RIP Sports Illustrated

[UnluckyforSome]

That era has been over for decades now. I do still have that Superbowl issue tucked away somewhere with Moose on the cover and the headline that "Carolina is for real." That era has also been over for decades.

[kungfoodude]

16 hours ago, top dawg said:

The real old folk would've read it and used the pages as toilet paper...

This is ridiculous. It smears too much.

[bythenbrs]

17 hours ago, Tbe said:

They are $110 million in debt and missed a $3 million interest payment 2 weeks ago.

They’re not coming back.

Maybe Bezos will buy SI, just like he purchased the Washington Post.

Traditional print media; where capital goes to die.

[top dawg]

48 minutes ago, kungfoodude said:

This is ridiculous. It smears too much.

No. What you have to do is scrunch the paper up and rub it together to soften it up and wipe away. It's got to be better than using a corncob...maybe.

[kungfoodude]

7 minutes ago, top dawg said:

No. What you have to do is scrunch the paper up and rub it together to soften it up and wipe away. It's got to be better than using a corncob...maybe.

Too glossy. Better off just rolling it up and using it as a scraper.

[Mr. Scot]

I first got introduced to Sports illustrated when I was 10 or 11 years old. A neighbor who had been subscribed for years gave me his collection. I immediately started reading all the football articles.

Good times...

[bythenbrs]

8 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

I first got introduced to Sports illustrated when I was 10 or 11 years old. A neighbor who had been subscribed for years gave me his collection. I immediately started reading all the football articles.

Good times...

Many teenage males start with the swimsuit issue… or so I’ve heard.

[top dawg]

I don't even remember when I first read Sports Illustrated. Not that I didn't read it, but the only issue that I went out of my way to see was the swimsuit issue. 

I used to look at Jet Magazine also. The first page I would go to was the Jet beauty of the week. 

Testosterone!

Honestly though, when I was a little kid, Reader's Digest was a favorite, as well as National Geographic. But, When I began to make an allowance (probably about nine), the only magazines that I used to buy were Mad Magazine and Cracked! Those were the good ol' days.

Edited January 20, 2024 by top dawg

[Mr. Scot]

11 minutes ago, bythenbrs said:

Many teenage males start with the swimsuit issue… or so I’ve heard.

Yeah, I wasn't familiar with it. But then as I was looking through the collection I found my first one. I think it was Cheryl Tiegs on the cover.

My response, of course, was "WHOA! WHAT'S THIS?"

[PanthersATL]

18 hours ago, Tbe said:

They are $110 million in debt and missed a $3 million interest payment 2 weeks ago.

They’re not coming back.

They might still come back, if someone is willing to pay the licensing fee for the name. No idea who owns the legacy content, but there is some value there too.

There's a market for smart sports reporting. Unfortunately for SI, that role is currently filled by The Athletic

[bythenbrs]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Yeah, I wasn't familiar with it. But then as I was looking through the collection I found my first one. I think it was Cheryl Tiegs on the cover.

My response, of course, was "WHOA! WHAT'S THIS?"

 

Edited January 20, 2024 by bythenbrs

[Paa Langfart]

mag killer

[Panthers Fan 69]

Well you know it was going down hill when they made a guy “female cover swimsuit of the year” last March….  All kidding aside, I don’t think I’ve read one SI mag in years. Last one I own was prob the issue where App Beat Michigan. 

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