Hour Community to be shuttered
The alt-weekly Hour Community is being shuttered by Communications Voir after this week’s issue.
Hour itself was founded as a competitor to the Mirror almost 20 years ago but was pared back to the current format a year ago. I have to admit I was surprised to see a printed copy somewhere recently – I had thought it was a web-only production, so poorly was it distributed.
Michel 09:44 on 2012/05/03 Permalink
And no a fuck was given.
Jack 10:31 on 2012/05/03 Permalink
Alternative Weeklies ……..man that was a decade ago, they became corporate publi-sacs.
Kate 10:57 on 2012/05/03 Permalink
At least, Jack. The Mirror started with high ideals but soon began running escort service ads in the back.
Jack 11:25 on 2012/05/03 Permalink
I agree but it wasn’t the advertising in the back pages, it was the advertising in the Front, Features and Review sections that killed them.
The end of Hour (for realz) – Fagstein 03:06 on 2012/05/04 Permalink
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Tux 10:48 on 2012/05/04 Permalink
I think the Mirror was, and still is, pretty decent. Okay, the multi-page advertisements masquerading as articles were pretty uncool but on the whole I can’t complain about Mirror’s content. Their columnists were/are pretty good!
Also, c’mon Kate, the escort ads made the perfect backdrop for Sasha. I always loved that her column was in there among them.