"I can remember waiting for this piece to come out online, then checking local magazine shops in San Francisco to buy a hard copy (retro, right?) and reading it again. This story made me want to be a journalist and uncover the things that give us pause, all of the triumphs and casualties that reflect who we are as a culture, and put them on display, no matter how discomfiting they may be."
On my continued obsession with Vanessa Grigoriadis’ epic Rolling Stone cover story in 2008 on the downfall of Britney Spears.