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It’s no secret that the publishing industry has had a rough few years—a rough decade, really. Stephen Colbert acknowledged as much when he started a segment on his show last night by sharing with his viewers Time‘s latest (fake) cover story: “For the Love of God, Please Buy This Magazine: Why Editors’ Children Need to Eat, Too.” Some magazines, though, are thriving, even expanding—like Cosmopolitan, which just launched a long-awaited Mongolian edition. Colbert took this as a positive sign, using it as the basis for some sage advice for print media.

Who: Wallace Shawn, Tony Kushner, and Walter Mosley, moderated by Gene Seymour. What: The Nation’s “What Will Become of Our Culture?” Where: Symphony Space When November 18, 2009 Thumbs: Up