Articles tagged "magazines"

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The Demise of Vibe Magazine and the Future of Criticism

by Mark Anthony Neal

[23.Jul.09] :. With diminishing places for thoughtful criticism, black cultural critics exist as little more than commentators on the Obama White House. Blackness has been reduced to a news cycle.

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A Little Poison

by Jillian Burt

[8.Oct.07] :. A Short List of Fake Marx Brothers Clippo Marx, Crimo Marx, Flexxo Marx, Hobo Marx, Croucho Marx, Phobo Marx, Pepso Marx, Tokyo Marx, Combovo Marx, Stubbo Marx, Banjo Marx, Oboe Marx, Marky Marx,...

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Mag Review: American Photo

by Rachel Smucker

[6.Jul.07] :. American Photo July/August 2007, 93 pages, $4.99 USD By Rachel Smucker Upon reading American Photo, I have, like the little kid who wants to be a lion tamer after going to the...

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Mag Review: Jane

by Marco Ursi

[15.Jun.07] :. What kind of women’s magazine skips out on dieting, forgets ab workouts, and leaves makeup by the side of the road? Jane does, and that’s exactly why I like it. There are no...

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Mag Review: Geek

by Rachel Smucker

[1.Jun.07] :. Geek Issue 2, 96 pages, $5.99 Geek is cool. No, really—in an “I’m so uncool I’m cool” kind of way. It doesn’t take an avid gamer or Harry Potter...

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Mag review: Mental_Floss

by Rachel Smucker

[18.May.07] :. Mental floss? I’d say more like mental fluff. This magazine is full of trivia, and while most of it is far from useless, the stuff nevertheless gets wadded into the back of your mind, only to...

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Mag Review: Paper

by Rachel Smucker

[27.Apr.07] :. Is it about art? Fashion? Is it actually about paper? I’m not entirely sure how I should go about answering these questions, as Paper magazine is something like a mix of all three....

 

Mag Review: Play

by Cliff Lee

[20.Apr.07] :. If you’re reading Play: The New York Times Sports Magazine, odds are that you’re not a sports addict. A sports addict, after all, would have no use for a quarterly magazine that...

 

Magazine review: Paste

by Rachel Smucker

[6.Apr.07] :. March 2007, 88 pages, $5.95 USD Paste is exactly as its name implies: a magazine full of bits and pieces, glued together here, stitched there, some ribbons and sequins slapped on...