Why Sports Illustrated Is Better Than A Professional Athlete’s Sex Life

Throughout my development as a sports fan I have continually referenced one source above any other in furthering my sports knowledge. Of course it’s not ESPN, it’s definitely not Fox Sports, and it’s not even Sporting News (which is probably number 2). I look to the Mecca of the sports news establishment, the most original, the best, Sports Illustrated. The magazine was first published on August 16, 1954 by the legendary Henry Luce, founder of Time and Life magazines( He is also a Skull and Bones member, just thought I would throw that out there for some conspiracy theorists). Many did not believe in the legitimacy of sports journalism, many proved to be wrong. So I didn’t want to get into a history lesson about probably the greatest publication ever, but it just happened. The main reason for this post is to make people aware of yet another innovation of SI.

 SI.com has recently debuted a database of every article, every cover and every photo. This is 150,000 stories, 2,800 covers and 500,000 photographs. It’s called the SIVault, it has every issue digitally uploaded, so that you can turn the pages yourself. These features include videos and related content for anything that you click on. The best part is that this is all free, no need to cheat the system. Much like the current magazine for which I am writing, this is the future and it is only fitting that best is at the forefront of this new and appreciated practice.

In Media, Pop Culture, Print Mar 24th, 2008 | No Discussion |

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