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From the website
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/O/Om/Omni_(magazine).htm

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Omni was a magazine  which contained both articles on science fact and
short works of science fiction. It was launched by Kathy Keeton
Guccione, wife of Bob Guccione (best known as the publisher of the
men's magazine Penthouse), and edited by Ben Bova from 1978 until 1981
and by Ellen Datlow from 1981 until 1998, when the magazine folded.
The first issue was published in October 1978.

Omni developed a dual personality during its life. In its early run,
its high circulation (permitting payment for stories many times higher
than that of other science fiction magazines), coupled with some
outstanding fiction editors, allowed it to attract prominent
speculative fiction writers, and it published a number of stories that
have become genre classics, such as Orson Scott Card's Unaccompanied
Sonata and George R.R. Martin's The Way of Cross and Dragon. The
magazine also serialized Stephen King's novel Firestarter.

It also featured serious scientific articles, and was in some ways a
precursor to popular science magazines such as Discover Magazine. Its
coverage included paranormal, protoscience and related topics; its
"science fact" publishing repeatedly came in for criticism often
bordering on ridicule, for numerous articles that took
pseudoscientific concepts seriously. A regular section of the magazine
was titled "UFO Update".

Omni also brought the works of numerous painters to the attention of a
large audience, such as H.R. Giger and De Es Schwertberger.

In its later years, the magazine seemed to become more preoccupied
with UFOs and the paranormal. Some have speculated that this may have
been an effort on Guccione's part to increase circulation during
leaner years.

After almost 20 years in publication, Guccione shut down the magazine
following the Winter 1995 issue due to waning popularity and numerous
financial difficulties befalling Guccione and his company General
Media. The magazine survived for some time in an online-only version,
but updates ceased in 1998, and the site was shut down in 2003.

A short-lived syndicated television show based on the magazine's
format (and also called Omni) aired in United States beginning in
September 1981, hosted by Hal Linden.
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On 5/9/05, Wayne Watson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> Whatever happened to Omni magazine? I just came across a reference to it an old
> Sci Am magazine article.
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>               Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
>                   (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
>                    Obz Site:  39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
>

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