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The Beast
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Independent
PublisherPaul Fallon
EditorIan Murphy
FoundedMarch 15, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-03-15)[1]
Ceased publication
  • 2009 (print)
  • 2013 (online)
HeadquartersBuffalo, New York, U.S.
Websitebuffalobeast.com

The Beast was a Buffalo, New York alternative biweekly print newspaper published from 2002 until 2009 and then exclusively online until about 2013.

History

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The Beast was founded by Matt Taibbi, Kevin McElwee, and Paul Fallon in 2002. (Taibbi and McElwee had previously collaborated on The eXile.)[2] It was originally a free biweekly newspaper.

In 2007 the publication began to charge for issues as a national monthly publication that also offered international subscriptions.[2] In late 2009, The Beast stopped producing print editions but maintained an online presence with the tagline: "The World's Only Website."[2] The Beast's longest-serving editor was Allan Uthman.[2][3]

An annual feature of The Beast was "The 50 Most Loathsome Americans" - a list of infamous celebrities, authors, athletes, pundits, politicians, and others selected for their dubious distinction, with reasons and examples given for each entry's inclusion.[4][5][6]

On February 23, 2011, editor Ian Murphy placed a prank telephone call to Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin during the 2011 Wisconsin budget protests.[citation needed]

The Beast website closed in 2013.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "BuffaloBeast.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "The BEAST: America's Best Fiend". The Beast. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011. ("About Us" section at bottom left)
  3. ^ "Nice to meet me". The Beast. June 1, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "The celebrities we love to loathe". The Spokesman-Review. December 25, 2002. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  5. ^ Leibovich, Mark (September 29, 2010). "Being Glenn Beck". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  6. ^ Weinman, Jaimie (January 20, 2011). "For Fans of Gratuitous Nastiness". Maclean's. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
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