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The cover of Loaded issue 1 in 1994

Loaded and the gonzo early days of the Lads Mags Members Public

In 1994, Loaded kickstarted a men's magazine revolution. It also helped shape how I see journalism.

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The purposeful gonzo life Members Public

Hunter S. Thompson on finding your purpose: > As I see it then, the formula runs something like this: a man must choose a path which will let his ABILITIES function at maximum efficiency toward the gratification of his DESIRES. In doing this, he is fulfilling a need (giving himself

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Your gonzo reader for today Members Public

Two scrummy posts on gonzo journalism today: Brain Pickings takes an in-depth looks at the writings of Hunter S. Thompson [http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/07/18/hunter-s-thompson-journalism-politics/] . Meanwhile, Boing Boing takes a look at what gonzo actually is… [http://boingboing.net/2013/07/17/real-stuff-what-is-gonzo.html] That

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Why did journalism never go gonzo? Members Public

Kevin Anderson pointed out [http://charman-anderson.com/2012/07/20/us-humourist-skewers-newspaper-industry/] this interview with humorist and newspaper columnist Dave Berry [http://www.editorandpublisher.com/Newsletter/Columns/Syndicates--Dave-Barry-On-Winning-The-NSNC-Lifetime-Achievement-Award] , in which he makes a pretty damning assessment of the newspaper business: > So what role did newspapers play in the decline of

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Brand publishing: time to get gonzo Members Public

[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2012/06/berlin-blogging.jpg] Antony Mayfield is on a bit of a blogging roll right now, possibly spurred on by the long bank holiday weekend, with some excellent posts on mental health [http://www.antonymayfield.com/2012/06/04/misfit-minds-why-mental-illnesses-and-learning-difficulties-can-be-useful/] and

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