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A special connection to magazines

From Magtastic Blogsplosion, when we look at old newspapers, magazines and books today, many of them are yellowed, faded, and so brittle that they crumble in our hands — how long will magazines last? From Triple Canopy, an interview with Jordan Crandall on Blast, a “system of editorial circulation” published between 1991 and 1995. New York magazine was a success for Bruce Wasserstein, offering Sidney Harman a rough blueprint for reviving Newsweek. Jews have always had a special connection to magazines, and it’s Jews — like Sidney Harman, new owner of Newsweek — who will reinvent them. Gay print media on the wane: The Internet spells doom for many long-established periodicals. Is there hope for the magazine industry? Jeff Jarvis investigates. The Economist, a bible of world news with a heavy dose of business, seeks readers who see themselves moving up in the world. Women's service magazines traditionally bring in top ad dollars, but old standby Homemakers was falling behind upstarts such as More. From Broken Pencil, Vakis Boutsalis on the uncertain future of Robert Thomas Payne, homeless zinester. A lot of changes are happening at ESPN the Magazine. Isaiah Wilner reviews Creating the College Man: American Mass Magazines and Middle-Class Manhood, 1890–1915 by Daniel A. Clark. Shelter Magazines: A look at how the category is stacking up now that the industry is starting to rebound.