47-548: Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher. It was founded in 1973 by Felix Dennis . Its first publication was a kung-fu magazine. Most of its titles now belong to Future plc . In the 1980s, it became a leading publisher of computer enthusiast magazines in the United Kingdom. In the 1990s, it expanded to the American market, where it published the lifestyle magazines Maxim , the consumer electronics magazine Stuff , and
94-404: A D&AD nomination for viral marketing was headed-up by former Daily Telegraph editor Mark Law and Evening Standard editor Nigel Horne. This title later morphed into The Week . In 2013, Dennis was the sole owner of Dennis Publishing, with offices in both London and New York City. At that time, the company held over 50 magazine titles, digital magazines, websites and mobile sites in
141-472: A TV interview with broadcaster Jon Snow . This was incorporated into the final cut of Felix Dennis: Millionaire Poet , aired on Sky Arts HD in 2012. In 2013 Dennis launched the 30-date Did I Mention The Free Wine? - The Cut-Throat Tour to support the publication of Love, Of A Kind . The two-part tour covered the UK, Ireland and the continent during the summer and autumn months. Dennis was credited with having been
188-499: A designer and worked with Jon Goodchild, the magazine's art director. In 1969, Dennis wrote a world exclusive for OZ , the first ever review of Led Zeppelin 's debut album. He was quickly promoted to co-editor and became involved in the longest conspiracy trial in English history over the infamous " Schoolkids OZ " issue. While Richard Neville was on holiday, Jim Anderson and Dennis had invited fifth - and sixth-form kids to edit
235-722: A foothold in the computer magazine business; until Maxim ' s success in the United States in the late 1990s, computer magazines were the mainstay of Dennis' magazine holdings, second only to Future Publishing in the UK. In 1987 the publisher was renamed from Sportscene Specialist Press to Dennis Publishing. Dennis Publishing, Inc. published one of the most successful modern men's lifestyle magazines in America: Maxim (2.5 million rate base) – along with Stuff (1.3 million rate base) and general interest music magazine Blender (800,000 rate base). On 5 February 2005, Maxim Radio
282-544: A multi-millionaire in How to Get Rich . As well as anecdotes from his life, the book describes his crack cocaine addiction and admission to spending over $ 100 million on drugs and women. 2010 saw the release of Dennis's follow-up to wealth creation book, 88 The Narrow Road , republished in 2011, as How To Make Money . Five more poetry books followed, When Jack Sued Jill: Nursery Rhymes for Modern Times , Island of Dreams , Homeless in my Heart . and Tales From The Woods At
329-442: A reported 80% of his fortune to ensure that the project will continue. The forest will eventually be opened to the public along with providing educational facilities for schools as well as provide green burial services to the local area. . On Friday, 20 September 2013, Dennis planted the scheme's millionth tree, an oak sapling, at a ceremony attended by local residents, council members, forestry officials and employees. Following
376-576: A separate holding company called Broadleaf Group . Dennis Publishing's automotive assets were transferred to now-independent Autovia Limited. Dennis Digital, formerly known as MaximNet, which launched in 1999, is the interactive Internet and mobile division of Dennis Publishing, which publishes Maxim , Stuff , and The Week , and previously published (now defunct) Blender . Dennis Publishing titles up until Autovia Limited spin-out and Future plc acquisition including: Felix Dennis Felix Dennis (27 May 1947 – 22 June 2014)
423-480: A small percentage of ancient woodland. Trees include native varieties of Oak, Ash, Lime, Beech, Hornbeam, Hazel, Field Maple, Aspen, Hawthorn, Willow, Alder, Black Poplar, Holly, Wild Cherry, Rowan and occasional stands of Scots pine, along with numerous shrubs and bushes. Where possible, saplings are sourced from locally collected seed. The planting of saplings will continue indefinitely with the aim of eventually providing between 10,000 and 20,000 acres. Dennis bequeathed
470-403: A very strong woman who set out to prove that her early failure, which is how she must have seen it, was not going to blight her children's lives. She went to nightschool, trained as a chartered accountant, and turned us middle-class. Meanwhile, I was the alpha male in the family. When I was about 14, my mother remarried a gentle giant. He was a wonderful man, but for me he was a second alpha male in
517-454: Is now Dennis Publishing's flagship brand The Week which is published in the UK and US and translates to a global circulation of over 700,000 (ABC audited). Over the following years it purchased the remainder of shares from original founder Jolyon Connell and Jeremy O'Grady. 2003 saw the purchase of IFG Limited (I Feel Good) from Loaded founder James Brown . The purchase involved titles Viz , Fortean Times and Bizarre being added to
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#1732920783449564-502: Is now a bedroom. Dennis died of throat cancer at his home in Dorsington , Warwickshire, on 22 June 2014, aged 67. Den of Geek Den of Geek is a US and UK-based website covering entertainment with a focus on pop culture . The website also issues a bi-annual magazine. Den of Geek was founded in 2007 by Simon Brew in London. In 2012, DoG Tech LLC licensed Den of Geek for
611-505: The National Gardens Scheme . In 1994 Dennis purchased 'Britannia Bay House' on Mustique from English musician David Bowie who had the villa built in 1989. The villa was renamed "Mandalay" by Dennis, but he was keen to preserve the original influence of design from Bowie. While staying at Mandalay Estate , Dennis wrote: A ball of fire is spilling in the sea The empty sky flamingo-pink and grey Cicada songs creak out
658-558: The Swan Theatre , Stratford-upon-Avon . With the second publication of A Glass Half Full , by Random House in the US in 2004, Dennis embarked on a 15-date coast-to-coast tour of the US (including another RSC performance in New York). The same year Lone Wolf , Dennis's second book of verse came out, again accompanied by a 14-date UK tour. In 2006, Dennis wrote a best-seller on how he became
705-489: The Court of Appeal, Dennis went on to found his own magazine publishing company. When OZ closed down the following year the cOZmic was continued by Dennis and his company, Cozmic Comics/H. Bunch Associates (which published from 1972 to 1975). UK-based cartoonists published by Dennis included Edward Barker , Michael J. Weller , Dave Gibbons , Bryan Talbot , and Brian Bolland . With the rising popularity of martial arts with
752-635: The Dennis Publishing stable. In June 2007, Dennis sold his US magazine operation, which published the magazines Blender , Maxim and Stuff to Alpha Media Group for a reported US$ 250 million although exact details were never disclosed. In 2008, Dennis Publishing established digital magazines iGizmo , iMotor and Monkey along with the purchase of The First Post from the Kensington-based First Post Group for an undisclosed sum. The award-winning online magazine which gained
799-464: The Flamingos, was formed with friends at school. In 2006, Dennis said in an interview with Oliver Marre of The Observer newspaper: I was brought up in rather unusual circumstances. When I was twelve, my father emigrated to Australia and for reasons I've never wanted to know, my mother didn't follow him. Eventually they got divorced, which was incredibly unusual at that time. So I was brought up by
846-530: The Free Wine?" . Audiences were offered fine French wine from Dennis's personal cellar while watching him perform his poetry on stage. Dennis's poetry was featured on radio interviews and in the national press, and was the subject of television documentaries in both the UK and US. In October 2003, Dennis appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), along with RSC actors, reading from his work at
893-516: The North American markets, opening a New York City office. In 2017, Dennis Publishing entered into a joint venture agreement with DoG Tech, LLC. In 2019, Dennis Publishing divested its share in Den of Geek World Limited to DoG Tech LLC. Den of Geek publishes entertainment news, reviews, interviews, and features. Den of Geek US is overseen by editor-in-chief Mike Cecchini, while the UK edition of
940-482: The UK accounted for almost 84% of total revenues. After Felix Dennis' death in 2014, Dennis Publishing was owned by the Heart of England Forest Charity, a charity set up by Dennis to replant trees. In 2015, Dennis Publishing invested £3million in the launch of Coach , a free health and fitness magazine for men with a circulation of 300,000. The launch editor was Ed Needham . In 2017, based on DoG Tech 's rapid growth in
987-469: The UK including The Week , Auto Express , PC Pro , CarBuyer and Viz . The Week continued to be published in the US alongside Mental Floss magazine. In 2001, while at hospital, Dennis wrote his first poem on a post-it note. Within a year, he wrote his first book of verse A Glass Half Full , published by Hutchinson in the UK. The launch of this book was accompanied by the first of Dennis's UK-wide poetry reading tours entitled "Did I Mention
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#17329207834491034-462: The United States and other markets, Dennis Publishing entered into a joint venture agreement with DoG Tech LLC. In July 2017, Dennis Publishing acquired MoneyWeek , UK's best-selling financial magazine. In July 2018, Dennis Publishing was bought by Exponent, a British private equity firm. The proceeds from the sale went to the Heart of England Forest charity and the speculated figure for the acquisition
1081-419: The company including a possible sale of the company. In June 2007, all of Dennis's United States holdings – minus the U.S. edition of The Week – were sold to the private equity firm Quadrangle Group . This included the editions of Maxim , Stuff and Blender . In January 2008, Dennis Publishing acquired the online news site The First Post for an undisclosed sum. In February, Dennis Publishing announced
1128-497: The early 1980s he had killed a man who had been abusing a woman he knew, by pushing him off a cliff. Dennis later said he had been talking "a load of hogwash" while drunk. In 2012, Dennis was the subject of Felix Dennis: Millionaire Poet , produced by Endemol UK, and appeared on Sky Arts HD. He appeared on BBC Breakfast television in 2013, to talk about his life and poetry tour. In 1995, Dennis planted his first small wood near Dorsington , Warwickshire. Subsequently, he conceived
1175-555: The end of 2008, Dennis again toured the UK and Ireland, 12-date tour coinciding with the release of Homeless in my Heart . Both the 2008 and a further 21-date 2010 Did I Mention the Free Wine? tour were filmed and the footage used by Endemol for a one-off documentary, Felix Dennis: Millionaire Poet . During production in early 2012, Dennis was diagnosed with throat cancer . As a result, production halted while he underwent treatment. During this time, Dennis compiled Love, Of A Kind , After his operation and radiotherapy , Dennis gave
1222-510: The end of day A choir of tree-frogs whistle: "Come to me!” In 2014 Dennis worked successfully on a programme with the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines government to give every secondary school pupil a laptop , totalling 12,500. After his death, the estate was reportedly sold to entrepreneur Simon Dolan . The Writers Cottage that was added by Dennis and where he wrote some of his poetry
1269-500: The film Enter the Dragon , Dennis's Kung-Fu Monthly became a success just two years after the OZ trial, making over £60,000 in its first year. The magazine was published in 17 countries and ran for 13 years. Dennis was the second publisher of Personal Computer World which he later sold to VNU . He established MacUser , the worldwide rights of which he sold to Ziff Davis Publishing in
1316-476: The first person to say the word " cunt " on live British television. On 7 November 1970, during an edition of David Frost's The Frost Programme , Frost referred to guest Jerry Rubin as a "reasonable man", Dennis, sitting in the audience, jokingly shouted out that Rubin was the "most unreasonable cunt I've ever known in my life". In 2003, Dennis was interviewed by Melvyn Bragg on the South Bank Show , and
1363-500: The house and that meant I left home very early. In 1964, Dennis moved into his first bedsit at 13 St Kildas Road, Harrow , earning rent playing in R&;B bands and working as a window display artist in department stores. Briefly working as a sign-painter, he also enrolled at Harrow College of Art. In 1967, Dennis began selling copies of the counterculture OZ magazine on the streets of London's Kings Road . Later, Dennis became
1410-658: The idea of establishing a large native broadleaf forest, and founded The Forest of Dennis Ltd, a registered charity in 2003, which changed its name to The Heart of England Forest Ltd in 2011. Its mission is "the plantation, re-plantation, conservation and establishment of trees for the benefit of the public, together with the education of the public by the promulgation of knowledge and the appreciation of trees". The charity at present employs 80 staff and owns and manages over 500 acres of woodland, much of it newly planted. Over 3,000 acres have been planted; in excess of 1,000,000 saplings have been planted to date. The forest also includes
1457-530: The issue. They included a sexually explicit Rupert the Bear cartoon strip, which proved too much for the authorities and resulted in the arrest of Anderson, Neville and Dennis, who were charged with "conspiracy to corrupt public morals". The OZ offices in Princedale Road, Notting Hill , and the homes of its editors were repeatedly raided by Scotland Yard 's Obscene Publications Squad . John Lennon recorded
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1504-404: The largest private collections of original bronze sculpture held in his purpose-built Garden of Heroes and Villains. It contains more than 40 sculptures, life and a quarter in size, which include early man attacking a woolly mammoth , Galileo , Einstein , Winston Churchill , Crick and Watson , and more recent "heroes" such as Stephen Hawking , and is open to the public once a year as part of
1551-637: The launch of iGizmo , a free fortnightly interactive digital magazine dedicated to gadgets and consumer technology, launching on 11 March. In November, Dennis Publishing acquired the online games and hardware enthusiast website Bit-Tech for an undisclosed sum. For 2012, Dennis Publishing, producing more than 50 magazines, increased its group pre-tax profits by 35% year-on-year from £4.1m to £5.5m. Group operating profit climbed almost 12% to £4.9m. Group turnover, excluding share of joint venture revenues, rose slightly year on year to just over £70m. Revenues including joint ventures climbed 3% to £77.7m. Operations in
1598-437: The magazine business in the late 1960s as one of the editors of the counterculture magazine OZ . In the mid-1970s, Dennis Publishing was born, beginning with a kung-fu magazine, Kung Fu Monthly . Dennis followed this up in the early 1980s by publishing titles in the emerging computer enthusiast sector, including Your Spectrum (later renamed Your Sinclair and sold to Future Publishing ). Dennis has since maintained
1645-470: The mid-1980s, but Dennis continued to publish the UK publication until its demise in 2015. In 1987, with Peter Godfrey and Bob Bartner, he co-founded MicroWarehouse , a company that pioneered direct IT marketing via high quality catalogues. The computer mail order company eventually went public on the NASDAQ in 1992. At the time it had 3,500 employees in 13 countries with worldwide sales in 2000 of $ 2.5 billion. It
1692-518: The music magazine Blender . In 2007, the company sold all its American holdings, with the exception of the U.S. edition of The Week . Felix Dennis died in 2014, leaving ownership of the company to the charity organization Heart of England Forest . In 2018, the company was sold to Exponent, a British private equity firm. Future plc acquired the company and its 12 titles in August 2021, absorbing them into Future Publishing. Felix Dennis started in
1739-565: The opinion of the judge, "much less intelligent" and therefore less culpable. These convictions were later quashed on appeal. Dennis later told author Jonathan Green that on the night before the appeal was heard, the OZ editors were taken to a secret meeting with the Chief Justice, Lord Widgery , who told them that they would be acquitted if they agreed to give up work on OZ . It is alleged that MPs Tony Benn and Michael Foot had interceded on their behalf. In 1973, following acquittal by
1786-600: The publication of a commissioned history of Dorsington, the village in Warwickshire, where Felix Dennis lived, he was encouraged by the editor of the History of Dorsington, Joan Lane, to support historical studies at the university where she was a lecturer. From 1999 to 2013 he sponsored a prize for the best final-year undergraduate dissertation at the Warwick University History Department. Dennis had one of
1833-572: The single "God Save Oz" / "Do The Oz" to raise money for a legal defence fund. At the conclusion of the trial, the "OZ Three", defended by John Mortimer , were found not guilty on the charge of "Conspiracy to deprave and corrupt the Morals of the Young of the Realm", but were convicted on two lesser offences and sentenced to imprisonment. Dennis received a more lenient sentence than his co-defendants because he was, in
1880-604: The son of a part-time jazz pianist who ran a tobacconist's shop. He grew up poor in northeast Surrey, for a time living in his grandparents' tiny terrace house in Thames Ditton , not far from his birthplace, with his mother, Dorothy, and brother Julian. A place with "no electricity, no indoor lavatory or bathroom ... no electric light, but gas and candles". In 1958, he passed his 11+ exam to enter St Nicholas Grammar School in Northwood Hills , Middlesex. His first band,
1927-793: The website Kiplinger.com. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Later that year, Dennis Publishing divested its share in Den of Geek World Limited to its partner, DoG Tech LLC. In February 2020, Dennis Publishing announced plans to launch a United States version of The Week Junior, a weekly subscription print magazine aimed at children aged 8 to 14 which was initially published in the UK in 2015. In March 2021, Exponent separated Dennis Publishing's automotive assets into an independent division within Dennis called Autovia Limited . In August 2021, Future plc acquired Dennis Publishing Ltd and its 12 titles (including The Week ) while Exponent moved Cyclist , Expert Reviews , Fortean Times , and Viz into
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1974-507: The website is edited by Rosie Fletcher. Den of Geek also produces video content. Den of Geek debuted its print edition in October 2015 at New York Comic Con . The magazine is published twice annually and distributed locally at San Diego Comic-Con in July and New York Comic Con in October. The print edition is edited by Chris Longo. In 2017, the magazine was also launched in the UK. In 2017,
2021-469: Was an English publisher, poet, spoken-word performer, and philanthropist. His company, Dennis Publishing , pioneered computer and hobbyist magazine publishing in the United Kingdom. In more recent times, the company added lifestyle titles such as its flagship brand The Week , which is published in the UK and the United States. Felix Dennis was born on 27 May 1947 in Kingston-upon-Thames , Surrey,
2068-460: Was launched on Sirius Satellite Radio . On 12 November 2008, Sirius and XM merged, and five days later Sirius XM Stars Too debuted on Sirius Satellite Radio on Sirius 108 and XM 139. In May 2011, Stars Too moved to channel 104 on both services. On 15 February 2007, Dennis Publishing, Inc. announced that it had retained media investment firm Allen & Company as its exclusive financial advisor to explore various strategic alternatives available to
2115-453: Was sold to a private investment group in January 2000. This created the bulk of Dennis' personal wealth. Dennis also launched the successful UK IT title Computer Shopper . In 1995, Dennis Publishing created Maxim , a title that began on the back of a beer mat and became the world's biggest selling men's lifestyle magazine and global brand. In 1996, Dennis acquired a majority stake in what
2162-562: Was the subject of CBS 's 60 Minutes in the US. He had appeared as the guest on BBC Radio 4 's Desert Island Discs , hosted by Kirsty Young , first broadcast on 12 August 2007; his chosen favourite record, book and luxury item were " One Too Many Mornings " by Bob Dylan , The Dictionary of National Biography , and "a very long stainless steel shaft to encourage pole-dancing mermaids!" respectively. In an interview with Ginny Dougary published in The Times in 2008, Dennis said that in
2209-491: Was £150 million. In October 2018, Dennis Publishing launched Driving Electric , a website focused on hybrid and electric car reviews, news, features and videos aimed at UK consumers. In February 2019, Dennis Publishing acquired Kiplinger , an American publisher of personal finance and business publications such as the personal finance magazine Kiplinger's Personal Finance and the weekly business and economic forecasting newsletter The Kiplinger Letter . The company also owns
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