Outside Looking In: How the World views the Yellow Border (and all that's in it)
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The Elusive White Breast on the Pages of National Geographic
The Elusive White BreastOn the Pages of National Geographic Since the National Geographic Society has announced that they will no longer be publishing photographs of natives, au natural, I thought it would be a good time to write this piece. “Get it off my chest” so to speak. Time and again, the…
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Two Cheers for the National Geographic
Two Cheers for the National Geographic A well meaning, albeit trenchant, scrutiny of a grand old American magazine (“as American as a tribe of Bushmen”), plus a few photographic fantasies concerning the wonderful world of said grand old American magazine By Anne Chamberlin, Esquire Magazine,…
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A Visual Listing of NGM Parody Covers
This is a Chronological list of parody covers of the National Geographic Magazine. Scott Shier has an excellent discussion on this topic in the Ephemera & Collectibles group. I felt that since these covers reflect an outside perception of the magazine I would provide a visual listing over…
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The National Geographic as a Cultural Fixture (Part 3)
The National Geographic as a Cultural Fixture (Part 3)V. Television (cont.):*In a season 1 episode of "Homicide: Life on the Street" which aired in 1993 there is this query:"You read that in National Geographic or National Enquirer?"*In season 2, episode 6 of the adventure series "The Young Indiana…
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How Other See Us: Articles about National Geographic in other publications
Note: This discussion was first posted to the Ephemera and Collectibles group. It has been updated and reposted here.This collection is eclectic if nothing else. It was inspired by the article in the September 1988 number entitled “Spoofing the Geographic”. My parody collection is only a subset of…
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Across the Andes by Frog
Across the Andes by Frog This is my first (and last) parody review of a parody article celebrating its forty-fifth year of publication in the charming and instructive treasure-house of information, Dr. Fegg’s Nasty Book of Knowledge (1976). (Isn’t a parody of a parody a conspiracy theory?) …
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On the Wrong Side, Again
On the Wrong Side, AgainThe good name of the National Geographic Society (NGS) is unfortunately being misused, as Skeptical Inquirer noted recently. In their…
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On the Wrong Side
On the Wrong SideSkeptical Inquirer is “the Magazine for Science and Reason”. It is published by the Center for Inquiry (CfI) with the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI).…
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Nudes in the National Geographic as Art
Nudes in the National Geographic as ArtBack in college, I majored in Computer Science. In the course of my studies I was required to take an Art Appreciation class. I have zero art abilities be it musical, painting, or otherwise. That being said, I did enjoy that class immensely.I have decided to…
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The Dark Side of Breasts
Note: Due to the nature of this topic, I have opted to not embed or attach any photos to this document. If anyone wants to look up any of the images I am including issue and page number information for ease of reference.In their book Reading National Geographic, University of Chicago Press, 1993,…
A place to post discussions, links, sharing, ideas, stories, about how other people and entities have seen, documented, or written about the Society, the Magazine, the Channel, etc.
Embrace the broad view. . . .this can include "ancillary" things like vintage books or publications that were written by key Society staff, or members or others associated thereof about topics that enjoyed prominent/partial coverage by N.G.S. through the years, but may not have been strictly an NGS book, program or whatnot.
If something has merely a loose connection to anything Nat Geo, this is the place for it.
If you have suggestions for the scope of this group, or even a better name for it, do let me know. Best,