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[[File:Hunter S Thompson - Letter 22 Nov 1963 - fear and loathing.jpg|thumb|Letter of November 22, 1963 from Hunter S. Thompson to a friend.  First known use of the phrase "fear and loathing".]]
"'''Fear and loathing'''" is a well-known phrase used by American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson.
"'''Fear and loathing'''" is a well-known phrase used by American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson.


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* [https://x.com/GonzoVice/status/1812478151223619704 Post] @ Twitter (14 July 2024)
* [https://x.com/GonzoVice/status/1812478151223619704 Post] @ Twitter (14 July 2024)
== Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail ==
== Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas ==
== In the News ==
<gallery>
File:Fear and Loathing in Barbieland.jpg|link=Fear and Loathing in Barbieland|'''''[[Fear and Loathing in Barbieland]]''''' is an American fantasy black comedy adventure film starring Margot Robbie, Johnny Depp, and Benicio del Toro, based on the novel of the same name by Hunter S. Thompson.
File:Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.jpg|link=Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas|'''''[[Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''''' is an American film noir comedy road film about a successful woman (Joan Crawford) who marries a free-spirited writer (Hunter S. Thompson).
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* ''[[Fear and Loathing in Barbieland]]''
* ''[[Sudden Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
* [[Gnomon Chronicles (nonfiction)]]
=== Categories ===
* [[:Category:Hunter S. Thompson (nonfiction)]]
== External links ==
{{Template:Ext links: Hunter S. Thompson}}
=== Social media ===
[[Category:Nonfiction (nonfiction)]]
{{Template:Categories: Hunter S. Thompson}}
[[Category:Fear and loathing (nonfiction)]]

Latest revision as of 15:00, 20 July 2024

Letter of November 22, 1963 from Hunter S. Thompson to a friend. First known use of the phrase "fear and loathing".

"Fear and loathing" is a well-known phrase used by American journalist and author Hunter S. Thompson.

Origin

Thompson first used the phrase "fear and loathing" in a letter to a friend on November 22, 1963, the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, the day of the Goldwater convention in San Francisco. In the letter, Thompson describes how he felt about the person who shot Kennedy. Thompson says the phrase "came out of my own sense of fear, and is a perfect description of that situation to me."

  • Post @ Twitter (14 July 2024)

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

In the News

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

Categories

External links

Social media