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he rubric for Pocket Guide was written with guys like Michael Hainey in mind. Before becoming, he was the Deputy Editor of , the Executive Editorial Director of , and the author of a must-read memoir, , that unearthed the truth behind his father’s mysterious and premature death. It was Graydon Carter, ’s Editor, who gave Michael his big break, at magazine in 1989.

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