There was never a dull moment with Hunter S. Thompson. He wrote this cover letter in 1958. Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times shared it today with his Facebook fans and remarked that it was the best job application letter he ever read. It also appeared in the Fear and Loathing Letters Vol. 1. [...]
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How Hunter S. Thompson Looked for a Job
Posted: January 14, 2012 in News and ViewsTags: blind alley, Canada, Colorado, fear and loathing, Hunter S. Thompson, job application letter, Journalism, marquis de sade, new sun, New York City, New York Times, Newspaper, Nicholas Kristof, Vancouver, Vancouver Sun, Woody Creek
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Acid Attacks: Juliette’s Story
Posted: April 18, 2009 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Global Poverty, Human Rights, Media, News, News and Views, Poverty, Terrorism, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, BeadforLife, Global Poverty, HDNet, Juliette, kampala, Nicholas Kristof, Terrorism, Uganda, World Report
Many of you have read the story I wrote about a courageous acid attack victim from Kampala, Uganda named Juliette on this blog. HDNet’s World Report aired an “in her own words” piece about Juliette that I produced for the show on April 14. It is a very powerful story and Juliette’s ability to forgive her attacker and [...]
Juliette’s Acid Attack
Posted: December 15, 2008 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Human Rights, News, News and Views, Terrorism, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, Afghanistan, BeadforLife, Human Rights Abuses, Iran, New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, Pakistan, Terrorism, Uganda
Juliette dreams of someday marrying a nice man. One unlike the monster who poured acid on her in a jealous rage in July 2007. We are sitting with this young woman, just 19 years old, on a porch near a church in Kampala, Uganda. Juliette is beautiful on the side of her face that she shows to the [...]
