Most issues came with a bonus item inserted for the reader (Posters, record, comic book). The last three issues had no insert. There were only 15 issues published between March 1968 and May 1969.
1968 & 1969 were wild times of women's liberation, gay liberation and civil rights. Those years also coincided with the Vietnam War.
Currently, America is going through another foreign war in Iraq. Most fashion magazines, even the ones that target the college/youth market, ignore current events and focus on celebrity culture, specifically to promote upcoming films & television programs.
Magazines today never come with bonus items for readers, and on the rare times they do cover current events, the coverage is usually filtered through rose colored glasses.
Harper's Bazaar wrote an article about former First Lady Laura Bush in their October 2008 issue, praising her as being
open, quick, thoughtful, and funnyas well as being
a powerful presence on the world stageand looking
cool and elegant in an Escada tweed jacket and black slacks.
(Other favorites include Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera.)
I'm not sure what Eye Magazine would make of Laura Bush. Although it did feature an article titled: Grace Slick, Peter Fonda, Julie Nixon and Frank Zappa Tell What Turns Them On.
I'm not sure what turned on Julie Nixon in 1968, but 40 years later, despite her and her husband's and father's Republican background and relationships to presidents Richard Nixon and Dwight D. Eisenhower, Julie supported Democrat Barack Obama for President in 2008. According to Federal Election Commission records, Eisenhower made the maximum contribution of $2,300 to the Obama campaign during the 2008 primary season.
I am optimistic that new faces and new voices in magazines will emerge from the current recession. LOVE Magazine launches on February 19th, and I for one cannot wait!
A preview of LOVE can be seen at models.com
Why Cops Hate Students
Meet Julie Driscoll: Britain's Trendiest Rock Star
Sexy nice girls in their summer underwear
Laura Nyro - New Rock Princess
The Rolling Stones: "drugs and young girls...absolute dirt." Or not?
Mother jealous of your freer sex life?
Sorcerer of Rock: Jim Morrison Raps
Witch or Warlock? Test your Potential.
Live Your Wildest Fantasies...& Get Paid For It?
The Dylan Gang
How to Get Angry Without Actually Killing Anyone
Miss America Is A Bummer
How 18-Year-Olds Can Win The Right To Vote
What A Young Man Can Learn From An Older Woman
Grace Slick, Peter Fonda, Julie Nixon and Frank Zappa Tell What Turns Them On
The Martyrs Who Live On - JFK, RFK, Che, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King
Payola 1968 - Does Money Decide Which Songs You Hear?
