Monthly Archives: November 2002

More Google fun: The NY Times runs a long story on the fascinating things you can learn from aggregating the queries Google receives. Interesting…and like so much with Google, surprisingly fun.

For the common good, stop now: Those who commit every word of this blog to memory may recall that on May 30th, I pointed to a story (that’s now a dead link) about plans for a new “George-like” magazine called … Continue reading →

subscribe Something free for Martha? Felix Dennis, publisher of, well, you should know by now, also publishes The Week. One thing for sure, Dennis is a master promoter. Keith Kelly reports in his NY Post column that Dennis is building … Continue reading →

A magazine by any other name: Jeff Bercovici of medialifemagazine.com explores the art of naming a magazine. I’ve had the opportunity to participate in the naming of dozens of magazines and in the process have come to realize that a … Continue reading →

A superfluous hat trick: I’ll end the day with yet another link to an attempt at serious discussion that fails because, in the end, the topic is really just about superfluous magazines. This time, a transcript of an NPR program, … Continue reading →

Even more news on superfluous magazines: Profile of Harper’s Bazaar editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey appearing in a newspaper back home in the UK. Amusing (to me, at least) comparison of women here and there.

Speaking of superfluous magazines: If you care about such things, US-People knock-off In Touch seems to be doing well at the newsstand. It appears the world can’t get enough of J-Lo and Ben Affleck. Speaking of Ben Affleck, name one … Continue reading →

There are more where these came from: It’s been around a while, but I just discovered (thanks to Laura) this list of “America’s five most superfluous yet self-important magazines.” Very funny.

Too bad they don’t give Pulitzers for this kind of stuff: Even I, someone who devotes a weblog to magazines, can’t understand why the NY Times would assign a reporter to take an indepth look at how People Magazine nabbed … Continue reading →

Mr. Magazine in the news: How could I have missed this? Thanks to Amy Hall for letting me know that my links to all quotes by Samir Husni would not be complete without this point to a column in today’s … Continue reading →

Back in the good old days: Free Time Inc. magazine content on the web may be a thing of the past if the WSJ’s report of its migration to AOL-proprietary space is true. It may just be a trial balloon, … Continue reading →

This year’s black. Man in Black: Advertising Age reports today that New Yorker publisher David Carey considered (but chickened out) the notion of dying his red hair a commemorative black to celebrate the magazine’s return to being in the black.” … Continue reading →

WWMMD? I am somewhat surprised that the DJ News Service would run a story asking the question, “do magazine redesigns have an affect on Wall Street?” without asking the opinion of Mr. Magazine.

Shirley, you jest: Wow, a new humor magazine for New Yorkers called Jest. The NY Times story about it is filled with humor like these funny lines: “no overhead,” “free,” ” supported by advertising.”

subscribe Rexblog flashback: On June 19th I said, “Martha Stewart-branded magazines and other products are successful with an audience who don’t make their purchasing decisions based on stock market schemes or (negative) punditry.” Today: “NEW YORK, Nov 22 (Reuters) – … Continue reading →