The Presse International magazine shop in the Beach had only 2 copies left when I bought mine. They had sold 48 of the 50 allotment. News out of the U.S.this morning indicates sales are up 102% thus far. The article was, as I suspected, extremely well researched and well written. Extremely insightful and useful in understanding what led to this horrible tragedy.

I just don't like locking eyes with a murderer, and this cover doesn't give you any choice. The story is definitely a great read!

Well then, I guess targeting rich people for brutal murder is ok...because they were "pigs" as Charlie used to like to say? The thing that I don't get is that CNN Broadcast 24/7 coverage of the Boston bombing. Anderson Cooper, Wolf Blitzer and John King were salivating over the story, and being paid huge bucks (way more than any magazine editor could ever dream of earning), while the Network sold tons of ads. The "reach and frequency" of 1 days worth of TV coverage dwarfs what RollingStone could accomplish in a year in terms of giving celebrity status to these two warped brothers. The beauty of long-form journalisim, with the benefit of time for research, is what makes magazines relevant in trying to unravel and make-sense of how this tragedy could have ever occurred. I'm on my way out to buy a copy.

Intriguing story line and he's very cute. I understand the publishing world but why the cover shot? idolizing him as a celebrity when he and his brother plotted to kill so many innocent people to make a radical point...I agree this is in bad taste.

I don't like the cover. This guy was never part of popular culture before his crime, and while Charles Manson wasn't either, he did seem to target Hollywood celebs. If this guy didn't look like Jim Morrison, I don't think he'd be on the cover. He's a pretty face. It may just be too soon to use him this way. I far preferred the Boston magazine's cover of running shoes in a heart shape. This Rolling Stone cover is in bad taste.