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| Categories | Politics magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| First issue | September 1995 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
George was a glossy politics-as-lifestyle monthly magazine co-founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Michael J. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr (November 25 1960 – July 16 1999 often referred to as John F Berman with publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in New York City in September, 1995. Hachette Filipacchi Media US Inc (HFM US is a subsidiary of Hachette Filipacchi Médias (the world's largest Magazine Publisher) and is based in New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Its tagline was "Not Just Politics as Usual". It was published from 1995 until 2001.
The debut issue featured a cover which received a great deal of attention for its photograph of Cindy Crawford dressed as George Washington. Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Crawford (born February 20 1966 is an American model and actress. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the
George departed from the format of traditional political publications, whose audience was made up primarily of people in or around the political world. The general template for George was similar to magazines such as Esquire or Vanity Fair. Esquire is a Men's magazine by the Hearst Corporation with a strong literary tradition Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. The consistent underlying theme was to marry the themes of celebrity and media with the subject of politics in such a way that the general public would find political news and discourse about politics more interesting to read.
When it first appeared, George attracted great interest, and for a brief period had the largest circulation of any political magazine in the nation, partly due to the celebrity status of Kennedy, but it soon began losing money. Kennedy later complained that the magazine was not taken seriously in the publishing world.
George earned infamy in the conspiracy cyberculture, when an article slated to run in the October 1998 "Conspiracy Issue" on the top conspiracy writers was killed at the last minute by George editors. Titled "Princes of Paranoia," it would have highlighted writers and websites that were popular in the field of conspiracy theory and given their work exposure to a wider audience.
After Kennedy's death in 1999, the magazine was bought out by Hachette Filipacchi Magazines[1] and continued for over a year, with Frank Lalli as editor-in-chief. With falling advertising sales,[1] the magazine ceased publication in early 2001. [2]
Critics called George "the political magazine for people who don't understand politics", assailing it for "stripping any and all discussion of political issues from its coverage of politics". In a feature in its final issue, Spy magazine asserted that the magazine's premise was flawed; there was no real convergence of politics and celebrity lifestyles. Spy magazine was a satirical monthly founded in 1986 by Kurt Andersen and E
On October 11, 2005, Harvard University, via their Kennedy School of Government, held a panel discussion entitled "Not Just Politics as Usual", which commemorated the tenth anniversary of the magazine's launch. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University (also known as Harvard Kennedy School and HKS) is a Public policy and The panel was moderated by Tom Brokaw and featured appearances by other journalists. Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and
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George in popular culture
- In the Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode, Revenge of the Creature, Crow T. Robot is seen reading an issue of George. Mystery Science Theater 3000 is an American Cult television comedy series created by Joel Hodgson and produced Revenge of the Creature is the first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon. Crow T Robot is a Fictional character from the American Science fiction Comedy Television series Mystery Science Theater
- John F. Kennedy Jr. appeared as one of Murphy Brown's many secretaries on the TV series of the same name, and gave her a copy of George with a mock-up of Murphy on the cover and a year subscription as a wedding present (despite learning before giving the present that the wedding had been called off), to which she was less than receptive. Murphy Brown is an American Situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988 to May 18, 1998
- In an unexplored plot point of the pilot episode of The West Wing, the 'current' issue of George features fictional Deputy Chief-of-Staff Josh Lyman on the cover. Joshua "Josh" Lyman is a Fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing. You can see the magazine on his desk during his character introduction. Later in the episode he signs the cover of the magazine for a female Florida State University student who approaches him in a diner. Florida State University (commonly referred to as Florida State or FSU) is a public Research University located in Tallahassee
- On each issue's cover was hidden a tiny silhouetted head of George Washington as it appears on the US quarter—a nod, perhaps, to the tiny rabbit head that graces the cover of each issue of Playboy. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the A quarter dollar is a coin worth 1/4 of a United States dollar, or 25 cents. Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy
Notable contributors
References
- ^ a b Bercovici, Jeff. Hachette delivers death ax to George. Media Life Magazine. Ann Hart Coulter (born December 8 1961 is an American Political commentator, Syndicated columnist, and best-selling Author. Alfonse Marcello D'Amato (born August 1 1937 is a former New York Politician. Alan Stuart "Al" Franken (born May 21 1951 is an Emmy Award –winning American Comedian, Writer, progressive Stephen Glass (born 1972 is an American Paralegal who was previously a Reporter for The New Republic; he was eventually fired for Norman Kingsley Mailer ( January 31, 1923 &ndash November 10, 2007) was an American Novelist, Journalist, W Thomas Smith Jr (born April 30, 1959) is an American Author, editor, and journalist. Naomi Wolf (born 12 November 1962 is an American author political consultant and public intellectual 2001.
- ^ CNN Transcript: Reliable Sources: 'George' Folds. 6 January 2001.
External links
- Can George survive without JFK Jr.?
- IOP Honors George Magazine at Forum
- Kennedy School Press Release: George Magazine Anniversary Forum
- George Magazine To Fold In March
- Without its founder, JFK Jnr's `George' folds
- Transcript from Reliable Sources
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