Sassy Archives

For my teen magazine collectors:

Dear Followers,

It is with mixed feelings that I can tell you the time for this project has come to an end. I have had a lot of fun, journeyed through nostalgia, been introduced to pieces of culture I missed; I organized, reorganized, worked tirelessly, gave up for periods of time, had to make adjustments to changes in platforms and technology, learned some things, and forgotten others; I have been complimented, criticized, and ignored; I have had many miscommunications, spoken to some very wonderful people, had some not-so-well-meaning people disappear from my life, and missed opportunities to make connections.

There will be no new content posted; however, I will be working on a final edit here, and on Pinterest, before I move on to other projects that are calling to me. Pinterest houses some different content, along with links to media that was mentioned in the magazines, and some additional pins about things that I remember from the time frame of the magazine (1987-1996), as well as a section for where some of the writers of Sassy are now and other sources that have commented or created projects about or inspired by the magazine.

The chat feature is open for comments or questions, or you can reach me at [email protected]. Thank you to all of my supporters, even those that ripped off my scans and reposted without the credit of my purchasing and time spent scanning, formatting, and posting. This magazine meant more than words can say in terms of creativity and resourcefulness, of being blunt and speaking truth, and for encouraging critical thinking. I can only hope that it does the same for those that aren’t familiar with it, and keeps its importance to those who are.

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Spine Lines

March 1988: On your mark . . .

April 1988: Get set . . .

May 1988: Maybe . . . maybe not

June 1988: Off the deep end

July 1988: The works

August 1988: Fall for this

September 1988: Too cool for school

October 1988: Our treat

November 1988: For the birds

December 1988: Fa la la la la la la la la

January 1989: Stay up late

February 1989: Xxxoo

March 1989: Come as you are

April 1989: Don’t be foolish

May 1989: Total mayhem

June 1989: Change the World

July 1989: Robert + Christina = 4eva

August 1989: Back in Black

September 1989: What is the meaning of life?

October 1989: Plenty to copy inside

November 1989: Thanks

December 1989/January 1990: Recycle this

February 1990: Love is a dog

March 1990: Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

April 1990: This is a spineline.  Now you know.

May 1990: Also: 8 surfers, 7 dogs, 6 cats, many fish, Mrs. Catchpole and more

June 1990: School is blown to pieces

July 1990: So I said to him, shut up

August 1990: This is your brain on Sassy. Any questions?

September 1990: “Please mom and dad, I’d like to see what they want.” – Marcia Brady

October 1990: Should Jane get a nosering?

November 1990: More scrapple, Kim?

December 1990: ch-ch-ch-changes

January 1991: r.i.p. tom carret, 1906-1990

February 1991: Valentines, schmalentines

March 1991: ?porque no sombra azul? (Translates to: Why not blue shadow?)

April 1991: Donnie is dead

May 1991: Is that any way to talk to your mother?

June 1991: U r 2 good 2 b 4gotten! Luv ya! Write me at camp!!!

July 1991: Minga minga ooga booga

August 1991: hi honey, i'm home! hi honey, i'm home! hi honey, i'm home! hi honey, i'm home! hi honey, i'm home!

September 1991: cooties!

October 1991: what’s eating milla?

November 1991: We hate the bloated premenstrual belly

December 1991: Listen up, sistas

January 1992: chard is a fine source of calcium

February 1992: “ ‘90210’ is a fascist crock,” says mk

March 1992: Bob Hope, madman

April 1992: We’re rubber, you’re glue

May 1992: Then again, perhaps not

June 1992: We’re ready for our close-up

July 1992: Christina + rage = power

August 1992: Special envelope pushing issue

September 1992: not a warner bros. house organ

October 1992: for a good time call 1-202-456-1111

November 1992: if you lived here, you’d be home now

December 1992: corporate zine

January 1993: First the world series, now this!

February 1993: nature of a plagiariza’

March 1993: bye, bye mooksie

April 1993: Please do not feed my god a peanut

May 1993: A soft patina of nausea

June 1993: The question is what are YOU doing

July 1993: I want to go home now

August 1993: Stop the inanity

September 1993: Competition? What competition?

October 1993: Did ya belt ‘em? Did ya cinch ‘em?

November 1993: Be a lion

December 1993: Whoomp, There it is / we are pleased / super-groovy / oot & aboot / gnards…awwwesome/don’t buy big brother/RU-stain/totally rad

January 1994: I dreamed I was assertive

February 1994: Hey, wait, I’ve got a new complaint

March 1994: Now we are six

April 1994: Nathan has boy disease

May 1994: If you can smell it, it’s killing you

June 1994: Todo lo que buscas esta aqui (Translation:  everything you want is here)

July 1994: Would you like fries with that

August 1994: If they call you a fat pig, say thank you

September 1994: “Boom!”

October 1994: Free alien defense kit

November 1994: The freshmaker

March 1995: Don’t Forget To Write

April 1995: Spring Heats Up!

May 1995: Show Some Skin

June 1995: Sexy summer styles

July 1995: Go float your boat

August 1995: This should thread your needle

September 1995: Right here, right how, right on

October 1995: Mind candy

November 1995: Everything you need to know, now

December 1995: Spine tingling

January 1996: In the groove

February 1996: The love issue

March 1996: Beauty check

April 1996: Think positive

May 1996: Empower yourself

June 1996: Free your mind

July 1996: Red, white & blue rules

August 1996: Awesome autumn

September 1996: The hot issue

October 1996: BOO!

November 1996: Boy oh boy!