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| Mental Floss Mental Floss Magazine, L.L.C. P.O. Box 2730 Durham, NC 27715 |
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| If you've ever found yourself yearning to audition for Jeopardy! and wanting a comprehensive study guide, look no further. The new cerebral interest publication Mental Floss offers just about every type of trivia you could possibly need or want to know, in such an odd yet interesting fashion, that the magazine is hard to put down (both literally and figuratively). While a majority of the magazine's content is presented in short blurbs organized by categoryart, science, music, and yes, even sexthe full-length articles that make up the remainder are just as engaging. In an age where intellectual content must be disguised as entertainment to be considered valuable, I can think of no better way to do it than have the editors of Mental Floss. Where else can you find out why you "toast" with wine? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| From the queen of crafts an all that is domestic comes yet another beautifully designed magazine, this time aimed at children. In an attempt to extend the success of Martha Stewart Baby, Martha Stewart Kids focuses on decorating and craft ideas for kids who love to do anything remotely artistic, and it revives the idea that kids can be entertained away from a television or computer screen. Of course, no children's magazine would be complete without the obligatory science project ideas, of which there are plenty in this magazine. Perhaps the best thing about Martha Stewart Kids magazine is that it involves parents in the activities of their children. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Historic Traveler.com PRIMEDIA Enthusiast Group, Inc. 6405 Flank Drive Harrisburg, PA 17112-2753 |
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| A supplement to PRIMEDIA history magazines, Historic Traveler.com is a rather intriguing look at the country's history through the eyes of the traveler. Though slight on design and layout, the magazine works well as a supplement, but it would probably flounder on its own. However, Its content does not venture much beyond the popular topics. The premier issue has articles on such under-explored historical events as Pearl Harbor, the attack on Sitting Bull, and the real Atlanta that Margaret Mitchell knew. If Titanic had been released this summer, I'm sure the editors would have been so kind as to shed some light on that topic as well. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tattoo Planet Presents: Tear Tattoo Planet L.L.C. 1250 Broadway, Suite 1700 New York, NY 10001 |
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| Claiming to be more than "just another tattoo magazine," the editors of Tattoo Planet have come out with . . .well, just another tattoo magazine. While offering more than most tattoo publications, with various fiction stories, articles, and interviews, its differences in perspective from other counter-culture publications are few and far between, as tattoo culture can only go skin deep. However, the one difference in this magazine is that it ventures beyond the confines of its intended subject, broadening its scope of subject matter beyond tattoos and body piercing to include other forms of bodily torture such as Chinese foot binding. But lest we forget, if there is someone out there with an idea, there is a person out there willing to read about it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vivenda Exclusive VENetwork Neuweg 199, 1214 GP Hilversum The Netherlands |
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| The world is becoming overpopulated and the magazine industry is quickly becoming overpopulated with publications about the homes in which all of those people live. However, the overwhelming benefit of such publications is that they have seven continents and some six hundred billion people as their audience, as home design magazines seem to know no international boundaries. Vivenda Exclusive, a Dutch luxury home and properties magazine, spans the globe (or, more appropriately, Europe) with its eye for the classic styles of enduring architecture, while shamelessly promoting the Vivenda Exclusive network of real-estate agents as realtors for the properties. Perhaps "shameless" is too strong a word, as the magazine was originally designed for such a purpose. Nevertheless, the magazine, through its rather uninspired design, has managed to capitalize on society's one weaknessfantasizing about what it cannot have. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Just Labs Village Press Publications, Inc. 2779 Aero Park Dr. Traverse City, MI 49686 |
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| First came the book, then came the magazine. As if dog lovers cannot find enough ways to show their appreciation for their animals, now they have one morebut only for Labrador Retrievers. Amazingly enough, this is the first magazine dedicated to only one of the most popular breeds of dogs. Pugs have had their own magazine, so why can't Labs? With the same noteworthy photography as the book, Just Labs magazine has been able to capture and sell what it is about Labs that people love most. The editorial content is fairly predictablecopious amounts of embellished adjectives proclaiming "admiration for such majestic creatures," but it is the presentation of such content that seems to work so well for this publication. Of course, it certainly helps title recognition that the magazine's cover photograph is the same as that of the book. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
