Muse is a children's magazine published by Cricket Media, the publishers of Cricket. Launched in January 1997, it is published in Chicago, Illinois, and has readers throughout the United States and around the world. From 1997 to today, Muse has been published by Carus Publishing, Cricket Media and been sponsored by Smithsonian. Recommended for ages nine and above,Muse Magazine, Volume 10, No. 9, Page 46. it features articles about science, technology, and the arts. It is edited by Joseph Taylor. Until 2015, nine cartoon characters, known as the Muses, appeared in the margins throughout the magazine as well as in the Kokopelli & Company comic strip. After merging with its sister magazine Odyssey in September 2015, Muse added new content, changed its layout, and replaced the Muses with a comic titled "Parallel U" featuring different characters.Muse Magazine, Volume 19, No. 7, Page 4
Magazine contents Muse is a science and arts magazine intended for kids 9 to 14 and up. It consists of 48 pages with no advertising and is published nine times each year. Issues regularly contain a comic strip ("Parallel U"), letters from readers (Muse Mail), news items (Muse News), a contest, a question-and-answer page featuring experts, a page about technology, a page about math, a hands-on activity, as well as feature articles on various topics. Issues are themed. In 2023, issue subjects included space exploration, tree secrets, and brainpower. Past issues have included articles about vegetarianism, pie throwing, extraterrestrial life, naked mole-rats, the origin of the Moon, pirates, urban legends, insects, mummies, tenrecs, New Zealand's exploding trousers, Rube Goldberg inventions, The Lord of the Rings, and blind cavefish.
Muses The Muses were drawn by cartoonist Larry Gonick. Among them, only Urania was one of the original Greek muses; Kokopelli, a trickster, is a god in many Native American tribes. Kokopelli: Muse of tunes and tricks, who often throws pies Chad: Muse of Hardware Aeiou: Muse of Software Bo: Muse of Factoids Urania: Muse of Astronomy Feather: Muse of Plants Crraw: Muse of Bad Poetry Pwt: Muse of Animals Mimi: Muse of getting along with people
In addition, Devil, Kokopelli's dog, and Angel, Mimi's cat, were occasionally featured, more so in older issues.
As of September 2015, the Muses have been removed from the magazine, replaced with a new comic called "Parallel U" drawn by Caanan Grall.
Awards 2019 Parents’ Choice Gold 2018 Parents’ Choice Gold 2017 Parents’ Choice Gold 2016 Parents' Choice GoldParents' Choice Award 2016 - Muse Magazine 2015 Parents' Choice GoldParents' Choice Award 2015 - Muse Magazine 2014 Parents' Choice GoldParents' Choice Award 2014 - Muse Magazine 2013 Parents' Choice GoldParents' Choice Award 2013 - Muse Magazine 2012 Parents' Choice GoldParents' Choice Award 2012 - Muse Magazine 2010 Parents' Choice GoldParents' Choice Award 2010 - Muse Magazine 2008 Parents' Choice SilverParents' Choice Award 2008 - Muse Magazine 2005 Parents' Choice GoldParents' Choice Award 2005 - Muse Magazine
References
External links Cricket Media (Muse's official website)