Daily Archives: Wednesday, July 30, 2003

Maxxed out: I don’t know about you, but it’s hard for me to relate to this sad tale about Dennis Publishing failing because of the phenomenal success of Maxim. I especially feel sorry for Mr. Dennis having to sell a … Continue reading →

Dejavuville? Dan Fost of the SF Chronicle profiles Louis Border’s (of bookstore fame and webvan infame) new “old” idea, Keep Media, something I described recently as a poor man’s Nexus. Louis tells Dan this is different than webvan because he … Continue reading →

It’s okay to make it up: Meghan O’Rourke asks, “What’s the big deal with making stuff up in magazine articles?”. She suggests there perhaps should be a magazine genre somewhere in-between fact and fiction. (Please, direct all e-mail to O’Rourke … Continue reading →

No, I am not making this up: While it sounds suspiciously from the Onion, the Detroit Free Press reviews one of the more unique uses of the fashion-magazine format I can ever recall. Come to think of it, I can’t … Continue reading →

Biggie-sized custom publishing news: As usual, Keith Kelly is on top of things today with news about a new Stephen King column in Entertainment Weekly and big, big news about a new custom magazine for McDonald’s called Relax being developed … Continue reading →