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Life Magazine Visions ofYesterday
By encinoman
Cleaning my office, I&;m slowly going through a mound of obsolete papers (aren&;t they all obsolete?), my very own time capsule.
The cover is gone, but it&;s instructive to look at a 1989 Life magazine. Although the theme is &;Visions of Tomorrow&;, it tells much more about yesterday.
First, there was a Life magazine. It&;s had many incarnations, but I don&;t see it coming back no more. Maybe on the Web&;but that&;s not the same thing, is it?
Second, it was a time of abundance; the magazine was printed in full color, 12&; x 10&; format, and the issue was nearly a half inch thick. Four pages of Oldsmobile ads helped make it possible.
Third, they were right about many things, such as &;replaceable you&;, on switching body parts, and noting &;drivers will avoid gridlock by checking their routes on a computer&;dashobard navigation system&;&; There&;s the usual prediction that tourists can book flights to Mars (this time by 2050).
What they predicted: the death of typewriters.
What they didnt&; predict: a future without Life Magazine. and probably the death of all magazines.
Tags: death-of-magazines, death-of-print, futurism, Life-magazine
This entry was posted on May 27, 2009 at 7:47 pm and is filed under death-of-magazines.
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