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The Cornell Lunatic

The Cornell Lunatic is the college humor magazine at Cornell University, founded on April 1, 1978, by Joey Green.

The Cornell Lunatic
CategoriesHumor magazine
FounderJoey Green
Founded1978, Cornell University
First issueApril 1, 1978
Based inIthaca, New York, US
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.cornelllunatic.com

History edit

During Green's two-year tenure as editor, the Lunatic was a 72-page glossy magazine of satire and parody published once a semester. The Lunatic staff was responsible for many pranks on campus, including a parody of the 1979 Cornell–Yale Homecoming Football Game program, sold by the Lunatic staff as the real thing at the football stadium, resulting in Green's arrest and near expulsion from the university.[1] Today, the Lunatic continues to publish once a semester, and the magazine is distributed on campus for free.

Material from the Cornell Lunatic from 1978 to 1981 was reprinted in the 1982 trade paperback book, Hellbent on Insanity, a collection of the best college humor, published by Holt, Rinehart & Winston and edited by Green, fellow Lunatic alumnus Alan Corcoran, and Bruce Handy,[2] former editor of the Stanford Chaparral.

The Lunatic's spring 1983 issue, celebrating the magazine's fifth anniversary, featured contributions by professional cartoonists Mort Walker, B.K. Taylor, Robert Leighton, Shary Flenniken, Bobby London, Ron Hauge, Lloyd Dangle, Mimi Pond, and Ed Subitzky.

Over the years, the Cornell Lunatic has featured interviews with comedians John Cleese, Jay Mohr, and Ron Funches,[3] and endorsements by comedians Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Norm Macdonald, Andy Dick, author Dave Barry, and filmmaker Kevin Smith.[4]

In the spring of 2005, the Lunatic staff distributed a full-scale parody of The Cornell Daily Sun on campus.

On March 29, 2008, more than fifty Lunatic alumni and guests gathered at the Cornell Club in Manhattan to celebrate the Lunatic's 30th anniversary and the publication of the book Lunacy: The Best of the Cornell Lunatic.[5]

In March 2016, the Lunatic hosted a night of comedy at Willard Straight Hall featuring comedian Eric Schwartz, aka Smooth-E.[6]

Honorary members of the Cornell Lunatic Alumni Association include Firesign Theatre's Phil Proctor, American Bystander editor and publisher Michael Gerber, and The Simpsons producer Mike Reiss.

Throughout the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the Lunatic continued to produce digital issues, returning to print in Fall 2021. They hosted comedian and actor Ronny Chieng for a virtual event in April 2021.[7] Later that year, the club established a second formal mascot, "Honse," a horse with an unspecified illness. As of 2022, the club boasts nearly 30 members and is one of the strongest comedy groups on Cornell's campus.

Notable alumni edit

 
The Cornell Lunatic's official mascot, Honse.
 
Honse, rendered in chalk, in a 2022 oeuvre.

Some notable alumni from the magazine include:

  • Glenn Adamson, editor of The Journal of Modern Craft, author, and museum curator
  • Jeff Bercovici,[8] author and Los Angeles Times Business editor
  • Lawrence Carrel,[9] financial author and contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Forbes
  • Adam-Troy Castro, science fiction, fantasy, and horror novelist, and winner of the 2008 Philip K. Dick Award
  • Alan Corcoran,[10] humor book author
  • Adam C. Engst, technology writer and author
  • Jordan Fabian,[11] White House correspondent at Bloomberg
  • Noah Goldstein,[12] author and UCLA management professor
  • Marie Gottschalk, author and University of Pennsylvania political science professor
  • Joey Green, author and humorist
  • Joyce Hendley,[13] nutrition author
  • Amanda Ann Klein,[14] author
  • Scott Lapatine, founder and editor-in-chief of Stereogum
  • Jill Holtzman Leichter,[15] editor of the All About Birds Regional Field Guides
  • Farhad Manjoo, New York Times opinion columnist
  • Sendhil Mullainathan, author and Harvard economics professor
  • J.T. Myers,[16] Virgin Music Group co-CEO
  • Adam Osterweil,[17] children's book author
  • Robert Pottle,[18] children's poet
  • Marco Recuay,[19] Emmy Award-winning visual effects artist
  • Jeff Seeman,[20] screenwriter
  • Naren Shankar, producer of The Expanse and CSI
  • Chris Spear,[21] technology author
  • Colleen Wainwright,[22] TedX speaker
  • Robyn Lipsky Weintraub,[23] New York Times and New Yorker crossword puzzle author
  • Stefanie Weiss,[24] Washington Post columnist and feature writer
  • Jeremy Wolff,[25] travel writer and professional photographer

References edit

  1. ^ Sun, The Cornell Daily (March 9, 2010). "Joey Green '80 Brings Out Laughs in Bethe House". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "Bruce Handy". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ "The Lunatic Presents: A Conversation with Ron Funches". The Cornell Lunatic. 2017-12-21. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  4. ^ "Our Readers". The Cornell Lunatic. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  5. ^ Rosenthal, Scott (April 1, 2008). "Cornell Lunatic Alum Publishes Humor Book". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  6. ^ University, Office of Web Communications, Cornell. "The Cornell Lunatic presents Eric Schwartz aka Smooth-E". Cornell. Retrieved 2022-10-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Chari, Ayesha (April 21, 2021). "Life Lessons From An Evening with Ronny Chieng". The Cornell Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  8. ^ "Jeff Bercovici". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  9. ^ "Lawrence Carrel". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  10. ^ "Alan Corcoran". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  11. ^ "Jordan Fabian". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  12. ^ Management, UCLA Anderson School of (2021-06-15). "Goldstein". UCLA Anderson School of Management. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  13. ^ "Joyce Hendley, M.S." EatingWell. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  14. ^ "Amanda Ann Klein". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  15. ^ "New Regional Bird Guides Simplify Identification". Cornell Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  16. ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (2022-09-13). "Universal Music Launches Virgin Music Group, Encompassing Virgin, InGrooves and MTheory Label". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  17. ^ "Search Results". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  18. ^ Foundation, Poetry (2022-09-29). "Robert Pottle". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  19. ^ "Marco Recuay". Television Academy. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  20. ^ "Jeff Seeman". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
  21. ^ "Chris Spear". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.
  22. ^ TEDxConcordiaUPortland - Colleen Wainwright - What I Did On My Summer Vacation, retrieved 2022-09-29
  23. ^ "Robyn Weintraub".
  24. ^ Weiss, Stefanie (2012-04-09). "How hearing loops can help". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  25. ^ "Jeremy Wolff Photo Collage". jeremywolff.com. Retrieved 2022-09-29.

External links edit

  • Cornell Lunatic Website

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The Cornell Lunatic is the college humor magazine at Cornell University founded on April 1 1978 by Joey Green The Cornell LunaticCategoriesHumor magazineFounderJoey GreenFounded1978 Cornell UniversityFirst issueApril 1 1978Based inIthaca New York USLanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr cornelllunatic wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Notable alumni 3 References 4 External linksHistory editDuring Green s two year tenure as editor the Lunatic was a 72 page glossy magazine of satire and parody published once a semester The Lunatic staff was responsible for many pranks on campus including a parody of the 1979 Cornell Yale Homecoming Football Game program sold by the Lunatic staff as the real thing at the football stadium resulting in Green s arrest and near expulsion from the university 1 Today the Lunatic continues to publish once a semester and the magazine is distributed on campus for free Material from the Cornell Lunatic from 1978 to 1981 was reprinted in the 1982 trade paperback book Hellbent on Insanity a collection of the best college humor published by Holt Rinehart amp Winston and edited by Green fellow Lunatic alumnus Alan Corcoran and Bruce Handy 2 former editor of the Stanford Chaparral The Lunatic s spring 1983 issue celebrating the magazine s fifth anniversary featured contributions by professional cartoonists Mort Walker B K Taylor Robert Leighton Shary Flenniken Bobby London Ron Hauge Lloyd Dangle Mimi Pond and Ed Subitzky Over the years the Cornell Lunatic has featured interviews with comedians John Cleese Jay Mohr and Ron Funches 3 and endorsements by comedians Jon Stewart Bill Maher Norm Macdonald Andy Dick author Dave Barry and filmmaker Kevin Smith 4 In the spring of 2005 the Lunatic staff distributed a full scale parody of The Cornell Daily Sun on campus On March 29 2008 more than fifty Lunatic alumni and guests gathered at the Cornell Club in Manhattan to celebrate the Lunatic s 30th anniversary and the publication of the book Lunacy The Best of the Cornell Lunatic 5 In March 2016 the Lunatic hosted a night of comedy at Willard Straight Hall featuring comedian Eric Schwartz aka Smooth E 6 Honorary members of the Cornell Lunatic Alumni Association include Firesign Theatre s Phil Proctor American Bystander editor and publisher Michael Gerber and The Simpsons producer Mike Reiss Throughout the 2020 coronavirus pandemic the Lunatic continued to produce digital issues returning to print in Fall 2021 They hosted comedian and actor Ronny Chieng for a virtual event in April 2021 7 Later that year the club established a second formal mascot Honse a horse with an unspecified illness As of 2022 the club boasts nearly 30 members and is one of the strongest comedy groups on Cornell s campus Notable alumni edit nbsp The Cornell Lunatic s official mascot Honse nbsp Honse rendered in chalk in a 2022 oeuvre Some notable alumni from the magazine include Glenn Adamson editor of The Journal of Modern Craft author and museum curator Jeff Bercovici 8 author and Los Angeles Times Business editor Lawrence Carrel 9 financial author and contributor to the Wall Street Journal and Forbes Adam Troy Castro science fiction fantasy and horror novelist and winner of the 2008 Philip K Dick Award Alan Corcoran 10 humor book author Adam C Engst technology writer and author Jordan Fabian 11 White House correspondent at Bloomberg Noah Goldstein 12 author and UCLA management professor Marie Gottschalk author and University of Pennsylvania political science professor Joey Green author and humorist Joyce Hendley 13 nutrition author Amanda Ann Klein 14 author Scott Lapatine founder and editor in chief of Stereogum Jill Holtzman Leichter 15 editor of the All About Birds Regional Field Guides Farhad Manjoo New York Times opinion columnist Sendhil Mullainathan author and Harvard economics professor J T Myers 16 Virgin Music Group co CEO Adam Osterweil 17 children s book author Robert Pottle 18 children s poet Marco Recuay 19 Emmy Award winning visual effects artist Jeff Seeman 20 screenwriter Naren Shankar producer of The Expanse and CSI Chris Spear 21 technology author Colleen Wainwright 22 TedX speaker Robyn Lipsky Weintraub 23 New York Times and New Yorker crossword puzzle author Stefanie Weiss 24 Washington Post columnist and feature writer Jeremy Wolff 25 travel writer and professional photographerReferences edit Sun The Cornell Daily March 9 2010 Joey Green 80 Brings Out Laughs in Bethe House The Cornell Daily Sun Retrieved 2022 10 06 Bruce Handy Simon amp Schuster Retrieved 2022 10 02 The Lunatic Presents A Conversation with Ron Funches The Cornell Lunatic 2017 12 21 Retrieved 2022 10 03 Our Readers The Cornell Lunatic Retrieved 2022 10 03 Rosenthal Scott April 1 2008 Cornell Lunatic Alum Publishes Humor Book The Cornell Daily Sun Retrieved 2022 10 06 University Office of Web Communications Cornell The Cornell Lunatic presents Eric Schwartz aka Smooth E Cornell Retrieved 2022 10 03 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Chari Ayesha April 21 2021 Life Lessons From An Evening with Ronny Chieng The Cornell Daily Sun Retrieved 2022 10 06 Jeff Bercovici Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2022 09 29 Lawrence Carrel www amazon com Retrieved 2022 09 29 Alan Corcoran www amazon com Retrieved 2022 09 29 Jordan Fabian www bloomberg com Retrieved 2022 09 29 Management UCLA Anderson School of 2021 06 15 Goldstein UCLA Anderson School of Management Retrieved 2022 09 29 Joyce Hendley M S EatingWell Retrieved 2022 09 29 Amanda Ann Klein www amazon com Retrieved 2022 09 29 New Regional Bird Guides Simplify Identification Cornell Chronicle Retrieved 2022 09 29 Benitez Eves Tina 2022 09 13 Universal Music Launches Virgin Music Group Encompassing Virgin InGrooves and MTheory Label American Songwriter Retrieved 2022 10 02 Search Results Kirkus Reviews Retrieved 2022 09 29 Foundation Poetry 2022 09 29 Robert Pottle Poetry Foundation Retrieved 2022 09 29 Marco Recuay Television Academy Retrieved 2022 09 29 Jeff Seeman IMDb Retrieved 2022 10 10 Chris Spear www amazon com Retrieved 2022 09 29 TEDxConcordiaUPortland Colleen Wainwright What I Did On My Summer Vacation retrieved 2022 09 29 Robyn Weintraub Weiss Stefanie 2012 04 09 How hearing loops can help Washington Post ISSN 0190 8286 Retrieved 2022 10 02 Jeremy Wolff Photo Collage jeremywolff com Retrieved 2022 09 29 External links editCornell Lunatic Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Cornell Lunatic amp oldid 1189910392, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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