pratt and Art Director Joey Feldman played major roles in the formative years, along with a substantial group of writing contributors and artists.[12] Luce and Whitehead's travels to interview Thompson's son and author Juan Thompson have been documented in the Louisville paper LEO Weekly.[13]

Other current staff include Editor-in-chief Kidman J. Williams, Publisher and Contributing Editor Kyle K. Mann, Contributing Editor Karene Horst and Website Manager Maggie Rotts.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ Grimes, William (July 5, 2017). "Heathcote Williams, Radical British Poet Who Helped Form Anarchist Nation, Dies at 75". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017.
  2. ^ Vas, Aramie Louisville (December 28, 2015). "Gonzo Today | Interview with the In-Depth Legend: Clayton Patterson". Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Mann, Kyle K. (May 9, 2017). "Mary Harris & Burleigh Drummond of Ambrosia: The Gonzo Today Interview". Archived from the original on April 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Mann, Kyle K. (April 2, 2015). "CIA Whistleblower John C. Kiriakou: the Gonzo Today Interview". Archived from the original on July 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kidman J Williams Archives".
  6. ^ Luce, Clayton (January 2, 2015). "Art Legend Ralph Steadman Creates Official GonzoToday Logo". Archived from the original on July 15, 2020.
  7. ^ Viola, Saira (December 2, 2016). "GonzoToday | " Authority is The Mask of Violence"". Archived from the original on October 4, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gonzo Today | IT". internationaltimes.it.
  9. ^ "Ron Whitehead, Author at GonzoToday". Archived from the original on June 29, 2018.
  10. ^ Lutman, David R. "Gonzofest '16 aims to honor Thompson's legacy". USA TODAY. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
  11. ^ Puckett, Jeffrey Lee. "What you need to know about Gonzofest 2016". The Indianapolis Star.
  12. ^ a b "Our staff". Archived from the original on April 30, 2020.
  13. ^ "Fear and Loathing in Denver". LEO Weekly. November 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.