There was a time when no one liked X-Men.
The comic book that told the story of the plight of outcast mutants recruited to attend Professor Xavier’s school just didn’t appeal to the masses.
But that was before Dave Cockrum took on the fledgling project with comic writer, Len Wein. That was before Dave Cockrum drew the [...]
Special thanks to Karen Lynch for her coverage about Blast!
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One of the first articles on PRrag.com came back in June when I declared my doubt that the Nintendo Wii would result in a modern gaming revolution and completely change the way people play games overnight, as Nintendo loyalists claimed it would shortly after E3.
To say that I took fire for that article would have [...]
You know you’re overdoing it when it’s illegal in Amsterdam.
According to a Reuters report a group in the Netherlands, where five grams of marijuana is legal to possess, planned on bringing 100 people together to create and smoke the world’s largest joint.
It would have been five-feet-long with over a pound of weed stuffed in it.
Police [...]
It looks as if the Boston Globe will not be sold after all.
Fox 25 (Boston) reported the Times Company “spurned” an offer from local investors to buy the broadsheet, which is valued at nearly $600 million.
Times Co. Chief Executive Janet Robinson wrote in a letter dated Nov. 17 that the Globe remains an important asset [...]
Blast Magazine is off to a great start so far. I want to keep everyone advised of what’s been going on lately:
B Media Ventures, LLC was born on Nov. 14 and will publish Blast Magazine
Blast Magazine will launch its first issue on 1/1/07
It will focus on the 18-35 demographic and be feature-heavy and design-intensive
The current [...]
The Market Rag took a little election-week vacation, but it’s back now and ready to talk shop.
We have entered the age of Playstation 3 and Wii.
Sony will sell its 400,000 American units promptly and unleash 6 million units by March, according to a CNNMoney article. The same coverage also points out a glitch in backwards [...]
Well this is the start of something good. If you want to get involved or write for the magazine, e-mail me.
Boston, Nov. 13, 2006
A new style of journalism is set to rise. Blast Magazine is set to launch January 1 with a New Year’s Eve kickoff!
What is Blast Magazine?
Blast (http://www.theblastarea.com) is an Internet magazine focused [...]
A desensitized public, operating the press purely as a business and intrusion of privacy and grief are three strikes against modern journalism.
I believe there are ways of dealing with and reducing all three issues.
Firstly, no doubt exists that the public is desensitized to drama, gore and overall bad news. Much of this is not caused [...]
Sony will release their next generation video game console tomorrow in its home market of Japan, where gaming fever is in full force and effect this holiday season with an Xbox 360 upgrade and Nintendo Wii also set to launch.
Nintendo Wii will be released in the United States on Nov. 19.
The relative success of the [...]
