1 8 8 8 . ▁ ▁Edit ors ▁and ▁contrib utors ▁included : ▁George ▁W . ▁C able , ▁Bl iss ▁Car man , ▁Leonard ▁D . ▁Abb ott , ▁William ▁Bay ard ▁H ale , ▁William ▁George ▁Jordan , ▁▁ ▁and ▁George ▁Syl v ester ▁Vi ere ck . ▁▁ ▁Current ▁Liter ature ▁was ▁intended ▁initially ▁" to ▁deal ▁with ▁current ▁literature ▁in ▁an ▁ec lect ic ▁way ." ▁As ▁the ▁publication ▁developed ▁over ▁time , ▁it ▁began ▁to ▁res emble ▁an ▁illustrated ▁news ▁magazine ▁in ▁form ▁and ▁content , ▁a ▁process ▁that ▁was ▁acceler ated ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁when ▁the ▁publication ▁absor bed ▁a ▁younger ▁compet ing ▁publication , ▁the ▁Boston - based ▁Current ▁History . ▁ ▁This ▁grad ual ▁transition ▁from ▁popular ▁literary ▁magazine ▁to ▁illustrated ▁news ▁month ly ▁was ▁consum m ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁with ▁a ▁name ▁change ▁to ▁Current ▁Op in ion . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁ski pped ▁issue , ▁Current ▁Op in ion ▁remained ▁in ▁continuous ▁month ly ▁publication ▁until ▁its ▁term ination ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁publication ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁its ▁rival , ▁The ▁Liter ary ▁Dig est . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Def unct ▁American ▁literary ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁published ▁in ▁New ▁York