Monocle (satirical magazine)
| Editor | New York City |
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| Language | English |
Monocle was an American satirical magazine, published irregularly from the late 1950s until the mid-1960s. Co-founder Victor Navasky served as its first editor.[1] From 1961 to 1965, it was edited by C. D. B. Bryan. Calvin Trillin, Dan Wakefield, Neil Postman, Richard Lingeman,[2] Dan Greenburg, and humorist Marvin Kitman also contributed.[3][4]
Monocle was founded by a group of
Navasky recounts in detail the history of his founding and direction of Monocle in his 2005 memoir, A Matter of Opinion.[6][page needed]
The Monocle Peep Show
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An anthology of material from the magazine, titled The Monocle Peep Show, was published in 1965. The anthology's chapter headings give a sense of both the magazine's subject matter and its politically irreverent tone. The book is divided into "Black and White Journalism" (on
?"Notes and references
- ^ The Report From Iron Mountain accessed online18 December 2006.
- ^ "Richard Lingeman". RichardLingeman.com. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- Gale, 2009. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Michigan: Gale, 2009. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Fee (via Fairfax County Public Library. Document Number: H1000013342. Gale, 2002. Entry Updated: May 4, 2001
- Steven Heller (March 3, 2007). "The Other Monocle, an article by Steven Heller". Archived from the originalon June 21, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
- ^ Introduction to The Monocle Peep Show, signed by "The Editors".
- ISBN 9780312425548.
- The Monocle Peep Show, Bantam Books (1965 paperback)