Impact Press-#30

Dec-Jan 2001.Normal Size $2 by mail, typical layout. Editor�s response, letters. Tons of ads are in this magazine, as 3 of the first 6 pages are nothing but them. The magazine has the layout of a magazine with 10 times the readership. Tons of white space are found on every page, but the whiteness is broken up expertly, and doesn�t detract from the overall reading experience. �A Big Government Scam� is a decently written rant about the war on drugs, but �Stop Lively Please� is much more noteworthy, being very serious yet light hearted about the herd mentality of humanity. The next notable article informs the zine-reading public about the truth concerning the heroes of various sports, putting out a statistic that over 21% were criminals at one time or another. Impact Press� choice of ads is a little towards the major punk labels, including ads for the Aquabats, Hopeless Records, and Sick of it All. As a former Ritalin druggie, the piece �Have You Had Your Ritalin Today� brings the up viewpoints that I have been told are totally unfounded. �More Whining From the Left� is a funny as hell comic, describing the struggle evidenced by left handed people. �Trading with the Enemy� is very intelligently written, with an iron curtain of academic correctness, using facts and quotes. �Did Jesus Exist?�, the cover piece, is an excellent work by Gary Sloan, describing how �Jesus� was just a culmination of the popular religion of the time. The review comes next, with the top picks smartly bracketed off from the other reviews. �Make an Impact on HIV/STD�s� is a diamond in the rough, as it is hidden away in 4.5 pages of ads.

Rating:7.8/10

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