Bitch, the print magazine devoted to feminist analysis and media criticism, is in danger of going under. A memo on its Web site, entitled, “Bitch’s fate is in your hands,” lays it out for supporters.
The bad news: “Simply put: We need to raise $40,000 by October 15th in order to print the next issue of Bitch.”
The good news: “…while we can't say what form Bitch will take in the future (our direction will depend, in part, on your feedback), we can say that we've been hard at work to find an innovative publishing model…” (Whoa, maybe it’ll be an online-only mag!)
The best news: A wiener dog graphic that will grow as supporters donate money. Also, a video featuring editor Andi Zeisler saying with marvelous reserve, “Wiener people going to realize that independent magazines need money?”
The very best? Bitch Magazine, itself, which remains one of the most intelligent, witty, thought-provoking magazines about popular culture and gender I've ever seen. After years of buying it on the newstands, I just subscribed last month; it would be quite sad if my first issue was also my last, and even sadder if future generations of women didn't have this brilliant publication to turn to.