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The weekly deadline for submissions is Wednesday for publication
the following Wednesday. Letters to the Editor, vacant sections,
and “time-sensitive” articles (weekend news, sports, and cultural
reviews) will be accepted until Saturday noon and can be submitted

I’m sure you all know by now, legendary
writer Hunter S$. Thompson committed
suicide on Feb 20. Many of us here at the
Other Press have felt this loss deeply—
both as journalists and as fans. Thompson’s
humour, intelligence, irreverence, and
wacked-outedness were a welcome blemish
on the face of traditional journalism, and
will be sorely missed.

If you haven’t had the pleasure and
confusion of reading Thompson’s work
before, you really should do yourself a
favour and read some now. You can also
check out the three articles on Thompson
in this very edition of the Other Press.
When you’ve run out of reading material,
don’t forget to take a look at the 1998 film
version of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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starring Johnny Depp and Benicio Del
Toro. Wild stuff.

In addition to the Hunter S$. Thompson
articles I mentioned, we’ve also got a fine
selection of other material for you this
week. Travis Paterson has contributed a
hard-hitting exposé on French-fry quanti-
ties in the cafeteria, the Features section
“features” an interview with local writer
Curtis Foreman, and Darren Paterson
shares the what-what on Douglas’s basket-
ball playoff run. So many fascinating
articles, so little time. What are you waiting
for—dive in!

Till next week,

—Amanda Aikman, Managing Editor

 

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