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Published Tuesday, February 22, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

REMEMBERING HUNTER S. THOMPSON: Doesn't anyone else find it an odd reflection on the state of today's media to find Tom Wolfe appreciating Hunter in the Wall Street Journal??? Watch as the major media outlets spin their wheels on how much they suck in comparison to the self-defined originator of gonzo journalism. Also, this plays up how Jann Wenner does not qualify for "Best Week Ever" -- first Britney Spears (the woman who helped put the nail in the coffin for Rolling Stone's cred as a journalistic effort with six covers) called Wenner a fat, old man, and now Hunter's death only causes more people to remember how Rolling Stone used to matter. No matter.

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Note: The WSJ decided not to make Wolfe's appreciation available as a free online feature. So don't blame me.