THOUGHTS
FROM
THE
PUBLISHER
For
BeKer,
Or
Worse
For
the
second
9me
in
the
magazine’s
history,
I
panicked.
Not
a
subtle
moment
of
self
doubt,
but
a
full
blows,
wake
up
in
the
middle
of
the
night,
swea9ng
and
struggling
the
breath
anxiety
aHack.
Later
that
morning
I
stared
at
blank
desktop
pages,
certain
of
only
one
thing
–
I
had
truly
lost
my
way.
I
searched
Internet
resources,
I
reviewed
past
magazine
issues,
and
yes,
I
even
went
to
the
local
library
and
buried
myself
in
the
self
help
sec9ons,
including
the
“Everything
for
Dummies”
sec9on
(and
by
the
way,
I
applaud
anyone
with
the
courage
to
read
ANY
book
labeled
as
advice
for
dummies
in
broad
daylight
in
public
seRngs).
Ul9mately,
my
salva9on
came
in
the
form
of
a
seminar
on
magazine
design
and
edi9ng
that
started
out
promising
enough,
as
the
instructor
guided
us
through
step-‐by-‐step
detailed
pointers,
asking
aVer
each
change,
“Now,
is
that
beHer
or
worse?”
AVer
almost
a
solid
hour
of
this,
I
could
honestly
no
longer
answer
that
ques9on,
un9l
I
looked
over,
in
horror,
and
realized
that
with
the
new
improvements,
my
magazine
looked
like
EVERY
other
magazine
being
designed
that
day.
Who
in
the
world
would
really
want
that.
Worse,
I
decided.
Much
worse.
Brian
Thornton,
Publisher
Modern Model Page 2
PUBLISHER
Brian
Thornton
WRITERS
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Duque/
Felisha
Nicole/
Phoenix
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