SOCIAL: SMITH magazine arrives

[Eric Arons]

Some good stuff in here.  Might be of interest to "socialites".  I liked 
the piece by the returning Iraq vet.



Hello Everyone.

Like a proud sister ---and a fan of all things "Smith",---I am 
forwarding you the annoucement of the birth of my brother's, new 
magazine: SMITH.   Check out the on-line Web zine:  it's good stuff.

For your reading pleasure,
Susie

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From: *Smith magazine* <larry at smithmag.us <mailto:larry at smithmag.us>>
Date: Jan 6, 2006 1:34 PM
Subject: Welcome 2006: SMITH magazine arrives
To: larry smith <larry at smithmag.us <mailto:larry at smithmag.us>>

Hello hello,

I am pleased to announce the birth of a new magazine, SMITH 
(http://smithmag.us), for your reading pleasure. A few folks and I have 
been working on this in fits and starts for several years now and we are 
thrilled to launch today, January 6.

Why January 6?
To celebrate National Smith Day 
<http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060106/NEWS01/601060313&SearchID=73231720527911>, 
of course. This day honors Captain John Smith (b. Jan. 6, 1580) and 
naturally that early 19th-century explorer Jedediah Smith (b. Jan 6, 1799).

Why SMITH magazine?
SMITH magazine is about exploring the personal stories that inform our 
collective cultural narrative. Everything from bloggers to the almost 
famous (both of which often overlap), from lotto winners to local 
characters. It's about framing our personal stories and perspectives so 
that they resonate in a larger context. It's about being a uniter, not a 
divider. Everyone has a story. And everyone deserves a place to tell it.

SMITH is also going to be a lot of fun. We're starting with an online 
Web zine, and will be moving into print soon (designed by magazine 
legend Robert Priest). A lot of what we do requires reader feedback, and 
not lame polls either, but features that are wholly comprised of 
readers' stories. So drop on by when you have some time, and share a 
tasty anecdote with us. We'll publish it, because that's what we do.

At Smithmag.us <http://Smithmag.us> you'll find--
a daily blog
reader stories
soldiers back home from Iraq 
<http://smithmag.us/2005/12/28/back-home-with-paul-rieckhoff/>
a cow doctor
Meg, a mortician's wife 
<http://smithmag.us/2005/08/26/so-i-married-a-mortician/>
Beautiful pregnant women
a guy next to pregnant women
Graydon Carter (smoking) 
<http://smithmag.us/2006/09/03/graydon-carter-things-well-fail-but-is-still-a-lovely-man/>
Jann Wenner
Mick Jagger's urine
the Dalai Lama <http://smithmag.us/2005/10/16/15-minutes-the-dalai-lama/>
a woman who was not in fact sexually harassed by Bill O'Reilly
the preview of our print magazine
--and other incredibly personal stories.

Please, spread the word. The future of SMITH depends on you.

Thanks,

Larry Smith

SMITH magazine
smithmag.us <http://smithmag.us>
larry at smithmag.us <mailto:larry at smithmag.us>

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