Juri Nummelin (jurnum@utu.fi)
Wed, 22 Dec 1999 11:29:37 +0200 (EET)
On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Bill Crider wrote:
> Zack: I have a theory about what happened to
magazines like MAN STORY and
> others: guys don't read any more; they watch videos.
I think those
> straight-to-video movies are what replaced those
stories you mentioned.
This is exactly what happened in Finland also. Lots of mens'
magazines and paperbacks with plenty of action and sex were
published in the sixties and the seventies and then suddenly
it all fell down. At present there are no more mens' mags
(except pornographic ones) and no cheap paperbacks for men.
Even the very famous German-Finnish Jerry Cotton series has
now been cancelled. This is a shame - I think it would be
better if men would read anything than to not read at
all.
Juri jurnum@utu.fi
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