No recycling

What happens to magazines on newsstands that don't sell? Many of them get sent back to the distributor where they are counted (against the publisher's pay) and then shredded. This morning, I went to Highland Park to rescue about 200 returns from our last three issues.


See these bales of Oprah, low-rider magazines, and porn? That's where bundles of GR would have ended up if I didn't pick them up today. Yes, 200 mags is worth about $1000 bucks on the streets. We'll sell some back issues at the shops and online, but many will be distributed at school talks, film festivals, and other such events.


There's so much smut in this nice, clean warehouse, you wouldn't believe it.