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Ghostwriting

On the invisible labor that makes media work.

Alex Sujong Laughlin Study Hall Oct 2021 25min Permalink

Media

How Kinfolk Defined the Millennial Aesthetic

And unraveled behind the scenes.

Lisa Abend Vanity Fair Mar 2020 30min Permalink

Media

“It Was Us Against Those Guys”

An oral history of the women who transformed Rolling Stone in the mid-70s.

Jessica Hopper Vanity Fair Aug 2018 15min Permalink

Media

The Last Lifestyle Magazine

How Kinfolk makes money while driving people crazy.

Kyle Chayka Racked Mar 2016 25min Permalink

Arts Business Music

Wenner's World

How a hanger-on at the fringe of San Francisco’s rock scene built the Rolling Stone empire.

David Weir Salon Apr 1999 15min Permalink

Media

A Sordid But Instructive Interval At Soldier of Fortune Magazine

A personal history of Soldier of Fortune magazine and the mercenary-wannabes who read and wrote it.

Fred Reed Playboy Mar 1984 20min Permalink