spy

(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors a secret watcher

someone who secretly watches other people

"my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" catch sight of watch, observe, or inquire secretly catch sight of

to perceive with the eyes

"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" secretly collect sensitive or classified information

engage in espionage

"spy for the Russians"

''' ''Spy'' magazine''' was a satirical monthly founded in 1986 by Kurt Andersen and E. Graydon Carter. It briefly ceased publication in 1994, returned, but went out of business in 1998. In its later incarnations it was edited by Tony Hendra and then Bruno Maddox. It was named for the gossip magazine in the film ''The Philadelphia Story''. Its original tagline, later dropped when the magazine gained a more nationwide focus, was The New York Monthly.Primarily a humor magazine, but also featuring some more serious investigative journalism, the New York CityNew York-based ''Spy'' was modeled loosely on the United KingdomBritish magazine ''Private Eye''. It specialized in intelligent, thoroughly researched, highly irreverent pieces targeting the American media and entertainment industries. Some of its features attempted to present the darker side of celebrities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger (printing a nude photo of him and a picture of his father's Nazi party membership card), John F. Kennedy, Jr., Martha Stewart, and the magazine's nemesis, property investor Donald Trump, who was repeatedly described as a "short fingered vulgarian." The magazine also ran unflattering photographs and articles about Ivana Trump. The magazine was famous in its use of several lawyers to vet such potentially libelous material, but by making enemies in the entertainment business it scared away advertisers. ''Spy'' was also noteworthy for its innovative, classically influenced typography and pioneering use of desktop publishing software at a magazine.Imitating ''Private Eye'', it featured a "Separated At Birth?" column, in which resemblances between celebrities are displayed in side-by-side photographs.

Books -

''Separated at Birth?'' (1988, ISBN 0385247443): A collection of photos from "Separated at Birth?"

''Spy Magazine Presents The Warhol Diaries Index'' (1989)

''Private Lives of Public Figures'' (Drew Friedman, cartoons from Spy, 1990)

''Spy Notes on Jay McInerneyMcInerney's "Bright Lights, Big City/Tama JanowitzJanowitz's "Slaves of New York"/Bret Easton EllisEllis's "Less Than Zero" and All Those Other Hip Urban Novels of the 1980s'' (1989, ISBN 0385247451): A Cliffs Notes-style look at the literature of the eighties

''Separated at Birth? 2: The Saga Continues'' (1990, ISBN 0385410999)

''Spy High'' (1992)

''Spy: The Funny Years'' (2005, ISBN 1401352391)

CDs -

''Spy Magazine Presents: Spy Music (Vol I)''

''Spy Magazine Presents: White Men Can't Wrap (Vol II)''

''Spy Magazine Presents: Soft, Safe & Sanitized (Vol III)''

External links -

fawny.org - "Ten Years Ago in ''Spy''"Category:Defunct magazinesCategory:Satirical magazines

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