Category Archive: Magazine Writing

Five Months Later: What’s Happened to Everyone at Men’s Vogue

Five Months Later: What’s Happened to Everyone at Men’s Vogue

What happened to the rest of Men’s Vogue? An entire magazine existed one day, with a full staff, and then one day it didn’t. This might be an interesting project, to track down an entire masthead’s worth of laid-off staffers. Here’s what happened.

 

Fast Fame for Franz Ferdinand

Fast Fame for Franz Ferdinand

Paul Thomson is locked out of his house. The Franz Ferdinand drummer may be a jack-of-all-trades, but locksmith apparently isn’t one of them.

 

Into the Fire

Into the Fire

Not long after ringing in the New Year, Chris Raines found himself almost a couple thousand miles away in Atlanta, sitting in the Venice Beach headquarters of Ross Robinson, producer to such critics faves as Korn, Limp Bizkit, Slipknot, At the Drive-In, and Glassjaw. Raines had played his first show with his band, metalcore act Norma Jean, only four weeks earlier.

 

A Gym Class Hero is Something to Be

A Gym Class Hero is Something to Be

On any other day, thoroughbreds would be hurtling down the track at Fairplex Park. Today, lip piercings and eyeliner replace bits and bridles. The 2008 Warped Tour is in town.

 

The hassle-free holiday flying guide

The hassle-free holiday flying guide

You might want to thumb a ride with Santa Claus, because flying the nonfiction way isn’t going to be so jolly this holiday season. With fewer flights, more fees and a 20%-to-40% hike in fares, you need a serious strategy.

 

Don’t Mess with Joey: The Horror of Slipknot

Don’t Mess with Joey: The Horror of Slipknot

It’s another dreary June day in Iowa, and the stormy weather is starting to seep into Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison’s brain.

 

In the Driver’s Seat: Carl Palmer

In the Driver’s Seat: Carl Palmer

“You’re talking to a legend — I hope it’s front page!” Carl Palmer proclaims. But the 58-year-old drummer for legendary supergroup Asia knows that “living legend” comes with a price.

 

Can I Make My Medicare Card ID Theftproof?

Can I Make My Medicare Card ID Theftproof?

I know you’re not supposed to carry your Social Security card. But my SSN is on my Medicare card, which I’m told I need in my wallet. What do I do?

 

Sip, Sip, Zoom

Sip, Sip, Zoom

The math of car buying has done a 180. Now fuel economy is all. The good news: you don’t have to sacrifice style for miles.

 

11 mileage-obsessed questions

11 mileage-obsessed questions

It’s never been easy to buy a car, but with soaring gas prices, you may have a lot more to ask about what’s best for you. Here are the answers.