Article: MTV's Rolling Stone documentary: A meeting of the self-consciously hip

Rolling Stone magazine is the subject of a self-consciously hip, 90-minute MTV documentary tonight, entitled "Rolling Stone's 25th Anniversary: The MTV Special." It's a meeting of two media giants who trip over themselves to be cool, while shamelessly promoting each other as the voice of mainstream pop culture.

Tonight's 10 o'clock show still makes for recommended viewing -- if just because of the wide cast of stars interviewed -- but you have to have a strong stomach for self-congratulation. One of the most telling comments comes from Mick Jagger, who assesses both Rolling Stone and MTV: "Get rid of both of them!" he says with a grin.

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