Wenner chooses his own interviewer for 92Y gig
The 92nd Street Y revealed that the “Conversation with Jann Wenner ” won’t be a monologue after all. Documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney, who is working on a film about the 50-year history of Rolling...
View ArticleHow Rolling Stone staffers lived sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll
When Rolling Stone was preparing to move its offices from San Francisco to New York in 1977, co-founder and editor-in-chief Jann Wenner asked one of his advertising salespeople for a simple favor:...
View ArticleJann Wenner offered me a job in exchange for sex: journalist
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner has been accused of offering a young journalist a writing contract in exchange for sex, according to a report. Journalist Ben Ryan, 39, told BuzzFeed News he’d been...
View ArticleIs Jann Wenner fascinating enough for a 500-page biography?
“Sticky Fingers” — the much-hyped biography of Wenner — is getting just one finger from book buyers, so far.
View ArticleRace to buy Wenner’s stake in Rolling Stone hits homestretch
The derby to buy out founder Jann Wenner’s 51 percent stake in Rolling Stone is said to be in the homestretch with Jay Penske of Penske Media looking like the front-runner. Penske owns Women’s Wear...
View ArticleJann Wenner sells Rolling Stone after 50 years
Jann Wenner’s 50-year run as owner of Rolling Stone is coming to an end. Jay Penske, whose media company owns Variety and Women’s Wear Daily, scored a deal Wednesday to buy a controlling stake in the...
View ArticleRadhika Jones finally hires a deputy at Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair’s new editor-in-chief Radhika Jones has finally named a top deputy, even as she also tapped Jann Wenner’s biographer Joe Hagan as a special correspondent. Kira Pollack — the deputy editor...
View ArticleNew Rolling Stone owner pumping $8M into fresh content
Rolling Stone is beefing up its music, politics and pop culture as its new owner gets ready to pump in an estimated $8 million to $10 million in a redesign to be unveiled in July. “If you want to do it...
View ArticleAd for editorial assistant job at Rolling Stone includes serving and cleaning...
The classified online ad for the grunt gig — which pays $35,000 — included some expected duties such as “heavy calendar management” and “online research.”
View ArticleIs Jann Wenner fascinating enough for a 500-page biography?
“Sticky Fingers” — the much-hyped biography of Wenner — is getting just one finger from book buyers, so far.
View ArticleRace to buy Wenner’s stake in Rolling Stone hits homestretch
The derby to buy out founder Jann Wenner’s 51 percent stake in Rolling Stone is said to be in the homestretch with Jay Penske of Penske Media looking like the front-runner. Penske owns Women’s Wear...
View ArticleJann Wenner sells Rolling Stone after 50 years
Jann Wenner’s 50-year run as owner of Rolling Stone is coming to an end. Jay Penske, whose media company owns Variety and Women’s Wear Daily, scored a deal Wednesday to buy a controlling stake in the...
View ArticleRadhika Jones finally hires a deputy at Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair’s new editor-in-chief Radhika Jones has finally named a top deputy, even as she also tapped Jann Wenner’s biographer Joe Hagan as a special correspondent. Kira Pollack — the deputy editor...
View ArticleNew Rolling Stone owner pumping $8M into fresh content
Rolling Stone is beefing up its music, politics and pop culture as its new owner gets ready to pump in an estimated $8 million to $10 million in a redesign to be unveiled in July. “If you want to do it...
View ArticleAd for editorial assistant job at Rolling Stone includes serving and cleaning...
The classified online ad for the grunt gig — which pays $35,000 — included some expected duties such as “heavy calendar management” and “online research.”
View ArticleJFK Jr. tried to sneak a foot-long bong into Rolling Stones concert
Rolling Stone mag honcho Jann Wenner writes about the pot faux-pas in his new memoir — and says Kennedy's marriage was "on the rocks" when he died.
View ArticleRolling Stone founder Jann Wenner’s memoir confirms Angelina Jolie behind...
After being tipped off by the Angelina herself, "we got the photo, we got the proof," Jann Wenner writes in his memoir. "We had the worldwide scoop, the debut of Brangelina."
View Article‘Blues Brothers’ stars pranked Rolling Stone into believing they’d killed a man
In his new book, Rolling Stone co-founder also reveals the weird place where John Belushi hid his cocaine.
View ArticleCameron Diaz allegedly told mag staffer ‘I hope you get cancer’: book
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner seemingly dissed the actress in his upcoming tome, claiming she was "unpleasant" and once wished cancer on a staffer.
View ArticleBruce Springsteen asks Rolling Stone’s Jann Wenner about ‘Hootie’ tale
“Heard you once fired a writer for writing a negative review of a Hootie & the Blowfish album," Bruce Springsteen asked the Rolling Stone guru.
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