The Phoenix (magazine) would come at the cost of a crippling rate of interest The Phoenix (magazine) The Phoenix is an Irish political and current affairs magazine established in 1983. Inspired by the British magazine "Private Eye" it was edited for thirty years by Paddy Prendeville. The publication is generally fortnightly, with a larger annual issue each December. The magazine was launched in January 1983 and is published by Penfield Enterprises Ltd. The magazine was established by John Mulcahy, who remains the owner. It had an ABC-audited circulation of 19,014 for 2004 and 18,268 in 2007. The current editor is Paddy Prendiville, editor
Filament (magazine) Filament (magazine) Filament was a quarterly erotic magazine aimed at women, published in the United Kingdom. It ran for 9 issues, from June 2009 to December 2011. The magazine featured both explicit and non-explicit pornographic imagery of men, designed specifically for heterosexual women (as distinct from that designed for gay men). The magazine claimed to use "academic and primary research" in producing its content. Critical reactions to "Filament" were varied. Voxpops with women undertaken by New Zealand current affairs programme "Close Up" were mixed, and those undertaken by British chat show "The Wright Stuff" were mainly negative, though some blogs