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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

All Growned Up

NPR tracked down the naked baby on the cover of Nirvana's Nevermind:

Imagine if millions of people had seen you naked before you were old enough to say "embarrassing." That's the story of Spencer Elden, whom you may know as the little baby floating towards a dollar bill on the cover of Nirvana's 1991 album, Nevermind.
Nearly 17 years later, amid hating school and playing water polo, Elden is still struggling to make sense of his (very) public image.

Nearly 17 years later, amid hating school and playing water polo, Elden is still struggling to make sense of his (very) public image.

Great idea, right? Lon Wagner points out that, like the Bugs Bunny story posted below, the idea makes the story.

So …

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