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The ''Harvard Lampoon'' is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ==Overview== The ''Harvard Lampoon'' publication was founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts who were inspired by popular magazines like ''Punch'' (1841) and ''Puck'' (1871).〔"The Last Laugh," Boston Globe Magazine, March 11, 2001. http://cache.boston.com/globe/magazine/3-11/featurestory1.shtml〕 Without counting breaks during World War I and World War II, ''The Harvard Lampoon'' is the world's second longest continually published humor magazine (after ''Nebelspalter''). The organization also produces occasional humor books (the best known being the 1969 J.R.R. Tolkien parody ''Bored of the Rings'') and parodies of national magazines such as ''Entertainment Weekly'' and ''Sports Illustrated''. Much of the organization's capital is provided by the licensing of the "Lampoon" name to ''National Lampoon'', begun by ''Harvard Lampoon'' graduates in 1970. The ''Lampoon'' publishes five issues annually. In 2006, the ''Lampoon'' began regularly releasing content on their website, including pieces from the magazine and web-only content. In 2009, the ''Lampoon'' published a parody of ''Twilight'' called ''Nightlight'', which is a ''New York Times'' bestseller. In February 2012, the ''Lampoon'' released a parody of ''The Hunger Games'' called ''The Hunger Pains''.〔http://pages.simonandschuster.com/hungerpains/〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.amazon.com/Hunger-Pains-Parody-Harvard-Lampoon/dp/1451668201/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317307679&sr=8-1 )〕 It is also a ''New York Times'' bestseller. The organization is housed a few blocks from Harvard Square in a small mock-Flemish castle, the Harvard Lampoon Building. The ''Lampoon'' is known for its bacchanalian parties, which can result in smashed plates and furniture. The ''Lampoon's'' affairs are administered by Harvard Lampoon, Inc., whose Board of Graduate Trustees includes such people as James Murdoch, Ted Widmer, and Bill Oakley.〔(The Alumni - September-October '97 - Reading Homer )〕 Robert K. Hoffman, co-founder of the ''National Lampoon'' and major donor to the Dallas Museum of Art was a Trustee until his death in 2006, and was declared a Trustee "Ad-Infinitum" a year later. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Harvard Lampoon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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