In case anyone else is, like myself, a foreigner confused as to why this article is on the front page of HN at this particular moment, two facts are germane.
Firstly, the Kentucky Derby is this weekend.
Secondly, Hunter S. Thompson was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame last week:
Firstly, the Kentucky Derby is this weekend.
Secondly, Hunter S. Thompson was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame last week:
http://jat.uky.edu/ky-journalism-hall-of-fame.html
http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2014/04/hun...