| Mob Candy | |
|---|---|
First issue, July 2007 |
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| Editor | Tyrone Christopher |
| Categories | Men's magazines |
| Frequency | |
| Year founded | 2007 |
| First issue | July 2007 |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://mobcandymag.com/ |
Mob Candy is an American magazine purportedly celebrating the Mafia lifestyle, including mafia "news", contract killing, robbery, cocktails, cars, cigars, men's fashions, women, and issues affecting the Italian American community (primarily in the context of law-enforcement). This is a list of Magazines primarily marketed to Men. The list has been split into subcategories according to the target audience of the magazines Events in July The traditional period known as "fence month" (the closed season for deer in England ended July 9 (date varied Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 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 The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century Contract killing occurs when a private contractor or a government hires someone to kill a specific person or people for a sum of money Robbery is the Crime of seizing Property through Violence or Intimidation. A cocktail is a style of Mixed drink. Originally a mixture of distilled spirits, Sugar, Water, and Bitters, the word has gradually A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented Tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship [1] The magazine is subtitled "The Underworld Magazine of Mafia Politics, Pleasures and Power". Its target demographic is males aged 18 to 35 years. [2]
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Publication history
The idea for the magazine came from a chance meeting in a Manhattan sushi bar between Tyrone Christopher, an African American from Milwaukee with a background in graphic design, and Frank DiMatteo, an Italian American from Red Hook, Brooklyn, and former magazine publisher and distributor of Screw magazine. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship Red Hook is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, USA. SCREW MAGAZINE — “The World’s Greatest Newspaper” — was founded in 1968 by Al Goldstein. The two developed the idea of a glossy magazine about Italian American Mafia culture. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship The Mafia (also known as Cosa Nostra) is a Sicilian Criminal Secret society which is believed to have first developed in the mid-19th century The name of the magazine comes from a line of mafia-inspired clothing owned by Christopher. [2][1]
DiMatteo himself claims to have been brought up "in the life", and has been quoted as saying, "When I was a young guy I ran around with some people known to have a lot of contacts, let's put it that way. "[3]
Danielle DiPietro, who appeared in season 9 of the MTV documentary series True Life, in the episode titled "I'm a Staten Island Girl", is the magazine's vice president of advertising and sales, and is also featured as a model in the first issue. True Life is a documentary series running on MTV since 1998 Each episode follows a particular topic such as heroin addiction in the first episode "Fatal Dose" MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. True Life is a documentary series running on MTV since 1998 Each episode follows a particular topic such as heroin addiction in the first episode "Fatal Dose"
Crime author and reputed former mobster Sonny Girard has been enlisted as one of the magazine's regular writers. He was also a consultant on such mob-related media as the film Mickey Blue Eyes. Mickey Blue Eyes is a 1999 film directed by Kelly Makin. Hugh Grant stars as Michael Felgate an English auctioner living in New York City [4]
Editorial direction
Editor-in-chief Tyrone Christopher has said that the magazine will feature talks with "legendary mafia" in prison about pop culture topics such as "what they think about Paris Hilton, hip-hop, government, Obama, a woman president. Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution. "[2] The magazine has been called the "Maxim for wiseguys". Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses [1] Christopher himself has described his editorial philosophy on the magazine as "if The Rat Pack were a magazine, that magazine would be Mob Candy. "[5]
Criticism
Even before the publication of its first issue, the magazine was a target for criticism, largely from the Italian American community, some of whom felt the magazine stereotyped Italian American culture (cf. An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship critical reception of the Sopranos). The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Still others felt that the magazine's "Staten Island flavor" gave the New York borough a bad name. Staten Island (ˌstætənˈaɪlənd is a borough of New York City situated primarily on the island of the same name In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city [1]
Some also felt the magazine glorified criminality. [6] The first issue featured a fold-out poster of John Gotti, a profile of crime boss Carlo Gambino, and a feature called "50 Years of Rats", criticizing mob informers such as Joe Valachi and "Sammy the Bull" Gravano. John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The The Gambino crime family is one of the " Five Families " that controls Organized crime activities based in New York City, United States Carlo "Don Carlo" Gambino, ( August 24, 1902 - October 15, 1976) was a Mafioso who became Boss of the Joseph 'Joe Cago' Valachi ( September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971) (aka Charles Chanbano and Anthony Sorge was the first Mafia member Salvatore "Sammy the Bull" Gravano (born March 12, 1945) was a high ranking member of the Gambino crime family. [3]
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References
- ^ a b c d Spencer, Peter. (2007). "New magazine highlights gangster lifestyle". Staten Island Advance. Retrieved July 8, 2007
- ^ a b c Heifetz, Laurie. (2007). "Mob Mag Makes Move on Newstands". Radar Online. Retrieved July 10, 2007.
- ^ a b Dominguez, Robert (2007). "Subscribing to 'the life' magazine". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
- ^ Christophers, Nick. (2007). "New York Author/Goodfella Penning His Way". Retrieved July 8, 2007.
- ^ "Mobsters at the Maidstone: The Hood Heads East". The Beach.
- ^ Fox News. "Magazine About the Mob Debuts". Fox 5 New York. Retrieved July 8, 2007.
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