broad strokes of an idea

purpose*

use available/appropriate mediums to discuss/report/speculate/analyze the experience and meaning of being human, contemporaneously, historically, and eternally

bridge ideological gaps, bringing both disparate points of view and communities together. the latter composed of people who share philosophy but for a variety of possible reasons have been isolated. common reasons include cultural marginalization and characteristics essential to the philosophy which don't commonly or naturally precipitate, suppose, or contemplate organization

engender more cohesive human community, focus on unification

play role of The Human Lobby (another possible mag name)

transcend the political; preempt political with social, community-wide action

*there will be, of course, more specific ways to characterize the overall philosophy (which is to day the purpose), but, for now it remains very much amorphous, awaiting not only the prerogatives and particulars of artists-yet-to-be-determined but the push-and-pull resulting from the interaction of these common and disparate philosophies. therefore, in the interim, this is all i'm willing to identify as far as content, but i most definitely have my contribution to this philosophical scrum.

format

web-based, no physical product^
advantages: lower production cost and wider spectrum of available mediums outside written word and images, that which can be expressed in print

^ not necessarily true. there is possibility for a pamphletized version of some of content, but it will mos likely not try to be all encompassing. the need and want for the pamphlet coming from the dynamics internal to and created by the particulars

mediums*

written word:
short-story and novel-length (perhaps serialized) fiction, poetry, journalism, philosophy,hard/soft science and political essays; more "pop" cultural directed essays on topics like music, movies, television; and the intersection of the foregoing

music (#)

moving image (#)s:
short and full-length documentaries, short and full-length movies, serial programming

still images (#):
photographs, paintings (tho this seems to blend with photography since it
would be a photograph of a painting), cartoons and other drawings.

# due to potential physicality, these could be part of an off-shoot project which would basically be an art show covering movies, concerts, painting, photographs, literature and poetry readings etc.