Saturday Review
Encyclopedia
Saturday Review was a weekly U.S.
-based magazine
.
For much of its later existence, it was edited
and eventually, published by Norman Cousins
. At its height, it was influential as the base of several well-read critic
s (e.g., Wilder Hobson
and theater critics John Mason Brown and Henry Hewes), and was often known under its initials as SR. Never hugely profitable, the magazine was able to survive the overall decline of the general-interest magazine category by several restructurings and attempts to reinvent itself but eventually succumbed to a declining market.
. Henry Seidel Canby
established it as a separate publication in 1924. Until 1942, it was known as The Saturday Review of Literature.
The magazine was purchased by the McCall Corporation
in 1961. In 1971, the Saturday Review began its decline due to unsteady ownership, as it was sold to a group led by the two co-founders of Psychology Today
, which they had recently sold to Boise Cascade
. They attempted to split the magazine into four separate monthlies, but the experiment ended in insolvency. Norman Cousins
, the former owner, purchased back the magazine and recombined the units with World, a new magazine he had started in his time away from the Review. The combined magazine was called SR World, but soon reverted to the Saturday Review name. The magazine was sold to a group led by Carll Tucker in 1977, who in turn sold it to Macro Communications, the owner of the business magazine Financial World
, in 1980. It again became insolvent in 1982, and was sold to Missouri entrepreneur Jeffrey Gluck. It was sold to a group of investors in 1984. Publication ended in 1986. Penthouse
publisher Bob Guccione
acquired the rights to the magazine in 1987. He used the title briefly for an online publication on AOL
in the early 1990s.
On December 13, 2010, John Elduff, Managing Director of JTE Multimedia
, purchased the rights to the Saturday Review trademark. JTE Multimedia, which is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, plans to resurrect the Saturday Review brand with both print and online editions in 2011 .
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
.
For much of its later existence, it was edited
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and eventually, published by Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate.-Early life and education:...
. At its height, it was influential as the base of several well-read critic
Critic
A critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced...
s (e.g., Wilder Hobson
Wilder Hobson
Wilder Hobson was an American writer and editor for TIME , FORTUNE , Harper's Bazaar , and Newsweek magazines. He was also a competent musician , author of an history of American jazz, and long-time contributor to Saturday Review magazine...
and theater critics John Mason Brown and Henry Hewes), and was often known under its initials as SR. Never hugely profitable, the magazine was able to survive the overall decline of the general-interest magazine category by several restructurings and attempts to reinvent itself but eventually succumbed to a declining market.
Publishing history
From 1920 to 1924, Literary Review was a Saturday supplement to the New York Evening PostNew York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
. Henry Seidel Canby
Henry Seidel Canby
Henry Seidel Canby was a critic, editor, and Yale University professor.Canby was born in Wilmington, Delaware and attended Wilmington Friends School...
established it as a separate publication in 1924. Until 1942, it was known as The Saturday Review of Literature.
The magazine was purchased by the McCall Corporation
McCall Corporation
McCall Corporation was an American publishing company that produced some popular magazines. These included Redbook for women, Bluebook for men, McCall's, the Saturday Review, and Popular Mechanics...
in 1961. In 1971, the Saturday Review began its decline due to unsteady ownership, as it was sold to a group led by the two co-founders of Psychology Today
Psychology Today
Psychology Today is a bi-monthly magazine published in the United States. It is a psychology-based magazine about relationships, health, and related topics written for a mass audience of non-psychologists. Psychology Today was founded in 1967 and features articles on such topics as love,...
, which they had recently sold to Boise Cascade
Boise Cascade
Boise Cascade Holdings, LLC, which uses the trade name Boise, is an American pulp and paper company, ranked as the thirteenth largest forest products company in the world....
. They attempted to split the magazine into four separate monthlies, but the experiment ended in insolvency. Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins
Norman Cousins was an American political journalist, author, professor, and world peace advocate.-Early life and education:...
, the former owner, purchased back the magazine and recombined the units with World, a new magazine he had started in his time away from the Review. The combined magazine was called SR World, but soon reverted to the Saturday Review name. The magazine was sold to a group led by Carll Tucker in 1977, who in turn sold it to Macro Communications, the owner of the business magazine Financial World
Financial World
Financial World was the United States' oldest business magazine before going out of business in 1998. In the magazine's later years of publication, its signature issue was the "Sports Franchise Valuation Issue".- History :...
, in 1980. It again became insolvent in 1982, and was sold to Missouri entrepreneur Jeffrey Gluck. It was sold to a group of investors in 1984. Publication ended in 1986. Penthouse
Penthouse (magazine)
Penthouse, a men's magazine founded by Bob Guccione, combines urban lifestyle articles and softcore pornographic pictorials that, in the 1990s, evolved into hardcore. Penthouse is owned by FriendFinder Network. formerly known as General Media, Inc. whose parent company was Penthouse International...
publisher Bob Guccione
Bob Guccione
Bob Guccione was the founder and publisher of the adult magazine Penthouse. He resigned from his publisher position in November 2003.-Early life:...
acquired the rights to the magazine in 1987. He used the title briefly for an online publication on AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
in the early 1990s.
On December 13, 2010, John Elduff, Managing Director of JTE Multimedia
JTE Multimedia
JTE Multimedia is a publishing firm in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. It currently publishes Hospital Practice, Postgraduate Medicine and The Physician and Sportsmedicine, while it has plans to revive the defunct Collier's Weekly and Saturday Review....
, purchased the rights to the Saturday Review trademark. JTE Multimedia, which is headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, plans to resurrect the Saturday Review brand with both print and online editions in 2011 .