I met computer hacker/anarcho-activist Jeremy Hammond through a network of sketchy associations sometime in early 2006. A little more than a year later I got the news that he’d been busted by the FBI and was in federal prison.  That was in July 2007, part-way through his two-year prison sentence. At the time, I was [...]

This “lecture” is more of a question and answer session. Weird kids askin’ everything from bizarre-to-stupid-to-generic questions which Thompson tries to answer. It gives a good perspective on the climate of the late 70′s. (Something that appeared all-throughout Thompson’s work.) It runs a little over 40 minutes.

I. November 17th, 1971. Philip K. Dick, a brilliant novelist well known in science fiction circles, unlocked the front door of his house in San Rafael, California, and turned on the living-room lights. His stereo was gone. The floor was covered with water and pieces of asbestos. The fireproof, 1100-pound asbestos-and-steel file cabinet that protected [...]

I was first exposed to William S. Burroughs years ago. I bought Naked Lunch on a whim. Right before heading off to Mexico. While I was there, the book was one of the only things that spoke English. I found the writing wild, hilarious, and especially perverted … the worlds described are twisted and sick. [...]

Anyone who knows much about Philip K. Dick, has heard this tag-line: “The Most Brilliant Sci-Fi Mind on Any Planet.” It was coined in 1973, by Paul Wiliams, and was published in Rolling Stone magazine. (And it’s a damn good description … although, I’d probably shorten it to “The Most Brilliant Mind on Any Planet,” [...]

This documentary is part of BBC’s “Arena” series c. 1994. The video includes rare interviews from Philip K. Dick himself (talking about his novels, characters, and strange encounters in his life), fellow sci-fi authors, and those who knew him. It details much of his life and his subject matter, in the form of cool skits [...]

This is the famous Documentary on Hunter S. Thompson from 1978. You know … the one where he attributes his good health to grass in his whiskey. It’s part of the “Omnibus” TV series. Also, a rare glimpse of the British weirdo, Ralph Steadman and, the less rare, Bill Murray (who portrayed Hunter S. Thompson [...]