(Bimonthly; 800-676-8533) Men’s magazine formula by turns smart, snide and just shy of soft core. T&A’s crafty premiere cover story “expose” of “Baywatch” panders with revealing video dips of the show’s bit players. Best music sampler, with 15-second audio dips of new releases.
(Bimonthly; 800-95-LAUNCH) Ambitious and original, Launch’s eclectic urban launchpad is lined with movie houses that screen films and “animation noir.” There are clubs where you dee-jay, “interview” hot artists and “video fingerpaint” with a psychedelic paint program.
(Bimonthly; 212-302-2626) A downtown hipster rag come to life with the frenetic edginess of Wired.Blender shakes and stirs with paranoid and paranormal original audio and film clips, interviews and movie reviews. Best ads of the bunch: check out the one for Puma sneakers.
(Monthly; 800-788-3866) Info-tainment lite for Dad and daughter.Basically a string of ads and wire-service stories, Medio’s inter-activity and original content are limited, lackluster and invariably old news.
