please stop fearing and loathing
my significantly hotter boyfriend said, "everybody is writing the fear and loathing of X... it's so stupid."
Oh come on, said I, looking into his big, brown, bright and buoyant bug-eyes. It can't possibly be that bad.
Oh it is that bad, said he.
Remembering that I had hungry Claudes to feed at home, I had them run a little deep-search. Turns out it was that bad:
original ones by hunter s. thompson
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream, Rolling Stone, 1971
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail in '72 (serialized, incl. "Fear and Loathing in New Hampshire" and "Fear and Loathing in California"), Rolling Stone, 1972
- Fear & Loathing in Miami: Old Bulls Meet the Butcher, Rolling Stone, 1972
- Fear and Loathing at the Watergate: Mr. Nixon Has Cashed His Check, Rolling Stone, 1973
- Fear and Loathing in the Bunker, The New York Times, 1974
- Fear and Loathing at the Super Bowl, Rolling Stone, 1974
- Fear and Loathing at the Super Bowl: No Rest for the Wretched, Rolling Stone, 1974
- Fear and Loathing in Saigon, Rolling Stone (issue 187), 1975
- Fear and Loathing in Elko, Rolling Stone, 1992
- Fear & Loathing in America, ESPN Page 2, 2001
fear and loathing in real places
Fear and Loathing in Fitzrovia: The Bizarre Life of Writer, Actor, Soho Raconteur Julian Maclaren-Ross (Paul Willetts), Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2003
Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Madrid (Sid Lowe), Yellow Jersey / Nation Books, 2013
Fear and Loathing in Tirana (Jon Halliday), London Review of Books, 1982
Fear and Loathing in Suburbia, The Harvard Crimson, 1983
Fear and Loathing in Los Alamos (John Ziman), London Review of Books, 1986
Fear and Loathing on Capitol Hill: The 99th Congress and Economic Policy, PS: Political Science & Politics, 1986
Fear and Loathing in Limehouse (Richard Holme), London Review of Books, 1987
Fear and Loathing in Miami Beach, Vineyard Gazette, 2007
Fear and Loathing in Miami (Jacob Katel), Miami New Times, 2008
Fear and Loathing in Baghdad, Newsweek, 2016
Fear and Loathing in Ukraine: A Very "European" Protest, openDemocracy, 2016
Fear and Loathing in Hollywood, Backstage, 2019
Fear and Loathing in Mosul, American Affairs, 2020
Fear and Loathing in Mumbai, The New Republic, 2020
Fear and Loathing in Gaza: Tales of a Life Under Siege, Middle East Eye, 2020
Fear and Loathing in Moscow (Emmanuel Carrère), Harper's Magazine, 2022
Fear and Loathing in Moscow, Puck, 2022
Fear and Loathing on Melrose Place (Will Harrison), The Baffler, 2023
fear and loathing in abstract places
Fear and Loathing in Globalization (Fredric Jameson), New Left Review, 2003
Fear and Loathing in the Classroom: A Candid Look at School Violence and the Policies and Practices That Address It, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 2003
Fear and Loathing in the JCC, Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 2008
Fear and Loathing in the Work Place, The American Journal of Bioethics, 2008
Fear and Loathing in Davos, Newsweek, 2010
Fear and Loathing in a Paper Mill Town: Local Perceptions of Globalization (Carol D. Miller), Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, n.d.
Fear and Loathing in the Metaverse (Mandy Nolan's Soapbox), The Echo, 2022
Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley (with Malcolm Harris), Novara Media, 2024
Fear and Loathing in the Modern Classroom (Roman Quattrocchi), VoegelinView, 2026
Fear and Loathing in e-Land, Ursula K. Le Guin (personal blog), 2012
Fear and Loathing in the New Media Era, Ohio State University (thesis), 2012
Fear and Loathing in Academia, anthropologies, 2013
Fear and Loathing in Academia – A Savage Journey to the Heart of the Academic Dream, personal blog (UNSW physics professor), 2013–
Fear and Loathing in Internet History, Digital Forensics Today (Guidance Software), 2014
Fear and Loathing in Suburbia: Between by Angie Abdou, Reading in Bed, 2014
Fear and Loathing in Lock-Free Programming, Tyler Neely (Medium), 2017
Fear and Loathing at Effective Altruism Global 2017, Slate Star Codex (Scott Alexander), 2017
Fear and Loathing in Cyberspace, Daniel T. Wheeler (personal blog), 2017
Fear and Loathing in Politics and Academia, The Vocal Fries, 2024
Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley, AI Mind (Medium), 2025
Fear and Loathing in AI, Eddie Offermann (Medium), n.d.
Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley, Jordan Olmstead (Medium), n.d.
Fear and Loathing in Silicon Valley: The Death of the Corporate Ladder, LMi.net, n.d.
Fear and Loathing in Machine Learning, Smart Vision Europe, n.d.
Fear and Loathing in the Academy, Academic Matters (OCUFA), n.d.
Fear and Loathing in Academia, Inside Higher Ed (University of Venus), n.d.
Fear and Gloating at the New York Rodeo (Max Ornstein), Cleveland Review of Books, 2025
Fear and Looksmaxxing in Miami: Inside the Ascension of Clavicular, Miami New Times, 2026
fear and loathing on substack
- Fear and Loathing in Amsterdam, In the Trenches of Composition, 2021
- Fear and Loathing on Planet Urbit, Crumpstack (Mike Crumplar), 2022
- Fear and Loathing at BravoCon, Saratonin (Sara Benincasa), 2022
- Fear and Loathing in the City of Westminster, Consent Factory (CJ Hopkins), 2023
- Fear and Loathing in Academia (Alice Dreger), Heterodox Academy, 2024
- Fear and Loathing in A.I., Just Think (Marco Annunziata), 2024
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Lauren's Substack, 2024
- Fear and Loathing in the Roaring Fork Valley, In the Margins (John Jarzemsky), 2024
- Fear and Loathing in the USA, Sane Thoughts for Insane Times (Geoffrey Deihl), 2024
- Fear and Loathing in Florida, Gabino Iglesias, 2024
- Fear and Loathing in Vienna, Focal Points (John Leake), 2024
- Fear and Loathing at MUFON PA, Getting Spooked (Tanner F. Boyle), 2024
- Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, Ask Questions Later (Dan Perry), 2024
- Fear and Loathing in Trump's America, GroundTruth (Charles Sennott), 2025
- Fear and Loathing in the New Normal Reich, Consent Factory (CJ Hopkins), 2025
- Fear and Loathing in San Francisco, Abstract Machines (Cy Canterel), 2025
- Fear and Loathing in the Kantō, Critical Ninja Theory (Rob Tuck), 2025
- Fear & Loathing in AI, Part 2, UNPKD (Tony McCann), 2025
- Fear and Loathing in Human Flesh, Mercurial Minutes (Karin Valis), 2025
- Fear and Loathing in DC, The Truth Barrier (Celia Farber), 2025
- Fear and Loathing at The Tap Room, The Tap Room, 2025
- Fear and Loathing in Washington: A President's Psychotic Soliloquy, First and Second Thoughts (Kent M. Harrington), 2026
- Fear and Loathing in AI-cademia, Beyond Visual Range (Ben Van Roo), 2026
- Fear and Loathing in the AI Age, Political Economy, Stats, and Society (Tibor Rutar), 2026
- Fear and Loathing on Air with the All-In Podcasters, Lessons from a Startup Life (Doug Levin), 2026
- Fear & Loathing in the Vagus Nerve, Rock & Roll Therapy (Jerry Hyde), 2026
fear and loafing???
- Fear and Loafing, KNPR "State of Nevada", 2006
- Fear and Loafing, The Advocate, 2006
- Fear and Loafing (on Henry Holland's "Fear and Loafing" SS16 collection), Kingdom of Style, 2015
- Fear and Loafing in Traverse City, Traverse City Record-Eagle, 2018
- Fear and Loafing, Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, n.d.
fear and (self-) loathing, 6 times, really???
- Fear and Self-Loathing in the City: A Guide to Keeping Sane in the Square Mile (Michael Sinclair), Karnac Books / Routledge, 2010
- Fear and (Self-)Loathing in Academia, Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies, 2011
- Fear and Self-Loathing in the Classroom, Chalkbeat New York, 2012
- Fear and (Self) Loathing, The Gateway (University of Alberta), 2020
- Fear and (Self) Loathing in Koramangala, Medium, n.d.
- Fear and Self-Loathing, World Gone Wrong (J.M. Berger), 2023
beer and loathing???
- Beer and Loathing in Las Vegas, OnMilwaukee, 2010
- Beer and Loathing: The Art of Flying Dog Brewing Company, Massachusetts Daily Collegian, 2012
- Beer and Loathing, Cipher Magazine, 2016
not quite fear and not quite loathing
Queer and Loathing: Rants and Raves of a Raging AIDS Clone (David B. Feinberg), Viking / Penguin, 1994
Fear and Loading in Game Journalism, The Escapist, 2007
Fear and Logging in the Internet of Things (Wang et al.), NDSS Symposium, 2018
Fear and Loaning: Investors Are Running from Junk Bonds, Associated Press, 2015
Fear and Loaning, NPR "The Indicator from Planet Money", 2021
Fear and Loaning: The Impact of Covid-19 on Affordable Credit Providers, Carnegie UK Trust, 2020
Fear and Loaning: Gilliam's Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Apex Adaptation, academic article (ProQuest), n.d.
Fear and Coding in Donegal: Towards a 'Weird History' of 1980s Ireland, Archive Rats (Maurice J. Casey), 2023
Fear and Clothing: Unbuckling American Style (Cintra Wilson), W. W. Norton, 2015
Sneer and Loathing (Douglas Wolk on Elvis Costello), The Village Voice, 2002
Leer and Loathing (Jeffrey Ressner), TIME, 1999
Deer and Loathing, jwz.org (Jamie Zawinski), 2020
Cheer and Loathing: Scattered Ramblings on Indie Animation (Chris Robinson), Routledge, 2023
Smear and Loathing: A Close Look at Accusations of Ukrainian Anti-Semitism, The Bulwark, 2022
Smear and Loathing: Batohi Warns of New Assault on NPA, News24, 2024
Smears and Loathing in the NUS and Labour, Marxist Student Federation, n.d.
fear and trembling
- Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas (Tara Isabella Burton), Hazlitt, 2016
- Work In Progress: Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas (3-part series on Thompson and Kierkegaard), Experiments in Criticism, 2021
- Fear and Trembling in America: An Essay Response to Studying Kierkegaard During the January 6th Insurrection, Imagine Her Happy, 2021
- Fear and Trembling in Las Vegas (Will Hoyt, book), Front Porch Republic Books, 2026
fear and hackings
- Fear & Hacking in Las Vegas (DEF CON 5 coverage), Computerworld, 1997
- Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas – Ground Rules for the Uninitiated, MassDevice, c. 2015
- Fear and Hacking in Las Vegas (Joel Deane, DEF CON dispatch for ZDNet), joeldeane.net, 2019
fear and loving / longing / learning
Fear and Loving in Las Vegas (Kevin O'Brien), The Humanist, 1995
Fear and Loving in Las Vegas: Evolution, Emotion, and Persuasion (Griskevicius et al.), Journal of Marketing Research, 2009
Fear and Longing in Los Angeles (Mark Leslie, novel), Stark Publishing, 2021
Fear and Longing in Dark City (Richard Kadrey), Arrow Films, 2026
Fear and Learning at Hoover Elementary (Laura Angélica Simón, documentary), PBS POV, 1997
Fear and Learning in Las Vegas (Antero Garcia), Connected Learning Alliance, 2014
Fear and Money in Dubai (Mike Davis), New Left Review, 2006
Fear and Yoga in New Jersey (Debra Galant, novel), St. Martin's Press, 2008
Fear and Loitering in Los Angeles: Contextualizing Fear in the Efficacy Framework (Benjamin J. Forthun, thesis), University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 2016
Food and Loathing: A Lament (Betsy Lerner, memoir), Simon & Schuster, 2003
Love and Loathing in Silicon Valley: A Memoir (Karen Seiden Hinton), self-published, 2013
Love and Loathing in Silicon Valley: A Novel (Namit Arora), Speaking Tiger Books, 2019
Love & Loathing Los Angeles, LA lifestyle blog (publication title), ongoing
Tears and Loathing, Variety, 2007
Tears and Loathing in Minnesota: A Breakup Tour, Racket, 2026
Fees and Loathing: Higher Education Finance and University Participation (Gill Wyness), Centre for Economic Performance, LSE, 2011
Fair and Loathing: Structure and Material (art-fair review series), Joanne Mattera Art Blog, 2014
Fees and Loathing at CFIUS, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 2020
Fee and Loathing in Las Vegas (David McKee), Casino Reports, 2026
Lear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Lars Hansson, on UFO figure John Lear), 1991
Pride and Loathing in History (C. Shu, dissertation), Leiden University, 2013
Sweat and Self Loathing: A Fitness Guide, The Highlander (UC Riverside), c. 2014
Farce and Loathing in Donald Trump's Washington (Stephen Collinson), CNN Politics, 2019
Phish and Loathing in Bonnaroo, Tablet Magazine, 2019
Gear and Loathing in San Diego, music-gear blog (publication title), ongoing
Hair and Loathing (Charlotte Cook, podcast series), RNZ, 2022
Flair and Loathing on the Front Page (Jim Tucker, memoir), 2022
F1: Gears and Loathing in Las Vegas, Today, Explained (Vox podcast), 2023
Fur & Loathing (podcast on the 2014 Midwest FurFest chlorine attack), Project Brazen, 2024
Thank you my baby clankers for helping me compile this wall of shame. Maybe people will really stop doing it now.