Fusion Magazine (political magazine)

Fusion Magazine (political magazine)

"Fusion" is a comedy magazine founded and edited by Glenn Beck and published in the United States. The title is taken from Beck's talk radio program's motto, "The Fusion of Entertainment and Enlightenment".

"Fusion" is a sixteen page publication that is published monthly except for February and August. It features several recurring items, including a "Predictive Obituary" of famous people or institutions (because the magazine must be put to print weeks before it is distributed), "Stu's 3rd to Last Page", and "By the Numbers" (a listing of trivial facts related to the issue). Other articles deal with politics, pop culture, and society, and are generally written with humorous intent. Some issues have themes (Halloween, Valentine's Day, etc.) that most of the articles adhere to.

Those who attended the 2005 tour received the premiere issue (July 2005), featuring puppet-like replication of Glenn ice skating with training wheels on the cover. According to the "Glenn Beck Disaster Relief Auction", the "puppet was hand made out of polymer clay, wire, metal, plastic, foam, fabric and sequins by Chris Sickels of [http://www.rednosestudio.com/ Red Nose Studio] ." The auction raised thousands of dollars for the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

The articles in the premiere issue included:
* 1/4 Page Politics
* The License to Procreate Quiz
* Raphe (Glenn's 8 month old son) on Social Security
* A Predictive Obituary (for Michael Jackson)
* Chortle Quarterly (For the Weathiest One Percent)
* Stu's 3rd to last page (titled: I Want You Dead)
* Glenn's Hatemail

Beck is credited as the magazine's editor-in-chief, with Kevin Balfe as creative director and Liz Julis as managing editor. Beck himself writes little or none of the material, but is involved in overseeing the process to make sure it matches his "voice."

Contributing editors credited in the magazine (and responsible for most of the written content) include: Balfe, Julis, Pat Balfe, Ted Bell, John Bobey, Rick Bovay, Sam Boykin, Stu Burguiere, Claire Calzonetti, Evan Cutler, Steve Helling, Timothy Hogan, Scott Mendenhall, Eric D. Snider, and Jason Wright.

Contributing artists include: Eric Armusik, Neal Aspinall, Marty Elliot, Aaron McKinney, Scott Mendenhall, Paul Nunn, and Kerstin Vodges.

External links

* [http://www.glennbeck.com Glenn Beck's Homepage]
* [https://members.premiereinteractive.com/glennbeck/studio.htm Glenn Beck's Web Store]

This magazine shouldn't be confused with Fusion Magazine (www.fusionmagazine.co.uk) which is a weekly magazine for Central and Eastern Europeans living and working in the UK.


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