The entire magazine industry has been hurt by the web, but pornographic magazines have been hit the hardest. From an essay in Quartz by Lee Quarnstrom, former editor of Hustler : In a January 2014 interview with Erin Moriarty of CBS, Flynt announced that he didn’t expect Hustler , the heart of his porn empire, to last more than two or three years. Read the rest
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Because of net porn, Hustler’s circulation has dropped 97%
Henrique Alvim Corrêa’s fantastically beautiful pen & ink drawings for a 1906 special edition of H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds were a hit at Heritage Auctions’ recent illustration art auction . Read the rest
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Alien drawing from 1906 edition of War of the Worlds sells for $32k
MAME , the arcade-game emulating software under constant development since its creation by Nicola Salmoria in 1997, is “going open-source.” Read the rest
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MAME going open-source
In just 100 seconds, this snazzy video from U.K.-based healthcare provider Benenden Health explores 100 years of fitness trends. Read the rest
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Watch 100 years of fitness history in 100 seconds
Design studio Studio Drift created “Shylights” that unfurl as they lower from the ceiling, looking more like glowing jellyfish than chandeliers (more…)
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Undulating jellyfish-like chandeliers