Person: Hunter S. Thompson

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An oasis of footballing insanity

Back in 1990, when I’d just started out on the full-time football-writing beat, I happened to find myself in the old FAI headquarters on Merrion Square one evening in the company of various officials, guests and media folk.

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Fascinating Fela Kuti for a film

Following trail of the Hunter

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New Gervais series shows Depp as a 'violent dwarf'

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Drugs and alcohol don’t feed your creativity, expert cautions

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'Gonzo' offers fascinating insight into Hunter S. Thompson

Flowers offended by misheard lyrics

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers is upset fans have been mocking the lyrics of his new single - because he laboured over the misheard line for weeks.

Thu, 20 Nov, 2008

The Verve appear at Coachella Festival

The Verve returned to America for the first time since their split a decade ago to perform at the Coachella Festival in California on Friday night - and frontman Richard Ashcroft told the faithful the band is back for good.

Mon, 28 Apr, 2008

Depp breathes life into 'Rum Diary'

Actor Johnny Depp is bringing Hunter S. Thompson's autobiographical novel 'The Rum Diary' to the silver screen - seven years after he was announced as the leading man.

Tue, 31 Jul, 2007

Hunter S. Thompson found dead

Hunter S. Thompson, the acerbic counterculture writer who popularised a new form of fictional journalism in books like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, fatally shot himself last night at his Aspen-area home, his son said. He was 67.

Mon, 21 Feb, 2005