X-Message-Number: 4947
Date:  Fri, 06 Oct 95 18:11:30 
From: Steve Bridge <>
Subject: Alcor in the media

To CryoNet
>From Steve Bridge, Alcor
October 6, 1995

Alcor Public Relations

     Alcor has been gaining publicity in several publications and 
television shows recently.  Here are several to watch for:

*Omni* magazine.   Fall Quarter, 1995.  Alcor has a full-page color
ad (the last of our free ads as part of the "Immortality Contest" in
1993) on the inside back cover.  We are already getting many calls
for information.

*Mondo 2000*, issue #14.   A hip "modern culture" magazine; some
good writing but graphics from beyond-*Wired*-Hell.   This issue
includes a solid 5-page interview with me, and some speculation on
cryonics in general.  It also includes cryonics humor, a few
paragraphs of interview with Saul Kent, and a mention of CryoNet (!)
and the various web sites.  

The bad news is that the speculation article is cynical and not
well-thought out ("Will the Faustian price we pay for immortality be
the commodification of the body and the loss of sanctity of human
life on the planet?").   This negativity is paired with a brief
history of "The Chatsworth Scandal" from Charles Platt's *A Short
History of Cryonics.*  On the good side, the Chatsworth sidebar is
so badly printed (dark blue ink on a black background) that hardly
anyone will have the patience to read it.

*Spin* magazine, November issue.  Another "modern culture" magazine,
with a large emphasis on music. The November *Spin* is a special
issue on the future, including a detailed report of Alcor's June
suspension by a reporter who happened to be visiting here at the
time. Excerpts read to me over the phone by the fact-checker make me
suspect this will be a major article.  On sale in a few days.

*Men's Health*.  November issue.  "Immortality Made Easy."  This
article looks at "how to be immortal" from different perspectives,
from setting a world record, writing a book, or otherwise becoming
famous to donating your sperm or having yourself frozen. 

*Encounters* -- television show.  Fox TV,  8:00 p.m. on Sundays. 
Sometime in November -- watch your local listings.   This show
usually looks at ghosts, UFO's, ESP, and other "weird stuff;" so we
wouldn't do an interview for it until the producers decided to do a
show strictly dealing with the future.  We know there will be
segments on cold-temperature brain surgery (also filmed here in
Arizona ) and nanotechnology.  Our segment was directed by a woman
recently nominated for an Emmy Award for a fine documentary so we
hope for something good.

*UltraScience*  (previously announced) -- a new TV series about the
leading edges of science and the future.  The Learning Channel. 
Segment "Impossible Dreams" (with Alcor) airs Wednesday, November
29th at 8:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. and Sunday, December 3rd at 5:30
p.m. (times may vary locally).  The rest of the series looks
interesting, too, with segments on "Super Humans," aging reversal,
micro -and nanotechnology. etc.

Steve Bridge


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