The great shark hunt is over

I should be putting together my fact-checking package but I had to pause when I learned of Hunter S. Thompson committed suicide in his Colorado home on Sunday. I've been reading The Great Shark Hunt on and off since the fall and always found him to be an intriguing character.

He's best knownn for popularizing "gonzo journalism" — a very subjective, personalized form of writing, often in a stream of consciousness style. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is his best known work in which he documents his drug-induced adventures in the Nevada city. The book was later adapted into a feature film with Johnny Depp as Thompson.

Earlier this week, he wrote about his new sport, shotgun golf, for ESPN. Some people hate the guy, but we probably won't ever see someone like Thompson again.

(x-posted in RRJ)

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