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Michael Hastings wrote notable and impactful Rolling Stone pieces such as "The Rise of the Killer Drones." It is with some irony that Rolling Stone publishes m
by AJ007 13y ago
Michael Hastings wrote notable and impactful Rolling Stone pieces such as "The Rise of the Killer Drones."
It is with some irony that Rolling Stone publishes more serious journalism than half of the headline grabbing mass news web publishers I see on HN daily.
Too bad.
- octo_t 13y agoRolling Stone has always been a political magazine. Often with a certain je-ne-sais-quois (see Hunter S Thompson), but political never the less. In the 90s they shifted to a more media-based based magazine, compared to previously and they have endeavoured to move back to being a political magazine.
- dionidium 13y agoAlso, two of David Foster Wallace's best non-fiction pieces were for Rolling Stone. [0] [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace#Non-fiction_work http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Foster_Wallace#Non-fictio...