Spy was a satirical monthly magazine published from 1986 to 1998.[1][2] Based in New York City, the magazine was founded by Kurt Andersen and E. Graydon Carter, who served as its first editors, and Thomas L. Phillips Jr., its first publisher. Spy specialized in irreverent and satirical pieces targeting the American media and entertainment industries and mocking high society.[3][4]
Some of its features attempted to present the darker side of celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, John F. Kennedy Jr., Steven Seagal,[5]Martha Stewart, and especially the real-estate tycoon Donald Trump and his then-wife Ivana Trump.[6] Pejorative epithets of celebrities, such as "Abe 'I'm Writing As Bad As I Can' Rosenthal", "short-fingered vulgarian Donald Trump",[7] "churlish dwarf billionaire Laurence Tisch", "antique Republican pen-holder Bob Dole", "dynastic misstep La Toya Jackson", "bum-kissing toady Arthur Gelb", "bosomy dirty-book writer Shirley Lord", and "former fat girl Dianne Brill" became a Spy trademark. In the summer of 1992, the publication ran a story on President George H. W. Bush's alleged extramarital affairs.[8] The following year, it ran an article entitled "Clinton's First 100 Lies", detailing what it described as the new president's pattern of duplicitous behavior.[9]
In March 1989, Spy published "The Pickup Artist's Guide to Picking Up Women: A Case-by-Case Look at Movie Director James Toback's Street Technique." It was written by Vincenza Demetz and included accounts from thirteen women—including the author—who accused Toback of sexual misconduct.[10]
The magazine ceased publication in 1998.
FeaturesEdit
Introduced in the May 1987 issue, Private Lives of Public Enemies (renamed Private Lives of Public Figures, then simply Private Lives in 1989) presented fictional representations of public personalities in unflattering situations.
Separated at Birth?, first presented in a feature article in December 1987, was a regular section which would present juxtaposed photos of two different personalities exhibiting visual similarity, to comical effect. The first of each pair was typically a public figure or celebrity, and the second was usually another such figure, but sometimes (usually in the last set) a more absurd subject such as a fictional character, animal, or inanimate object. Separated at Birth? became one of the magazine's most popular features and was spun out into a set of paperback books.
LegacyEdit
In 1990, NBC aired a TV special Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous hosted by Jerry Seinfeld and featuring Victoria Jackson and Harry Shearer satirizing American celebrity culture.
In October 2006, Miramax Books published Spy: The Funny Years (ISBN1-4013-5239-1), a greatest-hits anthology and history of the magazine created and compiled by Carter, Andersen, and one of their original editors, George Kalogerakis.
^"Spy Magazine (1986-1998) Now Online". Open Culture. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^Jeremy Glass (24 November 2014). "5 Defunct Magazines that Changed America". Thrillist. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
^Polly Vernon (24 October 2009). "Graydon Carter: Literati? Glitterati? I'd rather have a quiet night in with the missus…". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
^Will Hines (27 April 2011). "Diving Into the Archives of Spy, The Funniest Magazine Ever". Split Sider. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^John Connolly (18 April 2010). "Steven Seagal Under Siege". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
^"Decades Later, 'Spy' Magazine Founders Continue To Torment Trump". npr.org. NPR. March 7, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
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Spy was a satirical monthly magazine published from 1986 to 1998 1 2 Based in New York City the magazine was founded by Kurt Andersen and E Graydon Carter who served as its first editors and Thomas L Phillips Jr its first publisher Spy specialized in irreverent and satirical pieces targeting the American media and entertainment industries and mocking high society 3 4 SpyEditorGraydon Carter and Kurt AndersenCategoriesHumorFrequencyMonthlyFounded1986Final issue1998CountryUnited StatesBased inNew York CityLanguageEnglishISSN0890 1759 Contents 1 Overview 2 Features 3 Legacy 4 Books 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview EditSome of its features attempted to present the darker side of celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger John F Kennedy Jr Steven Seagal 5 Martha Stewart and especially the real estate tycoon Donald Trump and his then wife Ivana Trump 6 Pejorative epithets of celebrities such as Abe I m Writing As Bad As I Can Rosenthal short fingered vulgarian Donald Trump 7 churlish dwarf billionaire Laurence Tisch antique Republican pen holder Bob Dole dynastic misstep La Toya Jackson bum kissing toady Arthur Gelb bosomy dirty book writer Shirley Lord and former fat girl Dianne Brill became a Spy trademark In the summer of 1992 the publication ran a story on President George H W Bush s alleged extramarital affairs 8 The following year it ran an article entitled Clinton s First 100 Lies detailing what it described as the new president s pattern of duplicitous behavior 9 In March 1989 Spy published The Pickup Artist s Guide to Picking Up Women A Case by Case Look at Movie Director James Toback s Street Technique It was written by Vincenza Demetz and included accounts from thirteen women including the author who accused Toback of sexual misconduct 10 The magazine ceased publication in 1998 Features EditIntroduced in the May 1987 issue Private Lives of Public Enemies renamed Private Lives of Public Figures then simply Private Lives in 1989 presented fictional representations of public personalities in unflattering situations Separated at Birth first presented in a feature article in December 1987 was a regular section which would present juxtaposed photos of two different personalities exhibiting visual similarity to comical effect The first of each pair was typically a public figure or celebrity and the second was usually another such figure but sometimes usually in the last set a more absurd subject such as a fictional character animal or inanimate object Separated at Birth became one of the magazine s most popular features and was spun out into a set of paperback books Legacy EditIn 1990 NBC aired a TV special Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous hosted by Jerry Seinfeld and featuring Victoria Jackson and Harry Shearer satirizing American celebrity culture In October 2006 Miramax Books published Spy The Funny Years ISBN 1 4013 5239 1 a greatest hits anthology and history of the magazine created and compiled by Carter Andersen and one of their original editors George Kalogerakis In January 2015 after the Charlie Hebdo shooting Donald Trump made a series of tweets attacking both Spy and Charlie Hebdo calling Spy a rag magazine 11 In October 2016 Esquire produced a special online version of Spy during the last thirty days of the presidential campaign 12 Books EditSeparated at Birth 1988 ISBN 0 385 24744 3 A collection of photographs from Separated at Birth Private Lives of Public Figures Drew Friedman cartoons from Spy 1990 Spy Notes on McInerney sBright Lights Big City Janowitz sSlaves of New York Ellis sLess than Zeroand All Those Other Hip Urban Novels of the 1980s 1989 ISBN 0 385 24745 1 A CliffsNotes style look at the literature of the nineteen eighties Separated at Birth 2 The Saga Continues 1990 ISBN 0 385 41099 9 Spy High 1992 George Kalogerakis Kurt Andersen and Graydon Carter Spy The Funny Years 2006 ISBN 1 4013 5239 1 See also EditList of defunct American periodicals Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous at IMDbReferences Edit Spy Magazine 1986 1998 Now Online Open Culture 28 April 2011 Retrieved 8 December 2015 Jeremy Glass 24 November 2014 5 Defunct Magazines that Changed America Thrillist Retrieved 1 May 2016 Polly Vernon 24 October 2009 Graydon Carter Literati Glitterati I d rather have a quiet night in with the missus The Guardian Retrieved 25 July 2015 Will Hines 27 April 2011 Diving Into the Archives of Spy The Funniest Magazine Ever Split Sider Retrieved 8 December 2015 John Connolly 18 April 2010 Steven Seagal Under Siege The Daily Beast Retrieved 25 March 2013 Decades Later Spy Magazine Founders Continue To Torment Trump npr org NPR March 7 2016 Retrieved August 6 2016 Datebook Spy Magazine Spy Publishing Partners L P February 1988 20 ISSN 0890 1759 Spy Spy The New York Monthly July August 1992 ISSN 0890 1759 Retrieved 8 December 2015 Spy Spy The New York Monthly May 1993 ISSN 0890 1759 Retrieved 8 December 2015 Kelley Sonaiya Read the 1989 Spy magazine story that detailed James Toback s attempts to pick up women Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2018 05 01 Donald Trump s horrifying Charlie Hebdo tweets resurface 8 February 2017 Archived from the original on 2022 05 24 SPY on Esquire External links EditSpy magazine at Google Books Full archive available at Internet Archive Todd Leopold Spy magazine remembers The Funny Years CNN November 16 2006 Ten Years Ago in Spy retrospective site MONHEIT DEAD Remembering Spy Magazine s Elegant Blurbist Messenger and Nightclubber Extraordinaire Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Spy magazine amp oldid 1116695673, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
