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Me Magazine: Issue 13: Ryan Dono … who?

Magazine Review by Derek Powazek on 26 December 2007. Tags: , ,

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Me Magazine is a fantastic concept. Each issue is devoted to one individual. All the stories are interviews with friends and family of that person, about that person. By the end of the issue, you know this random stranger in an entirely new way. Or, at least, you should.

Issue 13 was about Ryan Donowho, an actor and musician that I’d never heard of. And, sadly, this issue shows the weakness of the concept. Because when the central character is weak, the whole issue is weak. Even after reading it, I still feel like I don’t know Ryan Donowho … and don’t really care.

Still, I love the concept of the magazine and the potential is great. Imagine the stories intersecting with each other, the same way our lives do. I have high hopes for the next issue.

Further Reading: Me Magazine is, naturally, on the MySpace as is Ryan DonoWho.

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2 Comments

Derek, I’m really glad that someone is taking the time to expose some of these magazines that we would never get to see otherwise. Small circulation, highly focussed print is really the way of the future.

I was a ‘ziner back in the day, grabbing the teachers passcode for the copier in the highschool library to do my own ska and punk music zines. The one thing that always got me, was when we reached out a little further than our own clique, there were so many other people doing the same thing.

Thanks for sharing.

Bravissimo.

Posted by Brett Fyfield on 27 December 2007 @ 8am

Only having it about a single person kinda kills what makes the magazine format great. It’s too focused and turns it into a book.

They’d be better off focusing on a bunch of interviews and interview a bunch of people that are related in some way. I.E., the death metal musician issue, the taxidermist issue, the housewife issue, the sex worker issue, the clergy issue.

Posted by Colin on 27 December 2007 @ 12pm


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