revistas

i generally despise the magazine industry. i have a lot of good friends that work in publishing, and i even spent a brief stint and nyrb, but in the end, all these publications do is promote conspicuous consumption and remedial reading levels.

ok, maybe i'm being too harsh. i am currently sitting next to a stack of 2 national geographics from the 1970s and and 9 issues of harper's which i claimed from the free book pile today. i do read magazines, but generally think the world would not be a worse place if they didn't exist.

generally.

unfortunately, i learned today that bitch magazine will likely fold, and soon, if a grand old sum of money does not fall into their hands. and i've got to say, i actually do think the world would be a little worse of a place is bitch ceases to exist. i'm not an avid reader. i've probably only bought 3 or 4 issues. but i think in a world of cosmos and vogues, magazines like bitch, and even jane circa 2003 (and i'm not just mentioning jane because they so kindly put my picture in their and gave me a free pair of roller skates) give young--and not so young--women an alternative view of aspirations. kind of like when mattel came out with the less drastically waist lined barbie or something.

basically, what i mean to say is: as long as we've got this screwed up magazine industry, its been nice having a few options which are not quite as evil as the rest. though it seems like those days are numbered.