BLAST, World War I, and Tonal Shifts
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_(magazine) ''BLAST''] was a British magazine with two issues, published in 1914 and 1915. The first issue was known for having a bright pink cover and for being very long. A month after the first issue was released, World War I (WW1) began, and the tone of ''BLAST'' changed drastically. In the second issue, the bright pink cover was changed to a light brown and black photo of soldiers in trenches, and the length was halved. Most of the magazine's creators fought in the war and were either killed or lost their interest in modernism. Despite the primary author, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham_Lewis Wyndham Lewis's], attempts to keep publishing ''BLAST'', he eventually gave up, starting a new magazine called [http://modjourn.org/render.php?view=mjp_object&id=116014593613208 ''the Tyro''.] | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_(magazine) ''BLAST''] was a British magazine with two issues, published in 1914 and 1915. The first issue was known for having a bright pink cover and for being very long. A month after the first issue was released, World War I (WW1) began, and the tone of ''BLAST'' changed drastically. In the second issue, the bright pink cover was changed to a light brown and black photo of soldiers in trenches, and the length was halved. Most of the magazine's creators fought in the war and were either killed or lost their interest in modernism. Despite the primary author, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyndham_Lewis Wyndham Lewis's], attempts to keep publishing ''BLAST'', he eventually gave up, starting a new magazine called [http://modjourn.org/render.php?view=mjp_object&id=116014593613208 ''the Tyro''.] |