At the US Airways Shuttle lounge in Boston, proof I am happy to have left the magazine business in 1994. These are the giveaways and their cover art– the rags in the bin when you absolutely, positively have nothing to read:
- The Absolute Sound (picture of a stereo speaker!)
- Ebony (Michael Jackson — looking butch)
- HR (Neil Gaiman. Right. Him)
- Pool & Spa Living (a swimming pool)
- Latin Finance (cartoon, dude with a flag)
- Laptop (HOT GEAR)
- PC (Best Mobile Services)
- Dream (A kid)
- Washington (A dude with two women looking pre-kinky)
- The American (that big Chinese basketball dude with the tag “Glo-BALL-ization, get it?)
- Stylus (who knows)
- Real Estate Portfolio (six average white guys)
- Luxury Spa Finder (semi-clad lady in a bathtub)
May your circulation swell and your BPA audit be a smooth one. In the 30 minutes I sat here, only one magazine got snagged — an issue of LAPTOP by two people. Two other people looked and walked away, doubtlessly sad about the trees.