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• Becoming Adolf

  by Rich Cohen + Follow

  Vanity Fair | November 2007

  Hitler's Toothbrush mustache is one of the most powerful symbols of the last century, an inch of hair that represents infinite evil. The author had his reasons for deciding to wear one.

• The Sinatra Doctrine

  by Rich Cohen + Follow

  The Believer | June 2006

  Written for Sinatra’s retirement, borrowed by Elvis at the peak of his decline, and assassinated by Sid Vicious before he od’d, Paul Anka’s “My Way” captures the fundamental anger, defiance, and self-satisfaction of the American character.

• Gonzo Nights

  by Rich Cohen + Follow

  New York Times | April 2005

  An Evening with Hunter S. Thompson.