NEW YORK, N.Y.—Screw magazine, the legendary New York tabloid founded in 1968 by Al Goldstein and Jim Buckley, has launched Screw: The Sex Review, a new swipe-based digital format that, “just three weeks in, is now attracting more daily readers than the publication did weekly at its peak,” a magazine rep said.
“The irony isn't lost on anyone involved. The internet helped kill the printed porn business that once made Screw famous. Long before Goldstein's death in 2013, readers, advertisers and attention had already migrated online, forcing the magazine out of print and sending the brand through years of reinventions, experiments and false starts,” the rep continued.
“Now, nearly two decades later, Screw appears to have stumbled onto a winning formula by embracing the very technology that once helped put it on life support.”
The magazine is currently running on a lean staff that includes publisher Phil Autelitano (“as 'Phil Italiano' because no one can pronounce 'Autelitano,'”), plus a team of three writers, artists and developers who are "mostly working on a volunteer basis."
“The audience is showing up. The traffic is growing. The response has been overwhelming. And the legendary ‘PeterMeter’ rating system has returned," the rep added.
The new platform is designed to be flexible, expandable and constantly evolving. Future updates will include new editorial sections, advanced video integration, paywall, community features, archives and interactive content. “Entirely new experiences that would have been impossible in print,” the rep said.
To view Screw: The Sex Review digital format for free, visit theScrewmag.com.
