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, and Gwenda Blair. ''Manhattan, inc.'' was founded by D. Herbert Lipson, owner of ''

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'' magazines. The first issue debuted in September, 1984, edited by Jane Amsterdam, who previously edited '' New Times'' and ''

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for General Excellence. Amsterdam and eight other staffers departed in March 1987 over a dispute with Lipson about editorial integrity.

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, the founding editor of ''

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'', replaced Amsterdam as editor. Under Felker, the magazine became "less sassy, less critical, and more featurish in tone" ('' Spy'' magazine wrote Felker "helped dull the magazine's cutting edge"). It suffered financially after the October 1987 stock market crash, and ceased publication in July, 1990, merging with the men's lifestyle magazine ''M'' to become ''M, inc.'' Calling it a "

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Anti-Yuppie Magazine," writer Brian Morton described ''Manhattan, inc.'' as "aimed at a young, hip audience of people who see through the hypocrisies of the business world even as they want to make their way in it."

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