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Yesterday, while shopping for a few last minute holiday meal items, I decided to stop at the news stand in the market and pick up a magazine to get me through a dull and listless afternoon. I perused the new edition of Harper's: a cover story about the possibility of convicting BushCo for unconstitutional acts; a long short story by Robert Coover called "White Bread Jesus"; Robert Frost, Will Rogers, and John Gray on the financial crisis. I was sold, even at the somewhat steep cover price of $6.95.
I got home, settled into my easy chair with the magazine, and no less than four subscription cards fell into my lap. I almost discarded them but the wording caught my eye:
A one-year subscription to Harper's Magazine for $15.00. Save 82% and get free access to Harper's.org with an archive of every issue since 1850.
I searched the subscription card for a catch. There had to be a catch, I told Lela. There was no catch. Clearly this is a distress sale -- a fevered attempt by a venerable old literary institution to increase subscribers (and, hence, ad dollars).
I didn't even wait to fill out the card and mail it in; instead, I jumped online to harpers.org and signed up for my one-year subscription of fifteen bucks before they come to their senses. There's even an option for a BILL ME LATER feature but you have to search for it a little bit.
Clearly, Harper's, like all newspapers and periodicals, is hurting. If you give a damn about fine arts, literature, and poetry (and I know most of you do), please grab a subscription. You can even buy a gift subscription for a friend or family member at this price.
(Disclaimer: Carver's Dog is not affiliated in any way with Harper's Magazine or the Harper's Magazine Foundation, etc., etc., etc.)
I got home, settled into my easy chair with the magazine, and no less than four subscription cards fell into my lap. I almost discarded them but the wording caught my eye:
A one-year subscription to Harper's Magazine for $15.00. Save 82% and get free access to Harper's.org with an archive of every issue since 1850.
I searched the subscription card for a catch. There had to be a catch, I told Lela. There was no catch. Clearly this is a distress sale -- a fevered attempt by a venerable old literary institution to increase subscribers (and, hence, ad dollars).
I didn't even wait to fill out the card and mail it in; instead, I jumped online to harpers.org and signed up for my one-year subscription of fifteen bucks before they come to their senses. There's even an option for a BILL ME LATER feature but you have to search for it a little bit.
Clearly, Harper's, like all newspapers and periodicals, is hurting. If you give a damn about fine arts, literature, and poetry (and I know most of you do), please grab a subscription. You can even buy a gift subscription for a friend or family member at this price.
(Disclaimer: Carver's Dog is not affiliated in any way with Harper's Magazine or the Harper's Magazine Foundation, etc., etc., etc.)