Brooklyn and Queens are about to get their own alternative weekly, say James Morrow, Erin Franzman and Mike Vago. The three are preparing an August launch of New York Metropolis, which, according to the New York Post, "will run on a basic alternative weekly model of a small editorial and design team complimented by freelancers and supported by local advertisers." Morrow is executive editor of the Webzine Ironminds, where Franzman is a writer.
First, it was film critic Godfrey Chesire. Now it's the cartoonist Kaz ("Underworld"), who tells The Comics Journal that he ran afoul of New York Press' "10-year rule," under which the paper reportedly fires veteran contributors to keep its content fresh. Meanwhile, the Press' John Strasbaugh denies the existence of said rule.
The 11-year-old liberal magazine seeks to raise its profile by shifting its base from Boston to DC and bringing in a talented new editor.
Squeezing the Globe: The New York Times Company is certainly to blame. The bigger villain, though, is Wall Street and its unrealistic profit demands.
Drawing on the Past: Higgins and Toles have both won Pulitzer Prizes.
