So Long Magazines

I recently learned that Newsweek will no longer be printed in the future.  This is one of many periodicals that have either cut down on number of issues, number of pages/articles or stopped printing altogether in the last few years.  This weekly magazine is scheduled to stop at the end of 2012 after 80 years of publication.   There will be an online edition available starting next year.  I am sorry to see this happen.    

I was introduced to periodicals in high school when I first began to do research for reports.  I believe the first research paper I wrote for school was on cathedrals in France.  I was instructed to use everything available in books then look for more up-to-date or current information in the periodicals.  I no longer do term reports for school but I rely on the quick and easy magazine to provide me with what new and what may be making history in the future.  For me, the digital edition will not replace the paper.   I am still prefer to receive a paper copy of the daily news even though a digital copy is available.

I believe that some time in the future, paper magazines will be come popular again just as they were 80 years ago when Newsweek started.  The magazines may not reappear for educational use,  but maybe just to offer an alternative method for seeking new information.   

You can find recent and vintage magazines at Nella’s Books and Collectibles.

Munch and The Great "Scream"

Edvard Munch, the great Norwegian Expressionist painter, was known for portraying extreme emotions like jealousy, fear and loneliness.  His most famous work, “The Scream,” shows fear to the extreme.  It’s amazing that when Munch first exhibited the painting, the exhibit was closed because many found the image unsettling.

Early this spring, the painting, “The Scream” by Munch sold for over $100 Million.  This was the only one of the four versions that was privately owned.  A poem is included with this version giving some insight to the artist’s inspiration.  Munch mentions in his poem “the great scream in nature.”

Over the years this work grew in popularity especially with the pop culture.  This most recognizable emotionally charged image has meant a great deal to many.   Maybe one of the reasons this piece of art work is so popular even today is because many can identify with the fear of losing one’s mind as well as a “great scream in nature.”