High-speed Collaboration.

July 26, 2011 1:30 PM

Long Shot Magazine is putting together another issue in 48 hours. After the composition and release of their first two issues, Long Shot—a collection of fiction, non-fiction, photography, poetry, and other art—is preparing for a third issue following a resolved conflict with NBC over their former name: 48 Hours.

They've reached double their goal on Kickstarter, and work on the issue will begin Friday, July 29. The first official issue used the offices of GOOD magazine in San Francisco for headquarters, and work on the second will be led from Gawker offices in Manhattan. Long Shot has received coverage in The Village Voice and New York Times, among others.

Official guidelines for submissions—along with the theme—will be announced on the 29th, and potential contributors can sign up to be notified here.

posted by mean cheez (18 comments total)

resolved conflict with NBC

You mean CBS.
posted by briank at 1:32 PM on July 26, 2011

I can't read.
posted by mean cheez at 1:35 PM on July 26, 2011

You mean write.
posted by blue_beetle at 1:53 PM on July 26, 2011 [7 favorites]

Winning a trademark litagation with CBS is a longshot.
posted by clavdivs at 2:21 PM on July 26, 2011

Apparently, so is spelling "litigation".
posted by cmgonzalez at 2:26 PM on July 26, 2011

As for the actual magazine, I'll be tossing my hat in the ring again. They didn't select my work last year, but it was fun to give it a shot.
posted by cmgonzalez at 2:27 PM on July 26, 2011

You mean long shot.
posted by item at 2:39 PM on July 26, 2011

I just checed, and, yep, the Eddie Murphy/Nick Nolte 48 Hrs. movie franchise that predates the news program is also owned by CBS.

What a coincidence!
posted by Sys Rq at 2:42 PM on July 26, 2011 [1 favorite]

*checked
posted by Sys Rq at 2:42 PM on July 26, 2011

Apparently, so is spelling "litigation".
posted by cmgonzalez at 5:26 PM on July 26

Quite the contrary, you spelled it correctly.

As for the actual magazine, I'll be tossing my hat in the ring again. They didn't select my work last year, but it was fun to give it a shot.

I'm sorry to read this, your right of course, it is about "the fun".
posted by clavdivs at 4:47 PM on July 26, 2011

You mean you're.

Came here to quote a random Eddie Murphy line from 48 hours [I was thinking along the lines of his "nigger with a badge / worst nightmare" speech in the redneck bar] but Sys Rq has stolen my thunder.
posted by uncanny hengeman at 5:24 PM on July 26, 2011

I am not mean sir.

Rule #4: Do not right a precise sentence on Metafilter.
So it was written, so shall it be done.
posted by clavdivs at 5:56 PM on July 26, 2011

I have rarely seen a Mefi thread so derailed by typos.

Is correct spelling required for a submission to Longshot Mag? Or does being TOO perfect raise suspisions?
posted by oneswellfoop at 8:35 PM on July 26, 2011

Long Shot Magazine is putting together another issue in 48 hours. After the composition and release of their first two issues, Long Shot—a collection of fiction, non-fiction, photography, poetry, and other art—is preparing for a third issue following a resolved conflict with NBC over their former name: 48 Hours.

Art thrown together for the sake of speed you say?
An art magazine that was so uncreative that they infringed upon the name of a news magazine?

Now this MUST be something worth publishing.
posted by hal_c_on at 2:12 AM on July 27, 2011

I wrote this comment in 4.8 seconds.
posted by muta at 9:44 AM on July 27, 2011

submit.
posted by clavdivs at 9:45 AM on July 27, 2011

I just tried to check out the results, and there are "No digital versions available" and their "preview" allows you to see the layout but not read anything. They want people to pay $12 for a print version when they haven't even had a chance to "thumb through" and see if there are any articles of interest, or if the writing seems to be high quality???
posted by parrot_person at 10:36 PM on August 5, 2011

Parrot_person, you can see everything for free at two.longshotmag.com and then decide if you want the printed copy.
posted by jtajta at 8:22 AM on August 7, 2011