Naked Error

The Chicago Tribune pulled their Sunday Book Supplement off newstands because Peter Farb's review of "The Naked Ape" by Desmond Morris referenced the penis. The editing error cost the Tribune $100,000, which amounts to over half a million dollars according to the 2006 inflation rate.

("Review of 'Naked Ape' Causes Two Papers to Call Back Sections," New York Times, Jan. 21, 1968)

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  • Started in January 2008, Project 1968 is a blog docu-novel about the lives of two young women on their way to the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.

    It is a way to look at the day-to-day happenings from 40 years earlier. It was created solely by independent writer and researcher, Laura Axelrod.

    Janine Stephenson, an 18-year old freshman from the University of Wisconsin, took the semester off to campaign for Senator Eugene McCarthy. She is accompanied by her best friend, Becca.

    Amy, a 23-year old anti-war protester, works at a well-known peace group in Chicago.

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