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You all might as well know…

30 October 2003

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…that I have a soft spot for Hugh Hefner. First of all, he ran his college humor magazine (at the University of Illinois, called I believe The Shaft–but maybe that’s just too perfect). Second, in the 50s and 60s, he was a real champion of comedy and cartooning–and he remains a proponent of jazz. All [...]

Humor magazine tidbits from around the world!

23 July 2003

3020 Comments2003-07-23+00%3A50%3A00Michael

While browsing the internet–sorry, researching my next book–I discovered an interesting article about the Curator of the Harvard Lampoon. Actually, what I liked was the stuff about Lampy’s building, built for them in 1909 by alumnus W.R. Hearst. Also, UK media says the continuing troubles of Tony Blair are good news for Private Eye. Thrive [...]

Interesting Interview with Kurt Andersen…

25 April 2003

2410 Comments2003-04-25+17%3A11%3A00Michael

is here (it’s dead as of 2011, but it’s on Kurt Andersen’s Wikipedia page, so maybe it’s not really dead?). Down near the bottom they talk about why American magazines are so terrible, which as any reader of this blog knows, is because they make their money by pleasing advertisers, not by pleasing readers. American magazines [...]