Utne Reader

Utne Reader (also known as Utne) (/ˈʌtni/ UT-nee) is a quarterly American magazine that collects and reprints articles on politics, culture, and the environment, generally from alternative media sources including journals, newsletters, weeklies, zines, music, and DVDs.

Utne Reader
Utne Reader, cover from the January–February 2012 issue
EditorChristian Williams
CategoriesU.S. politics and public policy
Frequencyquarterly
Year founded1984
CompanyOgden Publications
CountryUnited States
Based in1503 SW 42nd Street
Topeka, KS 66609-1265 U.S
LanguageEnglish
Websiteutne.com
ISSN8750-0256

The magazine's writers and editors contribute book, film, and music reviews and original articles that tend to focus on emerging cultural trends. The magazine's website produces ten blogs covering politics, environment, media, spirituality, science and technology, great writing, and the arts. The publication takes its name from founder Eric Utne.[1] "Utne" rhymes with the English word "chutney". Eric Utne's surname is ultimately derived from the Norwegian village of Utne, which loosely translates as "far out".[2]

History

The magazine was founded in 1984[3] by Eric Utne as the Utne Reader. Eric Utne chaired the magazine until the late 1990s when his then-wife Nina Rothschild Utne took over.[4] The magazine was headquartered in Minneapolis.[5]

The cover logo was changed to simply Utne in 2003, continuing until 2006, with the subtitle, A Different Read on Life.[6]

In 2006 the magazine was purchased by Ogden Publications, publishers of Grit, Mother Earth News, Natural Home, and other magazines.[4] The earlier title Utne Reader was brought back, and the magazine returned to and refocused on its original mission to reprint "the best of the alternative press".[7]

According to The New York Times, Utne Reader was a leader of the salon movement of the 1980s, devoted to debate on the issues of the day.[8] Utne Reader was an early source of coverage of the mythopoetic men's movement when it first surfaced in the early 1990s.[9]

Utne Independent Press Awards

Every year, the magazine gives out its Utne Independent Press Awards, which honor alternative and independent magazines from around the world.[10] Past winners include the Wilson Quarterly, In These Times, Virginia Quarterly Review, Mother Jones, Orion, High Country News, Gnosis and New Internationalist.[11]

  • In The Simpsons episode "King-Size Homer", Lisa Simpson receives a letter for a subscription to the Utne Reader. A later episode, "Dad Behavior", again references Lisa's collection of the magazines.
  • In the Family Guy episode "The Son Also Draws", Brian Griffin is seen reading the magazine.
  • In Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode "Zombie Nightmare", Tom Servo makes a reference to the magazine's staff during a rather tame and well-dressed disco scene.
  • In the webcomic Narbonic, in one of the first few strips in the series, the lab's intern is shown reading the magazine. Later in the comic series, another character makes a reference to the magazine.
gollark: Or any nonsense like the projectile not instantly accelerating, rotation, the projectile not being a particle, or the varying gravity at each height.
gollark: This is true, yes. I did not consider relativistic corrections.
gollark: I've worked out approximately how to do it anyway, it should be about 10 minutes to work out a general formula or something ignoring air resistance.
gollark: We can calculate this ish probably.
gollark: Dinner takes me about 15 minutes, and I eat it while still using my computer for efficiency.

References
  1. "Eric Utne Created the Impossible: a Reader's Digest That Both Baby Boomers and Highbrows Can Love". people.com. September 10, 1990. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  2. Amien, Deb (April 23, 2018). "What the Heck Is That?: UTNE". www.nytimes.com. New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. "The 20 Best Magazines of the Decade (2000-2009)". Paste Magazine. November 26, 2009. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. Tom Groening (September 16, 2006). "Utne CEO, editor recounts magazine struggles". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  5. "Top General Magazines". Book Market. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
  6. "Magazine Agent: Utne". Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  7. "Utne Re-Reader: A 'Progressive Brand' Reclaims its Roots -- and Name". Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved June 6, 2007.
  8. Jonathan Rabinovitz (April 13, 1992). "An Attempted Comeback for the Literary Salon". The New York Times. Retrieved March 25, 2008.
  9. "The Virtuous Male". Archived from the original on May 15, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2007.
  10. "Utne Independent Press Awards: 2011 Winners". Utne. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  11. "Winners of the 2010 Utne Independent Press Awards". Utne. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
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