Magazines
The Girl on the Magazine Cover
Posted By: Paul - Sun Mar 29, 2020 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Business, Advertising, Magazines, 1940s
Magazine for the nearsighted
The magazine Leisure debuted in 1963. It was distributed exclusively at barbershops and featured articles intended to be of interest to male readers, on subjects such as hunting, fishing, boating, camping, golf, skiing, travel, hobbies, photography, etc. But what made the magazine unique was that all the articles were printed in extra large type. This was so that barbershop customers who took off their glasses to get their hair cut could still read the magazine.I’ve found several newspaper articles referencing the existence of this magazine, but I haven’t been able to find any copies of it archived anywhere. It doesn’t even appear in library databases.
Eureka Humboldt Standard - Sep 18, 1963
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jan 24, 2020 -
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Category: Magazines, 1960s, Eyes and Vision
In the Suburbs
Your happiness is assured if you subscribe to REDBOOK.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 24, 2019 -
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Category: Culture and Civilization, Family, Magazines, 1950s
Phyllis Diller: Centerfold for FIELD & STREAM, June 1973
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jan 23, 2019 -
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Category: Magazines, Sex Symbols, 1970s, Parody
Let’s Do the Fink
Details.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 20, 2019 -
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Category: Humor, Magazines, Music, 1960s
Divorce, The Magazine for People Starting Over
Back in 1987, twice-divorced Manhattan lawyer Daniel Hirsch got the idea that divorcees were a potentially untapped audience for a magazine. As he described it:Hirsch managed to get investors to back his idea, but it never made it to a first issue. Apparently it had trouble attracting advertisers. This Washington Post article explains the skepticism about the idea:
But it seems like it can't have been that bad of an idea because some googling reveals that there is in fact a Divorce magazine that's been in existence since 1996, and still seems to be going strong.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Nov 09, 2018 -
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Category: Magazines, Divorce
Mystery Illustration 61
This woman is attempting to sell you a magazine. What type? Skin mag? Sports mag? CAT FANCY?
The answer is after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Oct 31, 2017 -
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Category: Magazines, Sexuality, 1970s
Mystery Illustration 27
Which regional magazine of the fifty states decided this would be a good way to illustrate the pleasures of summer?
The answer is here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 11, 2016 -
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Category: Art, Magazines, Regionalism, Sex Symbols, Junk Food, 1970s
Hitler Is Alive!
In its heyday, THE POLICE GAZETTE was a goldmine of weird news. It was recently revived by Steven Westlake, son of the famous crime novelist Donald Westlake, and he has now compiled a book of the best Hitler articles from the magazine. Looks like a winner!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Feb 22, 2016 -
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Category: Dictators, Tyrants and Other Harsh Rulers, Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Magazines, Europe, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
The Clover Club
Original ad here.
Isn't this the exact ad that pimps today use to trick women into becoming "escorts" on Craigslist?
What exactly was the purpose of the Clover Club? Answer after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 30, 2014 -
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Category: Magazines, Sexuality, 1910s
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