Gonzo Today Explained

Gonzo Today
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Type:News, literature, music and opinion
Language:English
Current Status:Active

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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Grimes . William . July 5, 2017 . Heathcote Williams, Radical British Poet Who Helped Form Anarchist Nation, Dies at 75 . The New York Times . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170707221310/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/books/heathcote-williams-radical-british-poet-who-helped-form-anarchist-nation-dies-at-75.html . July 7, 2017 .
  2. Web site: Vas . Aramie Louisville . December 28, 2015 . Gonzo Today | Interview with the In-Depth Legend: Clayton Patterson . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121739/http://gonzotoday.com/2015/12/28/interview-with-the-in-depth-legend-clayton-patterson/ . May 8, 2018.
  3. Web site: Mann . Kyle K. . May 9, 2017 . Mary Harris & Burleigh Drummond of Ambrosia: The Gonzo Today Interview . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200430135454/https://gonzotoday.com/2017/05/09/mary-harris-burleigh-drummond-of-ambrosia-the-gonzo-today-interview/ . April 30, 2020.
  4. Web site: Mann . Kyle K. . April 2, 2015 . CIA Whistleblower John C. Kiriakou: the Gonzo Today Interview . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200711174053/http://gonzotoday.com/2015/04/02/cia-whistleblower-john-c-kiriakou-the-gonzo-today-interview-2/ . July 11, 2020.
  5. Web site: Kidman J Williams Archives.
  6. Web site: Luce . Clayton . January 2, 2015 . Art Legend Ralph Steadman Creates Official GonzoToday Logo . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184125/http://gonzotoday.com/2015/01/02/art-legend-ralph-steadman-creates-official-gonzotoday-logo/ . July 15, 2020.
  7. Web site: Viola . Saira . December 2, 2016 . GonzoToday | " Authority is The Mask of Violence" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004232821/http://gonzotoday.com/2016/12/02/authority-is-the-mask-of-violence/ . October 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: Gonzo Today | IT . internationaltimes.it.
  9. Web site: Ron Whitehead, Author at GonzoToday . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180629152953/http://gonzotoday.com/author/ron-whiehead/ . June 29, 2018.
  10. Web site: Lutman . David R. . Gonzofest '16 aims to honor Thompson's legacy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508124424/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/events/2016/04/16/gonzofest-16-aims-honor-thompsons-legacy/82973486/ . May 8, 2018 . USA TODAY.
  11. Web site: Puckett . Jeffrey Lee . What you need to know about Gonzofest 2016 . The Indianapolis Star.
  12. Web site: Our staff . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200430150050/https://gonzotoday.com/our-staff/ . April 30, 2020.
  13. Web site: November 4, 2015 . Fear and Loathing in Denver . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180508185344/https://www.leoweekly.com/2015/11/fear-and-loathing-in-denver-a-new-light-has-been-turned-on-in-the-hunter-s-thompson-kitchen/ . May 8, 2018 . LEO Weekly.