The decline in “lad culture,” equivalent to “frat boy nation” in the U.S., and an audience now going resorting to social and mobile means of information have resulted in magazines FHM and Zoo to suspend its publications, according to an announcement by parent media company Bauer Media. The print versions and digital editions of both publications will cease to trade due to a steady decrease in sales — FHM from its peak in 2000 sold 700,000 copies to 67,000 in the first 6 months of 2015, and ZOO from 260,000 in 2005 down to 24,000 this year as well. Publisher chairman Gareth Cherriman said in a statement: “I would like to thank our advertisers and retailers who have supported the brands and I’m sure that everyone who has worked on FHM and Zoo over the years will be sorry to hear this news.”
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1962 Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato
When it comes to Aston Martin, the DB5 is the widely known design thanks to a certain British Secret Service agent that goes by the name of ‘Bond.’ The DB4GT however, is an automobile that is most sought after by collectors with R M Sotheby’s declaring it as “one of the most beautiful and desirable cars of all time.” Just one of 19 ever made, the car has been modified by Italian shop Zagato and is lighter that the factory standard design. It’s powered by a 3.7-litre engine, and has a top speed of 150 mph. The car spent its first 30 years of life in Australia, originally purchased by businessman Laurie O’Neill for a measly $8,500 USD. Now, as the car is being prepped for auction in New York with an inflated price tag of $16,000,000 USD.
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