A new profile reveals that Dunham sees herself as a different breed than the stereotype of her generation. Here are some highlights from the interview, before it drops online.
In a surprise twist, Rolling Stone replaced managing editor Will Dana and founder Jann Wenner with Tim Heidecker of The Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! — and he's doing a very convincing job already.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio knows how to get headlines, that much is clear, but based on a Joe Hagan's Rolling Stone profile of the Maricopa County, Arizona, lawman, posted on Thursday, it appears Arpaio's knack for controversy-fueled coverage is starting to erode his actual political influence.
Dreamworks stirs up some excitement for its upcoming sequels, Rolling Stone mourns the loss of a music legend and Forever 21 sells jeans.
When Julian Assange took the stage at the Frontline Club in London today, there were 25 media companies' logos behind his back. The New York Times was not one of them.
Looks like BuzzFeed has made another power move after hiring Ben Smith away from Politico last month: It's picked up RollingStone.com senior editor Doree Shahrir to oversee its cultural coverage.
Matt Taibbi, who used the phrase "vampire squid" when referring to Goldman Sachs in a 2009 Rolling Stone article, was not proud of his creation in an interview with Dealbook's Kevin Roose.
Plus: Elizabeth Murdoch made $214 million selling Shine Group to her dad
The New York Post says the reversal is "one of the bigger book-publishing mysteries"
The former vice president takes on the Obama in a Rolling Stone essay
Are you angry yet? Taibbi is and he's got lots of new metaphors to prove it
The magazine publishes a graphic report of U.S. soldiers killing civilians in Afghanistan
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