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Hara Kiri

french satire

In the late 1960′s a magazine called Hara Kiri hit the newsstands in France. Hara Kiri editions, subtitled “Journal bête et méchant” (Stupid and evil magazine), were constantly aiming at established powers, be they political parties or institutions like the Church or the State. In 1961 and 1966 the monthly magazine was temporarily banned by the French Government. The cover’s are amazing (clicks the links on the left) and wouldn’t pass US censorship in 2006, 40 years after they were originally published.

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2 Responses to “Hara Kiri”

  1. wax Says:
    June 17th, 2006 at 8:32 pm

    dude…trippy.

    the rabbit one esp.

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  2. wax Says:
    June 17th, 2006 at 8:40 pm

    i’m dumb. i always thot is was called hari-kari when, actually, it’s:

    Hara-kiri \Ha”ra-ki`ri\, n. [Jap., stomach cutting.] Suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; — also written, but incorrectly, {hari-kari}. — also written, also incorrectly, (Harry Caray, the late Chicago Cubs sportscaster who didn’t intentionally liken his name after the act)

    ; )

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