Smooth (magazine)
Rosa Acosta on the back cover of Smooth magazine in 2009. | |
Categories | African American, Men's magazine |
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Frequency | bi-monthly |
Country | United States |
Website | www.smoothmag.com |
Smooth is a bimonthly magazine, published by Sandra Vasceannie geared toward young urban men that includes a mix of news, entertainment, urban fashion, music, movies, books, sports reporting, as well as feature articles on the hottest stars in black entertainment. Smooth covers feature photos of women from around the world. Smooth also provides readers with coverage of new gadgets, cars, video games, politics, technology and sex.
Vasceannie also publishes a spin-off magazine: Smooth Girl, which is a showcase for the kind of pin-up models featured in Smooth.
Further reading
- Ogunnaike, Lola (August 31, 2004). "New Magazines for Black Men Proudly Redefine the Pinup". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
- Westhoff, Ben (May 22, 2007). "End Run". The Village Voice. Retrieved January 25, 2009.