Mad Magazine Exhibit at the Rockwell Musuem

[Opti]

Sounds interesting for those of you who can go. It runs through Oct. Its in the Berkshires so I now some of our posters could check it out if they want. So posters, would you go see it? How has MAD magazine impacted your life?


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(RNS) — “Jeff, lighten up.”



I can imagine someone saying that to me. With all the darkness that has invaded the world — the assassinations of terrorist leaders, the American political situation — such an admonition would be welcome.



Which is precisely why I visited one of my favorite spots in the Berkshires: The Norman Rockwell Museum.

But, what grabbed me at the exhibit was the utter Jewishness of the “Mad” enterprise. So many of the editors and writers were Jewish: Bill Gaines, Mort Drucker, Harvey Kurtzman, Al Jaffee, Will Elder, Dave Berg. (No, no women. Sadly. They missed the opportunity with Roz Chast.)



There were several moments of Jewish-themed stuff in “Mad.”



There was the Israeli edition of “Mad.” The cover, designed by Michael Kichka, featured the iconic figure of Alfred E. Newman, but this time, as a parody of the macho Israeli.

[Opti]

Here's one of several videos about this exhibit. I stopped about 3:30 in because I just loved the happy story of a writer being notified they got paid work in an unusual way.

[busymom]

My older brother used to have some of the Mad paperbacks.  Fun stuff like Spy vs. Spy.   

[djAdvocate]

i used to love Mad.
still do.