Cover – Lady Gaga Tells All
This interview cover story of Lady Gaga proved that she is just as schizophrenic as the many personas that she portrays through her songs and performances. At times, she seemed like she possessed some artistic sense, but would then falter and devolve into a whiny overgrown teenager. I suppose that time will tell whether this is an early interview of a pop music mastermind at the beginning of her legacy, or just a car with highbeams running down the highway of youth culture.
Of course, buried under the Lady Gaga lead was the issue’s most important article – Michael Hastings’ profile of Stanley McChrystal. We learn some interesting facts about the general’s formative years. The piece also discussed McChrystal’s controversial long-term anti-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan, including ordering troops to show restraint in using lethal force while also requesting a troop surge. Unfotunately, McChrystal also made some comments disparaging the Obama administration’s management of the War on Terror. (These commends led directly to Obama relieving McChrystal of his duty and replacing him with Petraus.)
The issue also included a profile of reggae engineer Lee “Scratch” Perry and an obituary for madman actor Dennis Hopper. The coverage of the Bonaroo was surprisingly weak, giving me nothing I couldn’t have guessed or made up on my own.
The “Reviews” section didn’t cover much I was interested in. The new Eminem album “Recovery” received a surprisingly high review, as well as M.I.A.’s “Maya” record. In regards to movies, Christopher Nolan’s “Inception,” “Toy Story 3,” and “The Kids Are Alright” (no, not The Who) received the highest, while “Jonah Hex” earned the lowest review, one star, that I’ve seen in “Rolling Stone” in many years.
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