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Surprise: Rich Kid Couldn't Turn Profit On Good
Two years ago, 26-year-old publishing heir Ben Goldhirsh withdrew $2.5 million from his trust fund and exuberantly started Good, which was going to change the world by donating subscription revenues to charity, employing Al Gore's kid and writing all sorts of obnoxiously altruistic stories. Goldhirsh, who threatened to sink another $10 million into the venture over the following five years, was all too easy to mock as a spoiled vanity publisher. And, lo, he still is! Because Goldhirsh is so "stressed out" about actually making any money that he's brought in a grownup to, you know, run his business: More »
only the good die smug
Our friends at GOOD Magazine would like you to know that it's actually pretty selfish of you to die because it turns out it's quite terrible for the environment! You're causing global warming and polluting the ground water! Why can't you be more like the whimsical, fetishized Japanese, or one of the nebulous "many countries [where] you can be buried in a forest and grow into a tree that will convert carbon dioxide into oxygen"?
Dying Is Not GOOD
Our friends at GOOD Magazine would like you to know that it's actually pretty selfish of you to die because it turns out it's quite terrible for the environment! You're causing global warming and polluting the ground water! Why can't you be more like the whimsical, fetishized Japanese, or one of the nebulous "many countries [where] you can be buried in a forest and grow into a tree that will convert carbon dioxide into oxygen"?
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Alexander Hamilton Not Amused By 'Good' Criticism
Earlier today, we took note of the lack of women-type people on the masthead of Good magazine. But one reader thought we were barking up the wrong tree. His name is Alexander Hamilton. His letter, in all of its white male privilege-defending glory, confusing politics and sometimes demonstrable untruthfulness, follows.More »
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'Good' Magazine Loves Women, Except On Its Staff
The new issue of earnest (bordering-on-sanctimonious!) magazine Good has arrived! It's the first anniversary issue, so there's a bit of self-congratulatory back-thumping and tabulations of how much money the magazine and its readers have donated to charity. That part is nice. There's also a charticle, "Girl Power," about global politics that announces, "Half of us are female, but only 10 of our leaders are." Which is funny, because a look at the Good masthead doesn't reveal too many staffers of the female persuasion, either! More »
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The Many Faces of 'Good'
When you're covering a well-mannered affair like the Good #2 launch party, there's really not much for the camera to see. Really, how many times can you record the compelling "people talking" scene? Sometimes the only alternative is to make people react to the camera itself, with positive, negative, and indifferent results. Gawker videographer Richard Blakeley thus creates this montage of visible camera sense, set to the heartfelt holiday strains of Wham! for your listening pleasure. More »
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Team Party Crash: 'Good' #2 Launch @ Beaver House
By now you know we have a slight fascination with Good, the magazine started by Inc. heir and man-about-town Ben Goldhirsh and backed by two generations of the Gore dynasty. Word on the street is that hotelier Andre Balazs finds Good to be "inspirational," and this is why he lent his coveted Beaver Bar for their holiday soiree. We sent shutterbug Nikola Tamindzic and Intern Stephanie to the same place where they were stalked by Richard Johnson and Lloyd Grove just two weeks ago. Bore yourself with the full gallery. After the jump, Stephanie gets three cosmos and a complimentary copy of the good-est magazine ever. More »
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Watch Your Ass, Ben Goldhirsh
Who knew that doing good could also mean doing well? Hot on the heels of our flood-the-zone Good coverage comes word of Benefit, "a new San Francisco-based magazine, which concentrates on local philanthropy and the lifestyle of giving." And they're going to be profitable in "a few months - likely early 2007!" Or at least that's what they claim in this call for interns. Frankly, if the market can support two of these magazines, we don't see why there can't be more. We eagerly anticipate Dennis Publishing's lad mag version, Altruistic Dickhead. More »
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Team Party Crash: 'Good' Mag Launch
And here's the full-court-press Good experience at last. The philanthropically minded mag venture celebrated its birth last night at Chelsea's Emergency Arts, and Gawker was there, and there. But wherever there is an open bar and tragically vulnerable boldface names, you can surely find Intern in Perpetuity Neel Shah. After the jump, enjoy one of Neel's trademark productions of fearless investigatory reportage, coupled with the cheerfully impolitic photography of Jennifer Snow. You got more Al Gore, more Matthew Modine, and even a few cupsful of Amanda Congdon, plus a gaggle of other well-meaning New York media mandarins. More »
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