Behold this image — the cover of an imaginary science magazine called Inadvisable Science. It’s concocted using a web site called the Pulp-O-Mizer, that lets you concoct such things. (Thanks to investigator Robin Abrahams for bringing this to our attention.) BONUS: The Department of Inadvisable Science
Tag: Magazine (AIR)
Announcing the e-book version of the Annals of Improbable Research
We are now publishing each issue of our magazine — the Annals of Improbable Research — as an e-book, as well as on paper. We think our little invention is a big deal for anyone who publishes magazines — and for anyone who reads them. We invite you to download a free e-book issue of the Annals of […]
Smooth bodywork in cars and women
Some have asked questions along the lines of : ‘Is smoothness a semiotic resource in which consumption-oriented superficiality interfaces with ideologically gendered images of women and cars on magazine covers?’ Take for example Dr. Mehita Iqani, who is a Senior Lecturer in Media Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and who […]
“Please stop. I’m bored” mug
If you’re calculating what gift would be best for that improbable someone in your life, consider the power of a Miss Sweetie-Poo-inspired “Please stop. I’m bored” mug. Or if your improbable person is more of a traditionalist, go with a gift subscription to the world’s possibly best magazine, the Annals of Improbable Research. Either is […]
Global Slag magazine ist kaput
Global Slag Magazine, the favorite magazine of cement fanciers who like to read magazines named specifically in honor of the subject of global slag, announced that it will cease publishing. Dr. Nino Mancino, the now no-longer-editor, says “slag will be more than adequately covered as a regular feature section in Global Cement Magazine.” (Thanks to […]