Magazines!

May 21, 2005 12:04 PM

The New York Review of Magazines "For Magazine Junkies & Recreational Users" From Columbia Journalism News.
posted by mlis (7 comments total)

excellent stuff here-- the look at a German teen magazine and how more explicit and body-positive it is especially.

they're all PDFs, by the way : >
posted by amberglow at 12:08 PM on May 21, 2005

Yeah... I was checking that one out, as well; It could just as easily have been a Greek teen magazine. Completely different "ethical" considerations than the U.S., and not very unlikely to show a penis or two, especially if conveniently juxtaposed with a celebrity focus page. ALWAYS likely to be showing the girl-booty, ALL the time.

It's really very tiresome, though. It may just seem more "f r e e" than the U.S. versions, but it's exactly the same thing, without the bewildering puritanism.

I'm not really sure which country to be more ashamed of.

(no, I'm not; I lie. I'm always more ashamed of the U.S. versions of stuff like this. For sure.)
posted by taz at 12:55 PM on May 21, 2005

Oooh. MeFi's in their blogroll under 'Media Criticism'.
Stupid publication.
Function confirmed.
posted by peacay at 1:35 PM on May 21, 2005

My world is complete now that I know that there is actually a magazine called "Crappie World". Thanks, MLIS!
posted by cmonkey at 1:59 PM on May 21, 2005

So funny. Now that I've been through the magazine job hunting process, I recognize names.
posted by moooshy at 2:42 PM on May 21, 2005

[Me likey. Thanks.]
posted by AlexReynolds at 3:17 PM on May 21, 2005

I kinda preferred the magazine review in Grand Royal where they based their ratings on which mags offerred the best surfaces for cleaning weed.
posted by jonmc at 6:06 PM on May 21, 2005