Unlocked on Late Night Local News

Unlocked is blowing up in the local media. Last night both Fox 61 and NBC 30 interviewed the editors of the Wesleyan sex magazine, Yannick Bindert '10, David Wolovsky '10, Karla Suarez '11, and Shannon Sun-Higginson '10, for the 11 o'clock news.

NBC's spot (not embeddable) shows a group of happy-go-lucky college kids on a sex magazine publishing adventure, while Fox's is all "is it art or is it PORN???" and tries to muster shock at Wesleyan's financial support of the apparent ravishing of America's youth.


Ride the wave, guys.

NBC 30: One Sizzling College Mag

Fox 61: Wesleyan Sex Magazine

And now that you're interested, Unlocked is holding interest meetings this week. Anyone who wants to model or photograph for the upcoming issue should show up at Usdan by the couches on Thursday (3/26) at 5, and for those interested in writing an article a meeting is at the same time and place on Friday (3/27) .

Unlocked Interest Meetings
Date: Thursday 3/26 and Friday 3/27
Time: 5 pm
Place: Couches in Usdan lobby

Unlocked Makes Courant Feel Sexy; Is On Gawker

Unlocked coeditor Yannick Bindert '10 contemplates Jacob D''s body.

Perennially Wes-bashing (More here. And here. And here.) Manhattan gossip blog Gawker, failing to do any sort of journalistic footwork on its own,* commented on an article in the Hartford Courant about Wesleyan's (unofficial) sex magazine, Unlocked.

Obligatory copy-pasted excerpt here:

"We note that Wesleyan, the most annoying liberal arts school in the US, has launched a new sex magazine called...wait for it...Unlocked. Uh, unless this is like Wesleyan's 267th different sex mag, may we just say about time, kids? Despite the fact that almost nothing in all of collegedom could be more tritely predictable than a sex magazine at Wesleyan (pictured: a photo shoot), this news was enough to warrant credulous coverage in the Hartford Courant"

(Picture of Jacob D '11 Via Gawker, Via the Courant)
Of course, there's a variety of anti-wes comments for you to read. My personal favorite comment is one by Mount Prion:

Mount_Prion 2:13 PM

I assumed that picture was cover art for a new MGMT album before I read the article.

Of course, both articles fail to take into account that nobody really believes Unlocked is "edgy," but rather, simply falls into the category of "another student magazine that focuses on things students like to do"... in this case, each other.
Hartford Courant: Wesleyan Sex Magazine Features NudityHartford Courant: Behind-the-scenes Unlocked photo shoot
Gawker: People Still Care About College Sex Mags
*Of course, i'm not doing much better by simply posting a link to the blogpost itself. Pot, meet kettle.

Unlocked calendar on sale this weekend

Shannon Sun-Higginson '10 writes in to remind us:

Instead of a magazine, Unlocked has come out with a calendar this year. It features your fellow students posing in various locations across campus, sex trivia, important Wesleyan dates, and the beautiful photography of Alex Fink. We'll be selling on Thursday, Friday, and next Monday during lunch and dinner in Usdan. It's a limited edition (200 copies) and they're only $5, so come get yours before they run out!

Unlocked 2, Get it Get it

Unlocked #2 is out, in color and only one dolla, featuring:

• Amish Sex Fiction
• 101 Places to fuck before you die
• Behind the scenes at the Sex Workers' Art Show
• The hottest fruit you will ever see

On sale in Usdan, Tuesday (today) and Thursday during lunch and dinner.

Want to see your classmates naked?

Ben Kuller '10 writes:

That's right folks! Unlocked Magazine, Wesleyan's own unofficial sex zine is finally here.

Read our raunchy articles, peruse our sexy pictures, and learn more about sex and sexuality on campus.

Usdan
Lunch and Dinner
$5

Unlocked Magazine Wants You... to do a poll!

If you're still checking wesleying to procrastinate at this hour then why not fill out this lovely sexy survey for Unlocked Mag?

Procrastination + sex = win!

Unlocked Magazine Wants You

In no way am I trying to suggest that Wesleyan isn't weird, but you have to admit that sometimes our quirky free-lovin' spirit falls a little short. Ben Kuller '10 and Yannick Bindert '10 think that wesleyan is due for a good dose of artistic sexual expression in the print format. That's right, they're developing a wesleyan sex magazine titled Unlocked Magazine and it's about time! Come on everyone and show the world wesleyan can be a little kinky and live up to it's reputation. Besides we don't want Harvard to beat us forever on this one!

WE WANT YOU
Thats right folks, Unlocked (the Wesleyan Sex magazine) is looking for models. We're looking for every possible gender, body type and sexual expression. Photo shoots may be explicitly sexual, rabidly political, or just fun and hilarious. Do it alone. Do it with a friend. Do it with a fuck buddy. Do it with your future partner for life. All you need is a sense of humor and a willingness to do something a little wild, and if you're not comfortable with what we propose, you can tell us to go fuck off.

If you're interested, email unlockedmag@gmail and yes, you can be totally anonymous if you'd like.

Yannick thoughtfully adds:

Ladies, Gents, Zes.
Unlocked is also looking for writers, photographers, marketers, stylists etc etc. so dont think the only way to contribute is to pose naked for us. and, lets be real now, we go to wesleyan. We are def a wierd gem in a rockfield, which is exactly what this magazine stands for. All models are 100% themselves and the amount of nudity is up to the model.

So even if you're camera shy don't let that stop you short of contributing! Personally I'm excited to see just exactly what comes of this! (ha ha...)