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True to form, I read this month’s horoscope and went through my silly ritual. Having just finished a stint with the illustrious weekend magazine FM, I was a bit wary of all that astrology had to offer, bogus or not. In our final issue of the mag, we side-stepped the pre-printed horoscope and went straight to a genuine mystic. We all asked her what was in store for our future and I became horribly distraught when she said I’d have three children out of wedlock. Children? Wedlock? What are these scary words...
Aaron R. Cohen ’00 was editor of FM in 1999. He is an Olympic researcher for NBC Sports...
Don’t get me wrong: FM is a serious journalistic endeavor, all the better for its in-depth, investigative cover pieces. Nonetheless, when Lisa K. Pinsley and I took the helm of the mag, we felt a burning desire to lighten things up. Actually, we—like all uppity, sarcastic FM editors—really just wanted to make fun of other people in public. But it turns out that mocking others (especially those who are probably better than you) is not easy. In fact, quality ridicule takes finesse, friendliness, focus, and a number of other words...
...first article I ever wrote for FM was in September of 1996—a boring but cleverly titled (“Massholes!”) piece about Mass Hall residents. My second article was a bit more memorable—an installment in a series called“Prank Files.” My task was to put strange shit in my bag, go to campus libraries, and then attempt to leave the libraries, hopefully eliciting colorful reactions from surprised security checkers...
Having graduated only eighteen months ago, in June 2000, I cannot pretend to have worked on FM in a totally different era. I talk to my fellow editors often, and our conversations are dominated by jokes about our time at FM. Lately, we’ve been talking of creating a spinoff of FM. Several spinoffs, actually. FM: New York will feature reviews of cool bars and hot nightspots. FM: DC will have informed, but sardonic and clever, articles on politics and life “inside the beltway.” FM: Duluth is still in the early stages...