Talk:Look (American magazine)

Unsourced Yuri Bezmenov Quote

The quote

Des Moines???

The claim was made that Look was published in Des Moines, which is highly unlikely for a national magazine in the post-WWII. I have removed the statement, not because I know it's untrue (I can find no evidence of where it was published) but just because a statement that amazing needs a reference. - DavidWBrooks 21:59, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

1961 25th Anniversary? The cover on which Marilyn Monroe was on with the Georgia Tech sweater was actually the September 9,1952 issue.Monroe's last Look cover apperance before her death in 1962 was in January 1961 with Clark Gable.Anyway if you do the math Look wouldn't have it's 25th til 1962,just thought i'd point that out.

Mafia lawsuit

Did the lawsuit from Joseph Alioto contribute to Look's closing? It seems like that might be something worth adding, but I don't have good sources on it. Torc2 (talk) 03:14, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

That is exactly what brought me here. I am 62 years old, born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have always been told I have a photographic memory. I distinctly recall that it was the understanding of my parents and every adult they knew that it ABSOLUTELY was the legal fallout from the publication of the article linking Joseph Alioto to the Mafia that put LOOK out of business. I recall it as being common knowledge of/in the adult world. My father was a voracious reader who almost lived at Kepler's Bookstore at Town and Country Village in Los Altos and Palo Alto both. <wgothberg at gee mail dot com> 2601:204:C700:DC90:0:0:0:C03D (talk) 00:45, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Pop culture: "A Christmas Story"

I recall a reference to Look in the movie A Christmas Story. StanHater (talk) 03:49, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Circulation peak

The paragraph about Yuri Bezmenov seems out of place and a distraction. It is about one issue only. Does that seem necessary to the article: focusing on a single issue of the magazine in thirty plus years of publication? The reference should go, in my opinion. Chagallophile (talk) 15:54, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

I'd say it's more about reactions to Look in general, not just one issue, from an interesting source. I found it a useful addition. - DavidWBrooks (talk) 18:10, 27 March 2017 (UTC)

I agree completely, and am tempted to remove it myself. At the very least the youtube link that's long gone should be taken out. Unless this article affected US/Soviet relations/helped sway public opinion towards the USSR in a major way (which it didn't), it was part of a long running campaign of foreign propaganda in the magazine (which afaik it was not) or it was contraversial at the time (which again, I can't find any proof of), I don't really see the point of it being included. If the quote absolutely had to be placed anywhere in the article, i would put it in the highlights section, or in a new controversies section or something. Or maybe as a mention in one of our articles relating to Soviet propaganda or active measures.

Bezmenov also is not a 100% reliable source, his wiki page talks about it. While the paragraph just calls him a KGB defector, implying he was a genuine member, it seems more nuanced than that. That should probably be mentioned, I imagine.

Overall, it seems unimportant to add to the article, is dubiously sourced, has nuance that isn't directly mentioned, and at the very least should be placed elsewhere in the article. No need for it IMO. EmperorNortonIII (talk) 08:54, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

I'd say the source is irrelevant and confusing, it has nothing to do with the rest of this article. Not to mention, it's unsourced -- the video referenced in the link was removed from YouTube for hate speech. It's flimsily sourced and of extremely dubious relevance. I dispute that reasonable minds would find it to be useful or relevant. -Anonymous Lurker with no dog in the fight

Gerald Ford

Posed for photos in Stowe, Vermont, for a Look feature on the town, according to this source. Seasider53 (talk) 16:48, 29 April 2022 (UTC)