Today's Guest: Maxim magazine editor Clare McHugh. Originally published March 31, 1997 Does America really need another men's magazine? Do men need another 172 pages every month or so telling us how to behave, how to get lucky more often, how to pick wine, who's hot and what's not? If subsequent issues of a new... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Samir Husni, Ph.D., a.k.a. "Mr. Magazine" (Originally Published September 2, 1996) Samir Husni has come a long way since buying his first Superman comic book on a Lebanese newsstand 35 years ago. Today, the acting chairman of the University of Mississippi journalism department spends more money on magazines in a month — topping... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Jamie Ceaser, editor of Digizine. Originally Published September 16, 1996 Jamie Ceaser will either be on the cutting edge or the cutting room floor of new media. As managing editor of Digizine, one of a wave of magazines on CD-ROM showing up on newsstands, she faces an uphill battle in making the technology... Continue Reading →
Originally Published October 14, 1996 Bob Guccione Jr. has come a long way in 11 years as editor and publisher of Spin magazine. A decade ago, he oversaw every word, every photo before it saw print, spending more time as editor than publisher. "Today," he says, "I'm in the happy position of being a publisher... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Details magazine contributing editor Rob Tannenbaum. Originally Published November 4, 1996 In his fantasies, Details magazine contributing editor Rob Tannenbaum has a beautiful voice. In reality, he has a beautiful . . . well, he types really well. Have you ever read a magazine or newspaper story where a reporter steps into... Continue Reading →
Originally Published November 11, 1996 If your reading taste skirts the fringes of what's typically found on the newsstand, R. Seth Friedman has the magazine for you. Factsheet Five is the bible of underground publishing, an A-to-XYZZY news encyclopedia of the most bizarre, tasteless and irreverent zines the world has ever known. Each issue of... Continue Reading →
Besides a glass of Dr. Pepper, the one material thing I look forward to every day is checking in with my Macintosh computer. I’ve been one of those crazed Mac guys since 1984, I guess, when I bought my first Apple, a IIc. Since then, I’ve upgraded every couple years, through the Plus, the... Continue Reading →
Today's Guest: Kim Kleman, editor, Consumer Reports (Note from Mr. Media: Kim Kleman left Consumer Reports in June, 2013 after 16 years and joined The American Lawyer as Editor-in-Chief in February 2014.) In the 1970’s, my dad never made any purchase of substance without consulting Consumer Reports. Vacuum cleaners, toaster ovens, window air conditioners,... Continue Reading →
Originally Published March 24, 1997 If one more person questions why Conde Nast magazines such as Glamour, Vogue, GQ and Details don't have their own Web sites, Joan Feeney may blow a blood vessel. Ooops. Spoke too soon. "When I got in this business two and a half years ago, no one would ask that!"... Continue Reading →
The first cool thing you need to know about National Geographic’s The Green Guide newsletter is that you can download an electronic edition of the latest issue for $2.50 right now or spend $3.50, and they’ll mail you one in about two weeks. I like it already. The Green Guide is truly a magazine... Continue Reading →
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