The Beast
TypeAlternative weekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Independent
PublisherPaul Fallon
EditorIan Murphy
FoundedMarch 15, 2002 (2002-03-15)[1]
Ceased publication
  • 2009 (print)
  • 2013 (online)
HeadquartersBuffalo, New York, U.S.
Websitebuffalobeast.com

The Beast was a Buffalo, New York alternative biweekly print newspaper published from 2002 until 2009 and then exclusively online until about 2013.

The Beast was founded by Matt Taibbi, Kevin McElwee, and Paul Fallon in 2002. (Taibbi and McElwee had previously collaborated on The eXile.)[2] It was originally a free biweekly newspaper. Ken Barnes was its first contributing writer.

In 2007 the publication began to charge for issues as a national monthly publication that also offered international subscriptions.[2] In late 2009, The Beast stopped producing print editions but maintained an online presence with the tagline: "The World's Only Website."[2] The Beast's longest-serving editor was Allan Uthman.[2][3]

An annual feature of The Beast was "The 50 Most Loathsome Americans" - a list of infamous celebrities, authors, athletes, pundits, politicians, and others selected for their dubious distinction, with reasons and examples given for each entry's inclusion.[4][5][6]

On February 23, 2011, editor Ian Murphy placed a prank telephone call to Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin during the 2011 Wisconsin budget protests.

The Beast website closed in 2013.

References

  1. ↑ "BuffaloBeast.com WHOIS, DNS, & Domain Info - DomainTools". WHOIS. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "The BEAST: America's Best Fiend". The Beast. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2011. ("About Us" section at bottom left)
  3. ↑ "Nice to meet me". The Beast. June 1, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  4. ↑ "The celebrities we love to loathe". The Spokesman-Review. December 25, 2002. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  5. ↑ Leibovich, Mark (September 29, 2010). "Being Glenn Beck". The New York Times. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  6. ↑ Weinman, Jaimie (January 20, 2011). "For Fans of Gratuitous Nastiness". Maclean's. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
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