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# Rolling Stone

All time
# achtung bono
Bono said that music has become 'very girly' and a lot of people aren't happy about it
The Irish rock star was speaking to Rolling Stone magazine.
# new ownership
After 50 years, Rolling Stone magazine is up for sale
Rolling Stone last year sold a 49% stake to a Singaporean music start-up.
# Tru Love
'Why can't he be our President?' - Rolling Stone is crushing on Justin Trudeau
Trudeau is quoted as saying he disagrees with Trump “on a whole bunch” of issues.
# Harry Styles
The internet fell in love with Harry Styles' lovely defense of his One Direction fanbase
Protect Harry Styles at all costs.
# songs of experience
U2 delays new album because of Trump victory
The Edge said the outcome of the US election has changed the world.
# Defamation
University dean awarded €2.7m over false Rolling Stone rape story
Nicole Eramo had sought $7.5 million (€6.6 million) in damages after an article claimed she had discouraged reporting of an alleged gang rape.
# no evidence
Rolling Stone magazine defamed dean over bogus frat house gang rape story
The article entitled “A Rape on Campus” has since been retracted.
# Defamation
Rolling Stone heading to trial over debunked story of college rape
A defamation trial against the magazine is set to begin tomorrow over the article “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA”.
# pancake art
Macklemore owns a nude painting of Justin Bieber with a pancake on his penis
It’s art, we guess? (The painting could be deemed NSFW.)
# Drug Lord
Sean Penn met with El Chapo in a jungle for an exclusive interview
The meeting eventually led to the drug lord’s capture.
# representin'
Rolling Stone named Conor McGregor one of the hottest sex symbols of 2015
Sound.
# Retracted
Fraternity wrongly accused of gang rape files $25 million lawsuit against Rolling Stone
The lawsuit isn’t the first to be filed against the magazine in relation to the discredited story.
# hello it's me
11 important revelations from Adele's new interview with Rolling Stone
“I’m a feminist. I believe that everyone should be treated the same.”
# Rolling Stone
Sinead O'Connor has some choice words for Kim Kardashian over this cover
Ouch.
# music is dead
Sinead O'Connor just called Kim Kardashian 'a c***' and it's going viral on Facebook
The singer isn’t too happy with Rolling Stone’s latest front cover.
# The briefcase
Here's everything you need to know about business this week
Everyone was talking about property prices, Greek debts and Dunnes reprisals.
# false claims
Rolling Stone has been forced into a massive back-down over this frathouse rape story
The magazine has issued an apology after the article was widely discredited.
# Welcome to Miami
U2's 'worst song' has been revealed, but do you agree?
Rolling Stone have picked one out.
# uva
Rolling Stone apologises for 'discrepancies' in university rape story
The magazine says its trust was misplaced.
# songs of innocence
U2's album is the best of the year*
*According to Rolling Stone, anyway.
# looking back in anger
7 of the best bits from Noel Gallagher's Rolling Stone interview
He doesn’t think much of music this year.
# sitdown sunday
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# Prime Numbers
Heatwave, hepatitis and holiday: The week in numbers
Plus: how many 1 cent and 2 cent coins were minted in Ireland in the last eight years (and may soon be obsolete)?
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday
Everybody’s talking about an abortion case in the High Court, a new broadcasting charge and the cover of Rolling Stone.
# Criticism
Rolling Stone defends putting Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on cover
The cover has been criticised online for ‘making a celebrity’ out of the bombing suspect.
# Tweet it black
Ronnie Wood's first day on Twitter... a retrospective
Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks?
# sitdown sunday
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# sitdown sunday
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# US 2012
Obama calls Romney a 'bullshitter'
Rolling Stone editor claims Obama used unparliamentary language about his presidential race candidate.
# Music Legend
Leonard Cohen confirmed for autumn concert
The Royal Hospital Kilmainham is to see music royalty return for momentous gig.
# Oxegen
No humps for Fergie at Oxegen as band labels own song "rubbish"
Black Eyed Peas ditch “most annoying song of all time” from their Oxegen play list.
LIVE
Pentagon clears McChrystal of any wrongdoing
A Rolling Stone article was at centre of storm in which now retired Gen McChrystal was accused of being disrespectful about top US officials.
# McChrystal
Pentagon rows back on access to Rolling Stone reporter
Permission had been granted previous to the McCrystal affair.