Documents tagged "Isaac Asimov"
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The image is a scanned page with handwritten notes and signatures at the top and bottom. The central content of the page features an illustration that represents the Earth's core to its surface in layers. Each layer has text annotations explaining different aspects related to it, such as "THE INNER SELF" and "THE OUTER WORLD." There is a quote at the top left corner which reads: "There are 8 billion intelligent people on Earth. There are only 8 who can understand this. (As if from Isaac Asimov)." This suggests an ironic or satirical tone regarding the supposed complexity of understanding something about the Earth. The handwriting includes a signature and some writing that is not entirely clear, but it appears to say "Happy Birthday" with a date mentioned below. The overall style of the image is a mix of educational diagram and personal annotation, indicative of a learning environment or discussion of educational topics.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031973.txt
In this document, Paul Krassner shares memories of his time as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and mentions some key people such as Michael Simmons and Lenny Bruce. He highlights the magazine's focus on hiring talented writers like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth, and its effort to distinguish itself from Playboy by being seen as slightly hipper and more youthful. Paul also discusses his experience at an auction of items slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America and his column about Lenny Bruce titled "Lenny the Lawyer".
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024923.txt
This is an email from George Krassner talking about his experience as a columnist for Cavalier Magazine and how it hired fine scribes like Thomas Pynchon and Philip Roth. He also mentions Playboy, another men's magazine that was published around the same time. He writes about writing a column for Cavalier called "The Naked Emperor" and describes attending an auction of two-inch squares from bedsheets slept on by the Beatles during their first trip to America. His second column was about Lenny Bruce and his legal troubles.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024624.txt
The document discusses the history of student organizations and campus speech at the University, including regulations from 1964 prohibiting advocacy of political causes or candidates and other activities by student organizations at a specific location. The writer also mentions the launch and development of men's magazine Cavalier, which hired notable writers like Thomas Pynchon and Isaac Asimov and paid him $1,000 a month to write a column named "The Naked Emperor" about an auction of Beatles memorabilia. The writer later became known for creating the character Famous Author, who appears in a series of books written under a pseudonym.
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_024374.txt
Cavalier Magazine was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 as a men's magazine aimed at young and hip readers. The magazine hired notable writers such as Thomas Pynchon, Philip Roth, William Saroyan, Isaac Asimov, and Theodore Sturgeon. In the 1960s, the author was invited to write for Cavalier under the column "The Naked Emperor," which covered topics such as auctions of Beatles' hotel linens and the legal troubles of Lenny Bruce.