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“by Josh Grossberg
Feb 21, 2005, 2:30 PM PT
Hunter S. Thompson, the Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas author whose drug and alcohol-fueled diatribes against authority pioneered a new style of nonfiction writing called ‘gonzo journalism’ that shook the foundations of his profession and made him a counter-culture hero, committed suicide at his Colorado home Sunday night. He was 67. ”