| Harper's | |
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November 2004 issue |
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| Editor | Roger Hodge |
| Categories | art, culture, literature, politics |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Circulation | 220,000 |
| First issue | 1850 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.harpers.org |
Harper's Magazine (or simply Harper's) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts from a progressive, left perspective. Roger Hodge (born 1967 in Pocatello, Texas, US) is the editor of Harper's Magazine. Art refers to a diverse range of Human activities creations and expressions that are appealing to the Senses or Emotions of a human individual Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic Literature is the Art of written works Literally translated the word means "acquaintance with letters" (from Latin littera letter Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions This is a list of magazines by overall circulation. A Magazine 's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on average for each issue The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally In US history the term Progressivism refers to a broadly based reform movement that reached its height early in the 20th century It is the second oldest continuously-published monthly magazine (the oldest magazine being Scientific American) in the United States, with a current circulation of slightly more than 220,000. Scientific American is a Popular science magazine, published (first weekly and later monthly since August 28, 1845, making it The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Its editor is Roger Hodge, who replaced longtime editor Lewis Lapham on March 31, 2006. Roger Hodge (born 1967 in Pocatello, Texas, US) is the editor of Harper's Magazine. Lewis Lapham (ˈluːɪs ˈlæpəm (born January 8, 1935) was the editor'e of the American monthly Harper's Magazine Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [1] Harper's has won numerous National Magazine Awards. The National Magazine Awards are a prestigious series of American awards that honor excellence in the Magazine industry [2]
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History
Harper's was launched as Harper's New Monthly Magazine in June 1850 by the New York City book-publishing firm Harper & Brothers. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The City of New York Harper & Brothers was a prominent New York City book and magazine publishing firm which founded Harper's Magazine. This company also founded Harper's Bazaar and what became HarperCollins Publishing. Harper's Bazaar is a well-known American Fashion Magazine, first published in 1867 HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. The first press run sold out 7,500 copies almost immediately. Circulation was around 50,000 six months later. [3]
The earliest issues consisted largely of material that had already been published in England, but the publication soon began to print the work of American artists and writers. The Great Chicago Fire was a Conflagration that burned from Sunday October 8 to early Tuesday October 10 1871 killing hundreds and destroying about four square miles in It subsequently published commentaries by prominent politicians from both sides of the Atlantic, such as Winston Churchill and Woodrow Wilson. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States.
In 1962, Harper & Brothers merged with Row, Peterson, & Company to become Harper & Row (now HarperCollins). HarperCollins is a Publishing company owned by News Corporation. Later, the magazine became a separate corporation and a division of the Minneapolis Star and Tribune Company. The Star Tribune (also Star Trib or Strib, as it is often referred to is the largest Newspaper in the U On June 17, 1980, the Star Tribune announced that Harper's would cease publication with the August issue. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) On July 9, however, John R. MacArthur and his father, Roderick, urged the boards of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Atlantic Richfield Company as well as CEO Robert O Anderson to pledge $1. John R MacArthur ( June 4, 1956, New York City) is a journalist and the president of Harper's Magazine The John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation is a major private grant -making Private foundation based in Chicago that has awarded more than US$4 billion ARCO (an Acronym for Atlantic Richfield Company) is an Oil company which is since 2000 a subsidiary 5 million to establish the Harper's Magazine Foundation, which now operates the magazine. [4][5]
In 1963 the magazine published a short story by Norman Mailer called "The Witch of Westport". This was then turned into the successful sitcom Bewitched. Bewitched is an American Situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972.
The 1970s brought events such as Seymour Hersh's reporting of the My Lai massacre. Seymour (Sy Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American Pulitzer Prize winning investigative Journalist and Author The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost
In 1971, after the departure of controversial editor Willie Morris, Lapham joined the magazine as managing editor, serving as editor from 1976 until 1981; in 1983, he resumed his position, which he held until March 2006. William Weaks "Willie" Morris (November 29 1934 &mdash August 2 1999 was an American writer and editor born in Jackson Mississippi, though his family later moved
In 1984, Lapham and MacArthur — now publisher and president of the foundation — redesigned Harper's and introduced the popular Harper's Index (a list of statistics chosen and arranged, often for ironic effect), Readings, and the Annotation to complement its fiction, essays, and reporting.
Under the leadership of Lapham and MacArthur, the magazine continues to publish literary fiction by such authors as John Updike and George Saunders, and has emerged as a particularly vocal critic of America's domestic and foreign policies. John Hoyer Updike (born March 18 1932 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American Novelist, Poet, Short story George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an acclaimed American Writer of short stories Lapham's monthly Notebook columns have lambasted Bill Clinton's administration as well as the administration of George W. Bush, and since 2003, the magazine has paid special attention to the war in Iraq, with long articles on Fallujah and the post-war reconstruction of Iraq. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. For other meanings see Fallujah (disambiguation. Fallujah (الفلوجة sometimes transliterated Other feature stories have covered the debate over abortion, cloning, and global warming. [6]
In April 2006, Harper's began publishing the Washington Babylon blog on its site. Written by Harper's Washington Editor Ken Silverstein, the blog examines corruption in United States politics. In 2007, Harper's added the No Comment blog, written by Scott Horton, which covers legal controversies, Central Asian politics, and German Studies. Scott Horton is a New York attorney known for his work in Human rights law and the Law of armed conflict, as well as Emerging markets Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south German studies is the field of Humanities that researches documents and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms In 2008, Harper's added the "Sentences" blog, written by contributing editor Wyatt Mason, on the subject of literature and letters. Wyatt Mason (born 1969 is an American critic translator and essayist Also, various writers compose the Weekly Review, which collates one-sentence summaries of political, scientific, and bizarre news. Similar in conception to the Index, the Weekly Review's items are often arranged humorously or for ironic effect.
Controversies
- In an essay that appeared in the September 2004 issue of Harper's, Lewis Lapham fictionalized an account of the 2004 Republican National Convention, which had not yet taken place. The 2004 Republican National Convention, the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States, took place from August Lapham subsequently apologized in a note to readers.
- The March 2006 issue contained an article by Celia Farber entitled Out of Control: AIDS and the Corruption of Medical Science, which presented Peter Duesberg's theory that HIV does not cause AIDS. Celia Farber is an Activist and Journalist who since 1986 has sympathetically covered the AIDS denialist belief that HIV does not cause Peter H Duesberg (born December 2, 1936 in Germany) is a professor of molecular and Cell biology at the University of California AIDS denialism refers to the views of a loosely connected group of individuals and organizations who deny that the Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV is the cause of acquired [7][8] The article was criticized by AIDS activists[9], scientists[10], the Columbia Journalism Review[11] and others for inaccuracy and for promoting a scientifically discredited theory. The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism [12] The Treatment Action Campaign, a South African group campaigning for greater access to HIV treatment, posted a response by eight prominent AIDS researchers documenting over 50 errors in Farber's article. Treatment Action Campaign is a South African AIDS activist organization which was founded by the HIV-positive activist Zackie Achmat in 1998 The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa [13].
- Harper's decided to serialize John Robert Lennon's novel Happyland after the original publisher, W. W. Norton, decided not to publish the novel. John Robert Lennon (born 1970 is an American author of several works of fiction including a number of short stories and four novels to date Happyland is satirical Novel written by J Robert Lennon about a town in upstate New York that is taken over by a doll maker W W Norton & Company is an American book publishing company that has remained independent since its founding The content of the book and its protagonist, doll magnate Happy Masters, strongly parallels the real life story of American Girl doll creator Pleasant Rowland. Pleasant Rowland (born Pleasant Williams Thiele Circa 1941) is an American Educator, Writer, and Entrepreneur Norton decided not to publish due to concerns about libel. Harper's began serialization of the story in the summer of 2006. [14]
Notable contributors
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Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Lewis Lapham Lights Up: The Longtime, Two-Time Harper's Editor Is Retiring, but Not Quitting. Washington Post. Retrieved on 2006-03-27. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates
- ^ Awards and Honors (PDF) at Harper's site
- ^ History of Harper's (PDF) on Harper's site
- ^ Facts on File 1980 Yearbook, p501, 582
- ^ Woo, Elaine (2007-12-05), “Arco founder led firm into major civic philanthropy”, Los Angeles Times: B6, <http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-anderson5dec05,1,3067816.story?coll=la-news-obituaries&ctrack=3&cset=true>
- ^ An American Album: One Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper's Magazine, a 712-page illustrated anthology with an introduction by Lewis H. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Lapham and a foreword by Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
- ^ Farber, Celia (2006-03-01). Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr, born Arthur Bancroft Schlesinger ( October 15 1917 &ndash February 28 2007) was a Pulitzer Prize recipient Out Of Control, AIDS and the corruption of medical science. Harper's Magazine. Harper's Magazine (also Harper's) is a monthly general-interest Magazine of literature politics culture finance and the arts Retrieved on 2006-03-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ Miller, Lia (2006-03-13). An Article in Harper's Ignites a Controversy Over H.I.V.. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2006-03-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ Farber Feedback. POZ Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-03-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ Letters from scientists and physicians criticizing Harper's for poor fact-checking of Celia Farber's article on AIDS. Accessed 21 Oct 2006.
- ^ Harper's Races Right over the Edge of a Cliff, by Gal Beckerman. Published in the Columbia Journalism Review on March 8, 2006. The Columbia Journalism Review (CJR is an American magazine for professional journalists published bimonthly by the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Accessed June 14, 2007. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Kim, Richard (2006-03-02). Harper's Publishes AIDS Denialist. Retrieved on 2006-03-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ (2006-03-04) Errors in Celia Farber's March 2006 article in Harper's Magazine. Treatment Action Campaign. Retrieved on 2006-03-13. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II.
- ^ NYT Book Review
External links
- Harper's website
- Library of Congress collection, searchable text of magazine from 1850–1899 with links to scanned pages.
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