Let's all pitch in so they can afford to print next month's Vibe

Not!

I should have known something was up yesterday, when I was listening to Elliott Wilson's new podcast. (Which would be a fine listen, if it was just him.) Elliott started talking about last week's silly debate about whether or not Miss Info is the king of the Internets (I'd say she is, at least spiritually), and Elliott's wife, who's the Editor in Chief of Vibe magazine, just started spazzing out, like if he was talking about some sort of weird sexual problem she has that she doesn't want the world to know about.

I was checking Gawker just now, and I see that an anonymous tipster has emailed to inform them that Vibe might not have enough money to print next month's issue. Which I took to mean that there's no longer a business case for Vibe, and that the TIs who own it (who almost certainly aren't out of money) might be about to cut their losses. The only ads they've sold for March are for the Army, Carson Soft Sheen (i.e. that shit you smell when two or more black women are in a room together), and Jamster. Supposedly, there was a big meeting Friday afternoon, and there's gonna be another big meeting this afternoon. It might be going on as we speak.

Does this mean Vibe is going out of business? If so, that's what they get for cheating me out of $20 when I was 17. My old man got canned from his job and spent a year or so living on severance pay. They would call every day, while I was at school, and try to get me to renew my subscription. Which I only got in the first place because I bought that issue with Wu-Tang on the cover, while I was on vacation up in Minnesota, and I didn't realize that every month after that would only be suitable for teh ghey guys and women. Finally, my old man just ordered two years on my behalf. (We have the same name.) Then he had the sheer balls to make me pay for it. I'll admit, I'm a little bit salty to this day. No Boutros.

The Hindus call it karma.

Checkit: Serious Money Troubles at Vibe? [Gawker]