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Timothy McSweeney's Blues / Jazz Odyssey? Number of words in each article.

nobody@flickr.com (extrabox) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:47:38 -0700

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This is the back cover of the Late Winter / Early Spring 1999 issue of the Dave Egger's editted Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern.

Timothy McSweeney's Blues / Jazz Odyssey?

nobody@flickr.com (extrabox) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:48:27 -0700

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This is the second issue of Dave Egger's literary journal, Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern published in 'Late Winter / Early Spring of 1999.

I was definitely attracted to this journal by the wonderful and wonderfully dense type design and treatment on the cover, back cover, and throughout the magazine. It was old fashioned and modern and funny, and I couldn't believe how crazily detailed it all was, and how thick the journal was - as the back cover notes, it's 87,577 words over 192 pages. Who Is Timothy McSweeney, and what was his Odyssey? Well, time would explain it all, but this was a marvelous introduction to the incredibly creative and funny work of Dave Eggers and his literary collaborators.

New York Writer Spring 1989 Cover

nobody@flickr.com (extrabox) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:39:02 -0700

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New York Writer was an odd magazine that did deliver on its title, however, it did so in such an odd and quirky way, mixing in fashion, style, and celebrity features that you didn't really know what to make of it. The issue above is the second one, and most of the letters to the editor are variations on the one which asked, "What is the NEW YORK WRITER, what does he or she do that makes them so? Will you be giving us clues in future issues?"

Well, I don't know, and I don't think they ever figured out either. For example, Brigitte Bardot may have been many things in her life, but to the best of my knowledge being a New York Writer was not one of them.

In any case, I do know why I purchased this issue - For the odd fashion photo spread based on J.G. Ballard's book "Crash". I'm sure this theme has been done in a much more sophisticated way since then, but at the time it certainly caught my eye, and was a must have for my "Crash Collection".

As an additional bonus reason for owning this issue, they reprinted Georges Bataille's 1927 classic / notorious erotic work of fiction, Story of the Eye (Histoire de l'oeil), which like Ballard's Crash, and despite the date it was written, has some very vivid passages that link automobile accidents to erotic passions. Perhaps he was influenced by this work.

Harpers Magazine Summer 2000 Special Anniversary Collectors Edition: Mark Twain and Lewis Lapham on the cover. 150 Years of Literature.

nobody@flickr.com (extrabox) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:37:34 -0700

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I was a long time subscriber to Harper's magazine back in Lewis Lapham's day. The 'Readings' section that started every issue is still one of my all time favorite magazine sections.

Anyway, I would dump most issues after reading, but I'm still a sucker for any issue of anything that says something like "Special Anniversary Collector's Edition". Can't throw these mofo's away. But I want to.

Fashion Victims

nobody@flickr.com (extrabox) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:37:38 -0700

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This is a shot from a fashion photo spread based on J.G. Ballard's 1973 novel Crash that appeared in the interior of the second issue of the magazine New York Writer, published in Spring of 1989.

There's a bit of a disconnect between the passages quoted from Crash, and the images they chose to use.