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OPINION - Loaded's relaunch is missing a trick — but not in the way you think

Talk about a missed opportunity. On Monday it was reported that Loaded, the laddiest of the lads mags, has relaunched. Appetite appears middling — Loaded made its original announcement on Instagram a couple of weeks ago, only barely anyone noticed — but this month it turns 30, and so it…

Evening Standard

Loaded magazine: the saddest relaunch in history – or a ‘safe space’ for middle-aged men?

The original magazine helped define an era. Now it’s back, for men in their 40s and 50s who can’t let go of largin’ it

The Guardian - UK

Return of lads mag Loaded mocked as ‘inspiring mid-life crisis’ across UK

Loaded magazine returning after nine-year hiatus

The Independent UK

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Loaded in Paradise season 2: where to watch, winners, episode guide, cast, trailer and everything we know

Loaded in Paradise season 2 sees five new pairs take on the ultimate game of chase.

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Sex, drink, football: the legacy of lads’ mags – by the women who (mostly) loved working for them

It’s 30 years since the first issue of Loaded and there is talk of a relaunch. While women who worked there loved its edgy chaos they then saw its copycats flounder in misogyny

The Guardian - UK

Kate Spicer: Did ladette culture make us complicit in the objectification of women?

As the conversation around Russell Brand has broadened into a frank critique of the ‘nasty Noughties’, Kate Spicer examines the role of the ladettes

Evening Standard

‘I founded Loaded — Nuts and Zoo were launched by cynical people attempting to slice off more market share’

A new BBC documentary about Loaded magazine looks back on 1990’s and 2000’s lad culture — and how magazines spawned it. The title’s original editor James Brown says not all men’s publications were bad

Evening Standard

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The nasty noughties: Russell Brand and the era of sadistic tabloid misogyny

At the turn of the century, the tabloid press was untouchable – and women in the public eye faced ceaseless persecution. We are still grappling with the fallout today

The Guardian - UK

James Brown: 'How I went from Madchester to starting Britain's most notorious mag - and rehab'

The founder of Loaded magazine, James Brown, says the city played an important part in a cultural moment

Manchester Evening News

Loaded founder James Brown on lads’ mags, lairiness and living to tell the tale: ‘We flew so close to the sun our trainers melted’

The magazine he created became synonymous with bad behaviour in the 90s. Is the enfant terrible of British media now a reformed character?

The Guardian - UK

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