# Gonzo Today
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{{Short description|Internet-based publication}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox website
| name = ''Gonzo Today''
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| url = {{URL|gonzotoday.com}}
| commercial = No
| type = News, literature, music and opinion
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| language = English
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| current_status = Active
| foundation = {{start date|2015}}
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[[File:Hst-by-rsexton-longbeach-5-1989-0.jpg|thumb|[Gonzo journalism](/source/Gonzo_journalism) originator [Hunter S. Thompson](/source/Hunter_S._Thompson) in 1989]]
'''Gonzo Today''' is an internet-based publication inspired by the writing and reporting style of [gonzo journalism](/source/Gonzo_Journalism) popularized by [Hunter Thompson](/source/Hunter_Thompson).
==Interviews==
Among other pursuits, Gonzo Today interviews a wide range of subjects, as reported by the [New York Times](/source/New_York_Times) obituary of poet and artist [Heathcote Williams](/source/Heathcote_Williams)[{{Cite news |last=Grimes |first=William |date=July 5, 2017 |title=Heathcote Williams, Radical British Poet Who Helped Form Anarchist Nation, Dies at 75 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/05/books/heathcote-williams-radical-british-poet-who-helped-form-anarchist-nation-dies-at-75.html |url-status=live |archive-url=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 |archive-date=July 7, 2017 }}] and includes other interview subjects such as artist [Clayton Patterson](/source/Clayton_Patterson),[{{Cite web |last=Vas |first=Aramie Louisville |date=December 28, 2015 |title=Gonzo Today | Interview with the In-Depth Legend: Clayton Patterson |work=GonzoToday |url=https://gonzotoday.com/2015/12/28/interview-with-the-in-depth-legend-clayton-patterson/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508121739/http://gonzotoday.com/2015/12/28/interview-with-the-in-depth-legend-clayton-patterson/ |archive-date=May 8, 2018}}] [Ambrosia](/source/Ambrosia_(band)) band members [Mary Harris](/source/Mary_Harris_(musician)) and [Burleigh Drummond](/source/Burleigh_Drummond)[{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Kyle K. |date=May 9, 2017 |title=Mary Harris & Burleigh Drummond of Ambrosia: The Gonzo Today Interview |url=https://gonzotoday.com/2017/05/09/mary-harris-burleigh-drummond-of-ambrosia-the-gonzo-today-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430135454/https://gonzotoday.com/2017/05/09/mary-harris-burleigh-drummond-of-ambrosia-the-gonzo-today-interview/ |archive-date=April 30, 2020}}] and former [CIA](/source/CIA) agent and [whistleblower](/source/whistleblower), [John Kiriakou](/source/John_Kiriakou).[{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Kyle K. |date=April 2, 2015 |title=CIA Whistleblower John C. Kiriakou: the Gonzo Today Interview |url=https://gonzotoday.com/2015/04/02/cia-whistleblower-john-c-kiriakou-the-gonzo-today-interview-2/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711174053/http://gonzotoday.com/2015/04/02/cia-whistleblower-john-c-kiriakou-the-gonzo-today-interview-2/ |archive-date=July 11, 2020}}] Other interview subjects include [Michale Graves](/source/Michale_Graves), [Ryan Leone](/source/Ryan_Leone) and [Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein](/source/Doyle_Wolfgang_von_Frankenstein).[{{Cite web|url=https://gonzotoday.com/tag/kidman-j-williams/|title=Kidman J Williams Archives}}]
Gonzo Today features a banner created by [Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas](/source/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas) illustrator [Ralph Steadman](/source/Ralph_Steadman),[{{Cite web |last=Luce |first=Clayton |date=January 2, 2015 |title=Art Legend Ralph Steadman Creates Official GonzoToday Logo |url=https://gonzotoday.com/2015/01/02/art-legend-ralph-steadman-creates-official-gonzotoday-logo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200715184125/http://gonzotoday.com/2015/01/02/art-legend-ralph-steadman-creates-official-gonzotoday-logo/ |archive-date=July 15, 2020}}] who has also been interviewed by Gonzo Today.[{{Cite web |last=Viola |first=Saira |date=December 2, 2016 |title=GonzoToday | " Authority is The Mask of Violence" |url=https://gonzotoday.com/2016/12/02/authority-is-the-mask-of-violence/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004232821/http://gonzotoday.com/2016/12/02/authority-is-the-mask-of-violence/ |archive-date=October 4, 2018}}] Several Gonzo Today articles have been reprinted and archived by the [International Times](/source/International_Times).[{{Cite web |title=Gonzo Today | IT |url=http://internationaltimes.it/formaction=https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscrmethod=posttarget=_topinputtype=hiddenname=cmdvalue=_s-xclickinputtype=hiddenname=hosted_button_idvalue=LZTE6B2F33K94tabletrtdinputtype=hiddenname=on0value=Paymentoptions.Paymentoptions./td/trtrtdselectname=os0optionvalue=UKSubscriptionUKSubscription:%C2%A33.50GBP-monthly/optionoptionvalue=UKSolidaritySubscriptionUKSolidaritySubscription:%C2%A38.50GBP-monthly/optionoptionvalue=RestOfWorldSubscriptionRestOfWorldSubscription:%C2%A38.50GBP-monthly/optionoptionvalue=RestOfWorldSolidaritySubscriptionRestOfWorldSolidaritySubscription:%C2%A313.50GBP-monthly/option/select/td/tr/tableinputtype=hiddenname=currency_codevalue=GBPinputtype=imagesrc=https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/GB/i/btn/btn_subscribeCC_LG.gifborder=0name=submitalt=PayPal%E2%80%93Thesafer,easierwaytopayonline.imgalt=border=0src=https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gifwidth=1height=1/form/gonzo-today/ |website=internationaltimes.it}}]
==Staff==
As of 2025 Gonzo Today lists noted poet and author [Ron Whitehead](/source/Ron_Whitehead)[{{Cite web |title=Ron Whitehead, Author at GonzoToday |url=https://gonzotoday.com/author/ron-whiehead/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629152953/http://gonzotoday.com/author/ron-whiehead/ |archive-date=June 29, 2018}}] 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](/source/Louisville%2C_Kentucky).[{{Cite web |last=Lutman |first=David R. |title=Gonzofest '16 aims to honor Thompson's legacy |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/events/2016/04/16/gonzofest-16-aims-honor-thompsons-legacy/82973486/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508124424/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/events/2016/04/16/gonzofest-16-aims-honor-thompsons-legacy/82973486/ |archive-date=May 8, 2018 |website=USA TODAY}}] Gonzo Today has been acknowledged as a noted contributor to Gonzofest.[{{Cite web |last=Puckett |first=Jeffrey Lee |title=What you need to know about Gonzofest 2016 |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/04/06/gonzofest-louisville-2016/82612534/ |website=The Indianapolis Star}}]
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.[{{Cite web |title=Our staff |url=https://gonzotoday.com/our-staff/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430150050/https://gonzotoday.com/our-staff/ |archive-date=April 30, 2020}}] Luce and Whitehead's travels to interview Thompson's son and author Juan Thompson have been documented in the Louisville paper [LEO Weekly](/source/LEO_Weekly).[{{Cite web |date=November 4, 2015 |title=Fear and Loathing in Denver |url=https://www.leoweekly.com/2015/11/fear-and-loathing-in-denver-a-new-light-has-been-turned-on-in-the-hunter-s-thompson-kitchen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=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/ |archive-date=May 8, 2018 |website=LEO Weekly}}]
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.