#Penthouse magazine 1970s tv#

I liked Martin GardnerвЂ™s column on mathematical games. Scientific AmericanВ вЂ“ where scientists wrote about their latest findings in language anyone with a good high school education could understand. It was where I learned the word вЂњsynopsisвЂќ.

#Penthouse magazine 1970s tv#

TV Guide вЂ“ how you found out what was going to be on television. It was easy to read and interesting, though it seemed kind of corny in a Norman Rockwell way. ReaderвЂ™s Digest вЂ“ a general interest magazine, then the US magazine with the most readers. That said, it was more interesting than her other magazines, like Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, and Redbook. I feared it was filling my motherвЂ™s head with the wrong ideas (I had nothing to fear: she adored my father and he did not read McCallвЂ™s). It seemed like they were always having articles about divorce, then on the rise. Even though it was aimed at single women, I loved taking their quizzes to learn about my personality and (non-existent) relationships. I remember reading about the Sahel turning into desert.Д¬osmopolitan вЂ“ a womenвЂ™s magazine my mother sometimes bought that liked to show cleavage. UNESCO Courier вЂ“ I miss this magazine! It was put out by the United Nations and talked about the world as if more than just the US mattered. Only later did I learn of their colonial lens вЂ“ though even at age 11 I could see that their tribal nudity was racist. I loved their maps and hung them on my wall. National Geographic вЂ“ Like with Playboy, I mainly just looked at the pictures, many of them burned into my brain. It showed large breasts and pubic hair but not anything more. It was my main source of political and cultural news from about age 9 to 14 вЂ“ it was easier to read than the New York Times and way funnier.

But more cynical than any 11-year-old could be.

Mad magazineВ вЂ“ a humour magazine that seemed to be aimed at 11-year-old boys. Most are from November 1978 or as close as I could get to that: Here are some magazines I remember from the 1970s as a child, back before Internet service was common in the US (I can remember that!):Д¬lick on images to enlarge.