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Computer Source Magazine

The January 2004 issue of Seattle-area magazine Computer Source featured a group of people who had determined how many browser windows they could open to Homestarrunner.com before the computer crashed.

Discover Magazine

In the June 2005 issue of Discover, in the article "A double-blind, random, case-controlled, clinical, and thoroughly unscientific study of MIT nerds" (page 43), a full-page picture shows an MIT student named Amanda Seybold wearing a Trogdor T-shirt.

Entertainment Weekly

In 2003, Entertainment Weekly proclaimed The Brothers Chaps were the "It Web Cartoonists" as part of their annual "It List," which names off who they consider to be the most significant entertainers of the year. They asked Matt whether or not they would ever consider putting Strong Bad and Homestar on TV, to which he replied: "It's more punk rock if you do it yourself." This article also mentioned the upcoming DVDs.

GamePro

In the June 2006 issue, it says "Mario Paint was a pretty decent piece of software for the 16-bit SNES. It was educational, artistic and was even used to create the very first Homestar Runner cartoon".

Game Informer

In one issue of Game Informer, during the review of the video game Baten Kaitos, it showed a picture of Kalas with the caption: "Ya gotta have blue hair!"
In another issue of Game Informer, in the review of Alien Hominid, it mentioned that the mood of the game was far more reminiscent of Homestar Runner than of Contra.
In yet another issue of Game Informer, in the review of Street Fighter, it said "Can I interest you in some light fighting, or maybe a challenge?"
In the April '06 issue of Game Informer, Stinkoman 20X6 is named number 10 of the "Top Ten Games You've Never Heard Of", a list of shareware internet games.
In the May 2006 issue of Game Informer, the title of a box in the "Classic GI" section on Mega Man 2 is "Are you asking for a challenge?"

Game-Now Magazine

Issue 12 of the now-defunct Game-Now magazine featured Homestar Runner as "Hot" in the "Hot or Not" section. (Scan)

Hyper

Hyper, an Australian electronics magazine, gave Homestar Runner the following mention in its special section: "Dear readers, please go to homestarrunner.com before I beat the everloving snot out of you. Sincerely, Hyper."
In one issue, Hyper was speculating on Yetisports on console. On the subject of the internet games being published, they said, "Trogdor the Burninator for PS3 next!"
In the October 2005 issue, a special report on Everquest had a picture of a character's behind, and in the character's speech bubble, it said, "Butt Dance, Butt Dance..."

MAD Magazine

In the June, 2006 issue of MAD Magazine, a fan was called Marzipan by the editor as a mockery of her name.

Muse Magazine

An article about dragons contained links to TROGDOR! and dragon.

Official Playstation Magazine

In the Reviews section of the January, 2006 issue of this popular gaming magazine, the voice of Pac-Man in Pac-Man World 3 is described as "reminding us a lot of the Homestar Runner character Stinkoman, which fans of the site know is not a compliment."
In an article about Final Fantasy, a character's name in a screenshot is Fhqwhgads.

PluggedIn

The Focus on the Family media magazine "PluggedIn" featured an article on Flash content and commented on Homestarrunner.com, saying its content consisted mostly of "sophomoric silliness".

ReadyMade

The August/September 2005 issue of ReadyMade, a DIY magazine, features a picture of Trogdor scribbled onto a wall with crayon. The small article includes tips on removing crayon from one's wall. (Scan)

SBC Skateboard

In an issue last year, Ryan Stutt said that he totally ripped off Strong Bad for a "Sick Of It All" review.

Time Magazine

On June 30, 2003, Time Magazine ran a short article called "A Star Is Born - On The Web" which featured a picture of Homestar from Where's The Cheat?, and said he was part of a funny cartoon website, Homestarrunner.com. The article also mentions Strong Bad, and compares Homestar and his friends to a post-modern Peanuts gang. (preview of the article)

Tucson Weekly

Tucson Weekly had an interview of They Might Be Giants in their August 19, 2004 issue that included information on their relationship with The Brothers Chaps. Of particular note was the corroboration that a special Experimental Film video was being made for MTV. However, a new development is that the current internet version "is getting played on MTV in England, so it is finding some legitimate video life."

Wired Magazine

They Might Be Giants were interviewed and talked about Homestar Runner and the Experimental Film toon, among other things. Read it here. Wired Magazine has also featured a picture of the upcoming Homestar Runner RPG. In the September 2005 issue of Wired Magazine, the Strong Bad DVD set is mentioned on page 70 under the "Play-Reviews" section. The May 2006 issue promintly lists homestarunner.com in a listing of excelent web sites providing videos on the web, plus there's a section of the page that says a list of "Strong Bad's >Favorite< LEAST favorite Vlogs!"

Wonkavision

The independent music magazine Wonkavision featured a picture of Homestar on the cover, as well as an article inside with an interview with The Brothers Chaps and several characters, plus game reviews, levels of fandom, character summaries, and random bits of info about the site and the people behind it.

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 ==MAD Magazine==
-In the June, 2006 issue of MAD Magazine, a fan was called [[Marzipan]] one of the letters to the editor.
+In the June, 2006 issue of MAD Magazine, a fan was called [[Marzipan]] by the editor as a mockery of her <!-- Her? I don't have that issue, but I read it at the library... -->name.
 == Muse Magazine ==