Lollipop Magazine

Mediocre Concepts Unlimited

November 10, 2019

Art by Mediocre Concepts Unlimited

Prelude to a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column

November 1, 1998

This issue, to my eyes, is the biggest and best yet. There are things here that blow my mind, and I’ve done this 44 times before.

Videosyncrasy – Best Buddies – Column

September 1, 1997

We can hop the turnstile and have a token gay cast! (Don’t worry, there’ll be no discrimination that can’t be solved in 22 minutes, and certainly no kissing.)

Videosyncrasy – Surf’n’Jerk – Column

July 1, 1997

The “rules” are simple: The player flips through television channels using a remote control in one hand, while engaging in self-gratification with the other.

Bob Crane: Velvet Prisoner – Fiction

November 1, 1996

Bob Crane, star of the ’60s sitcom, Hogan’s Heroes, was found bludgeoned in a Phoenix, Arizona hotel room in 1978. The case has defied definitive solution.

Prelude to a Lick – The Editor’s Rant – Column

November 1, 1996

The rich, shrewd, and intelligent have already gone home. They sleep well with clear conscience, and dream of who else they want to bang in the copy room.

Bill Shatner: Now He Belongs – Fiction

August 1, 1996

Shatner reads from Shakespeare, Dylan (Bob), Lennon-McCartney, and others. It should surprise no one that Shatner stirs souls reading Shakespeare.

Krassmont’s Calling – Fiction

March 1, 1996

He averaged about three hours of sleep a week. Dishevelment and lack of composure was his middle name. It should probably be hyphenated.