About this project
Minutiæ is a humor magazine, spoofing and parodying Time, The New York Times Sunday Magazine and The New Yorker. If you haven't ever heard of us, take a look at one of our recent issues and see how Minutiæ is bending humor and observation around our ideas of a 'proper' publication. With each passing issue, the magazine is putting out better drawings, illustrations, graphics and writing..
Minutiæ has already published four issues that are available as free PDF downloads. In addition, the issues are available at MagCloud, but so far all of printing and shipping has been done out of pocket.
How Your Funds Will Be Used
The Printing and reading!
Minutiæ is looking to raise funds to pay for the printing of issues to give to our contributors, artists and editors for all their hard work (as no one yet gets paid). In addition, the money will be used to print and ship the issues and rewards (like pins and t-shirts) to our backers.
Finally, if enough is raised, many issues can be printed to hand out to local comedy venues here in Los Angeles to raise awareness and keep Minutiæ publishing funny stuff for everyone! Your backing is very important. We are only able to print a small handful so that each of the contributors gets to see their work in print. Beyond that, however, we don't print anything.
Reward Details
T-shirts and pins and secrets!
- Every donation will be able to download the issue a full two weeks before it is published in print. This is just like getting MP3s a little bit before you get your album in the mail.
- Furthermore, every donation includes enrollment in The Secret Master's Secrets Monthly Newsletter , a monthly newsletter with a secret from the Secret Master. Little is known about him, and even less about his secrets (yet the frequency at which they occur are miraculously regular).
- The Special Pin will be a 1-inch pin with full color of an awesome design based on the magazine.
- The Special T-Shirt will be a wonderful shirt (in your preferred size) with an incredible design based on the pieces in "Progress." It will look beautiful even if the people looking at you haven't read the magazine, but if they have, this is certain to put you up a few pegs in the social circles you frequent.
- Our great cover artist Lucas Adams has been doing great work on Minutiæ since it began. This is your chance to grab the artwork as postcards.
(For shipping to Canada or Europe, please add the extra charges: Canada add $3, to Europe add $10)
FAQ
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
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This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on December 2, 2010.
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Receive Minutiæ #5 two weeks early & be enrolled in The Secret Master's Secrets Monthly Newsletter.
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All of the above, plus a printed copy of Minutiæ #5! (Shipping to Canada add $3, to Europe add $10)
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All of the the above, plus the Special Pin and Special T-Shirt! (Shipping to Canada add $3, to Europe add $10)
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All of the the above, plus a postcard set of the Minutiæ cover art from past issues. (Shipping to Canada add $3, to Europe add $10)
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You get everything we can give, plus we'll write an awesome song for you.
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Minutiæ is a humor magazine featuring drawing, arts, editorials, and journalistic pieces with massive tour de force.
Our contributors work in the television and film industry, are professional cartoon artists, perform regularly at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, and have been camp counselors.
Founded in 1862 by Alvin Hardridge and his brother Nat, Minutiæ was once the #1 dog bootie magazine in the country, far eclipsing the lesser dog foot-covering related periodicals, excluding the now-defunct "Dog Foot & Sock Quarterly." During World War II, all content was replaced with heavily encrypted messages in Navajo to be sent amongst the Allies, mostly concerning procedures for cleaning and storing of pots and tent poles. After peace had been obtained, it became a lifestyle magazine for the Navajo, spawning "Minutiæ Sports" and "Minutiæ Home & Garden." In 1978, publishing magnate Harris Fellman bought the magazine and reörganized it into the current iteration (though several buyouts and corporate struggles have occurred since).
The magazine is a startling and bold publication of the current events and topics that concern America and the world today.
