Day: February 21, 2005

Hunter S. Thompson: Gonzo is Gone

The celebrated author Hunter S. Thompson, who carried the beat romanticism of Jack Kerouac, the political conviction of Allen Ginsberg and the acidic skepticism of William S. Burroughs into the world of popular journalism, has died a Hemingway-esque death in Colorado. Please share your thoughts for HST.… Read the rest

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Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller, born October 17, 1915 in New York City, died on February 10, 2005 at his home in Connecticut.

I have respect for Arthur Miller’s entire career, but I feel one of his works stands out above the rest: the transcendent play Death of a Salesman. This contemporary … Read the rest

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