''Taki's Magazine'', called ''Takimag'' for short, is an

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of politics and culture published by the Greek

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commentator and socialite

Taki Theodoracopulos Panagiotis "Taki" Theodoracopulos (; ; born 11 August 1936) is a Greek writer and publisher who founded '' Taki's Magazine'' and co-founded '' The American Conservative''. His column "High Life" appeared in British weekly ''The Spectator'' from ...

and edited by his daughter Mandolyna Theodoracopulos. It has published articles by

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figures such as

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and white supremacists such as Jared Taylor and Richard Spencer, who was an early ''Taki's'' editor. Initially called ''Taki's Top Drawer'', the site was redesigned and relaunched under its current title in March 2008 with a subsequent redesign in 2010. ''Taki's'' received criticism for publishing articles in support of the Greek

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political party Golden Dawn.

History

Founded on 5 February 2007, the intent of the site, according to Theodoracopulos, was to "shake up the stodgy world of so-called 'conservative' opinion." Theodoracopulos said: "''Takimag'' is a

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webzine. We believe the best stories are smart, cheeky, and culturally relevant. We take our politics like we take life—lightly." Theodoracopulos, a "New York society gadfly", the playboy son of a Greek shipping magnate, and co-founder of '' The American Conservative'', had been a controversial columnist in publications like ''

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'', and noted for his use of racial and ethnic slurs. ''Taki's Magazine'' drew note for its inclusion of

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and white supremacist authors. '' Vox'' called it "openly racist" in 2016. ''

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'' magazine in 2017 said ''Taki's'' appealed to "hepcat paleoconservatives and cosmopolitan racists". ''Taki's Magazine'' had Richard Spencer as its editor for about two years, through 2009; Spencer's tenure played a role in marshaling and naming what would eventually become the

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. Using the headline "The Decline and Rise of the Alternative Right", ''Taki's'' under Spencer published a 2008 speech by

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to the H.L. Mencken Club, a group Gottfried had formed with Spencer's help that year. The magazine also began to use the phrase "alternative right" frequently in other articles about the development of a new, less neo-conservative, more racialist politics emerging in the conservative movement. This term was later adopted and shortened to "alt-right". John Derbyshire was fired by ''

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'' in 2012 after he wrote a derogatory column for ''Taki's Magazine'' responding to " the talk" given by American black parents to their children.

' ''Taki's'' column, which began around 2011, made casual use of racial and anti-gay slurs, as described by the

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. In 2016, McInnes announced on the ''Taki's'' website the founding of his neo-fascist street-fighting group the

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. ''Taki's'' published articles by Theodoracopulos in support of the Greek

political party Golden Dawn.

References

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