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new.music.yahoo.com - 3/7/2008

Destroying Britney For Profit: Notes On Jann Wenner, Clive Davis And Other Vampires In Decline - The ARTHUR Blog

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It was a bit much to read Rolling Stone ’s recent cover story on Britney Spears. It was probably written by Vanessa Grigoriadis, though three others are accused of “additional reporting.” But none of these wrote this sentence: “She’s the perfect celebrity for America in decline: Like President Bush, she just doesn’t give a f**k, but at least we won’t have to clean up after her mess for the ...

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