Return of the Baffler
For those of you familiar with the Experimental Station's history, you'll know that for many years before our building formally became the Experimental Station, it housed the Baffler, a journal of cultural and political criticism whose creed was to "blunt the cutting edge." Founded by fringe intellectual-cum-bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas? and The Wrecking Crew Thomas Frank along with current publisher of Congressional Quarterly Keith White, The Baffler published issues on a decidedly irregular, roughly annual basis until disappearing from bookstore shelves in 2006.
But according to a New York Observer article last month, Frank is bringing the magazine back, possibly stronger than ever. Frank has found a young publisher and plans to publish issues on a comparatively brisk semi-annual schedule. As for adapting from the 90's to the late 00's, Frank says in the article, "I don’t think we’re going to have any trouble finding targets to rebel against.”
