There are very good reasons Gene Simmons’ “Tongue” magazine never lasted – even with Hef’s interest in it. Same goes for the news weeklies and the “me too” lad mags and the weird fashion titles that don’t seem to have any clear direction or purpose past big, juicy images accompanied by little or no copy.

Now, they all suffered their demise for different reasons, but I’m glad a reputable source is finally saying what some of us have known all along: the magazine isn’t dying at the hands of the web, it’s just “correcting” itself…