Episode 35:

Rolling Stone Close Read February 2008

(Originally released on January 20, 2020)

Here is the February 21, 2008 Rolling Stone cover story written by Vanessa Grigoriadis.

Here is an interview with Vanessa that was part of the “Without a Voice” episode of the What Really Happened? podcast.

Madonna was not a fan of Vanessa’s profile of her that came out in 2019.

Here’s more about entertainers performing at dictators’ parties.

Here is a link to Inside the Dream by Steve Dennis (which we reference almost every episode).

Here is the Surviving R. Kelly documentary.

Here’s the background of the Katy Perry/Taylor Swift feud that began because of a backup dancer.

The most expensive baby photos ever sold were the photos of Brangelina’s twins, which sold for more than $14 million. Here is a list of the most expensive baby photos ever sold.

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