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January 01, 2008
End of the World, Radar Style
After my New Year's morning work-out at the New York Sports Club, I scanned the magazine rack there and selected Radar magazine. To my surprise, I found it intensely readable, despite the moronically conventional cover illustration of President Bush in a take-off of the closing scene from Dr. Strangelove. That was for an article called "Apocalypse Wow!," Radar's take on on the world could end, which seems to be a hot trend (I wrote about it, then I saw others doing it, so that's a trend).
The end of the world article includes a timeline of past threats and some recent cultist disasters I had forgotten, such as the 1997 Heaven's Gate suicide of 39 people. It also lists the most likely asteroids to hit the earth in the next 70 or so years, complete with size and probability of impact.
The issue had other highly amusing and visual pieces: "Gay for Pay," advertising to the gay market, and "The Ugly Awards," showing the hideous awards trophies given by groups like sci-fi novelists and Canadian TV.
The issue also has a feature on the 9/11 truth movement, which looks worth reading in a train-wreck sort of way and a piece on the attempted comeback of an entrepreneur who lost everything in the dotcom bust and his current plans. Again, very strong, unexpected stuff.
The only problem: Radar makes none of this content available online, so if you're curious, and I hope you are, buy it, get it at the library, or root around in the slush pile at your gym.
Van | 01/01/08 at 01:00 PM | Categories: Linkfest
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Which award? Hugo, Nebula? The Hugo is redesigned every year, so there are a lot to choose from.
Kai Jones | January 3, 2008 12:21 PM
