Monday brought news of the end of Bird Talk magazine. Adding to the indignity, subscribers were being sent copies of Dog Fancy in its place, Christine Haughney reports. (Sending copies of Cat Fancy with a smiling feline on the cover would be the cruelest cut of all, we suppose.)
Despite an eager readership who looked forward to the monthly centerfold - and who were known to pose their birds with a copy (see photo above) â€" Bird Talk appears to be another casualty of the Internet. The issues were getting thinner, and Bird Talk content is going to migrate to BirdChannel.com.
Magazines have shutting down and breaking hearts since long before the arrival of the Internet, and their disappearances can feel like a rebuke, or when a friend moves out of town. There are many examples of painfully felt magazine closures: the science-fiction publishing Omni; or the literary experiments Wigwag and Doubletake; or the alt-teen Sassy. What was your most bittersweet magazine loss? Please share in the comments below.
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