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Manshots

Manshots was an international film review magazine specializing in gay pornography. The magazine included interviews with the directors and actors, original glamour/soft porn photo spreads, video stills, special features on new film reviews, and obituaries. The magazine was printed in the U.S. with (roughly) nine issues per year running from 1988 through to 2001. The editor of Manshots was Jerry Douglas until March 2001 issue. Then the company of the magazine was sold. The magazine ceased publication with the last issue in June–August 2001—just one issue released after it had been sold. Archives are held at University of Minnesota.

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Manshots was an international film review magazine specializing in gay pornography. The magazine included interviews with the directors and actors, original glamour/soft porn photo spreads, video stills, special features on new film reviews, and obituaries. The magazine was printed in the U.S. with (roughly) nine issues per year running from 1988 through to 2001. The editor of Manshots was Jerry Douglas until March 2001 issue. Then the company of the magazine was sold. The magazine ceased publication with the last issue in June–August 2001—just one issue released after it had been sold. Archives are held at University of Minnesota.

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  3. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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