2 Magazines

I'm afraid that the stress of work lately has cut into my creative mind, so I have not been blogging much. I will try to do some catching up here, and see if I can do few posts a day.

As always, National Geographic is great, and the April issue did not disappoint. The cover story was The She-King of Egypt. This was fascinating because it really delved into WHY Hatshepsut acted like she was man when she ruled Egypt. And that they had her mummy, recently identified as her, made the article even more fascinating. The article on Australia's drought was sobering, in that this area could easily be facing similar conditions. We need to start preparing. And the article on amphibian decline was also sobering. I know a bit about this from some work I have done, and these species that have lasted so long may disappear very soon.

Playboy in April was also pretty good. A nice pictorial with international playmates lent some variety to the issue. An interview with Seth Rogan, though narcissistic, provided some humor, and the homage to Bettie Page was nice. A expose about Barry Bonds made me think about the case differently...still despise the guy, but really wonder about the government going after him, and not baseball itself. And excellent fiction by Jay McInerney. Nice issue all around.