Watch as Charlie Rose casually drops
Vanity Fair bigwig Graydon Carter and
Rolling Stone honcho Jann Wenner, "What's this story that, uh... Conde Nast wants to buy
Rolling Stone?" into a
conversation about Hunter S. Thompson. If only Carter had been drinking from his complimentary glass of water at that moment—we would have seen the greatest spit-take ever. Instead, we just see him looking really surprised and angry, and mentally taking Rose off any reservation lists at the Waverly Inn. I suspect that this 30-second clip cut by Gawker (and noticed by
Folio) will quickly become the Zapruder film of media machinations on this slow Friday, so, y'know, have at it. (And send any tips to the
the normal address, of course.) [
Folio via
Gawker]
Once again, we present Rock-Critically Correct, a feature in which the most recent issues of Rolling Stone, Blender, Vibe, and Spin are given a once-over by a writer who's contributed to many of those magazines, as well as a few others! In this installment, he looks at the new issue of Rolling Stone:
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This morning, MSNBC printed the names of several journalists who have donated money to political campaigns, including staffers at Rolling Stone and MTV. And after being contacted by the site for a comment, one of the lucky listees didn't take too kindly to making the cut:
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- Is Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner cheating on his partner—the one he met while cheating on his wife—with another man? [Page Six]
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