Sally Edelstein absorbed in her collection of vintage MAD Magazines
In a world gone mad, I still find comfort in reading my old MAD Magazines. On the occasion of this classic magazine turning 70, I paid tribute.
Please enjoy my essay in Next Tribe.
My Tribute to MAD Magazine
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Envisioning The American Dream 
I didn’t realize girls read Mad, too. I never let my subscription run out and my parents always knew an easy Christmas or birthday gift for me was one of their compilations in book format.
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That’s so funny that you don’t imagine girls reading MAD. It’s true for some odd reason it was associated with boys reading it, but I knew plenty of girls who read it but only learned they did years later.
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LOL! I’m 74 and just learning it!
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