, ▁Ted ▁Mc Il ven na ▁( found er ▁Institute ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Study ▁of ▁Human ▁Sex ual ity ), ▁and ▁" De ath ▁R apper " ▁N ec ro , ▁to ▁name ▁a ▁few . ▁In ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁Sand y hook ▁school ▁shooting , ▁Alt ▁Vari ety ▁published ▁a ▁gun ▁issue ▁that ▁featured ▁a ▁pro - second ▁am end ment ▁interview ▁with ▁Bob cat ▁Gold th wait , ▁who ▁had ▁recently ▁released ▁his ▁provoc ative ▁shooting ▁sp ree ▁comedy ▁film , ▁God ▁B less ▁America . ▁C ele br ity ▁photograph er ▁Rob yn ▁Von ▁Sw an ▁k ▁contributed ▁exclusive ▁cover ▁story ▁phot ography ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁issue . ▁The ▁same ▁issue ▁featured ▁a ▁gun , ▁che ese ▁and ▁n arc otic ▁pair ing ▁chart . ▁For ▁its ▁third ▁issue , ▁Alt ▁Vari ety ▁published ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁race ▁issue ▁featuring ▁an ▁exclusive ▁interview ▁with ▁David ▁Duke ▁in ▁which ▁Duke ▁was ▁pressed ▁on ▁his ▁sent iments ▁about ▁then ▁president ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁The ▁same ▁issue ▁saw ▁a ▁post ▁card ▁addressed ▁to ▁the ▁magazine ▁from ▁Charles ▁M anson , ▁sent ▁from ▁Cor cor an ▁State ▁Pr ison , ▁with ▁a ▁crypt ic ▁hand - written ▁message ▁to ▁the ▁editor , ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁Charles ▁Sam pson , ▁the ▁world s ▁first ▁Black ▁rode o ▁star , ▁and ▁a ▁male ▁esc ort ▁center fold . ▁ ▁Post ▁magazine ▁ ▁Sub sequ ent ▁to ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁Alt ▁Vari ety ▁Magazine ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁began ▁the ▁slow