Muse (magazine)
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Muse is a magazine published by Carus Publishing, the publishers of Cricket, and is recommended for ages ten and above.[1] It features articles about history, science, and the various arts. Muse encourages the reader to think about questions that don't necessarily have definite answers. Nine cartoon characters, known as the Muses, appear in the margins throughout the magazine. Among them, only Urania was one of the original Greek muses; Kokopelli is a trickster (who loves to throw pies) and is a god in many native American tribes.
Muse magazine is published nine times annually. Each issue contains a comic ("Kokopelli & Company") written by Larry Gonick, a spoof about the main subject of the issue, (Dear Muse Reader), letters from readers (Muse Mail), a contest, a question-and-answer page written by Ruth Flanagan and Andy Soth, and articles on various topics. Past issues have included articles about vegetarianism, pie throwing, alien life, Naked Mole Rats, the origin of the moon, pirates, urban legends, insects, mummies, tenrecs, the history of napkins, contacting ghosts, New Zealand's exploding trousers, Rube Goldberg inventions, The Lord of the Rings, and blind cavefish.
Muse's former Q&A columnists run an unofficial fan page and online forum, MuseBlog, for readers.
[edit] The Muses
- Kokopelli: Muse of tunes and tricks
- Chad: Muse of Hardware
- Aeiou (whose name is made up of all the vowels in order): Muse of Software
- Bo: Muse of Factoids
- Urania: Muse of Astronomy
- Feather: Muse of Plants and Planets
- Crraw: Muse of Bad Poetry
- Pwt: Muse of Animals
- Mimi: Muse of getting along with people
[edit] References
- ^ Muse Magazine, Volume 10, No. 9, Page 46.
[edit] External links
- MuseMag (Muse's official website)
- Muse Fan page (Muse's unofficial but more informative website)
- MuseBlog (Muse's online forum for readers)
