Popular Culture Review Vol. 20, No. 1, Winter 2009 | Page 7

From the Editor’s Desk Twenty years ago the first issue of Popular Culture Review was handed out at the Far West Popular and American Culture Associations’ second annual meeting. It was edited by my colleague and friend Arlen Collier who died soon after the conference. Thus the editorship passed to me and has been my pleasure for the last nineteen years. The first issue was stapled, not perfect bound, its cover illustration a sketch of the Claes Oldenburg sculpture The Flashlight on the UNLV campus by then fledgling artist Anna Reid-Taylor. The second issue was dedicated to Collier, its cover a sketch of the Chinese goddess Kwan Yin by Reid-Taylor. As Mindy Hutchings, my associate editor, writes in her preface, we struggled with lack of technology in those early years. Juli Barry, my first associate editor, juggled getting her doctorate and motherhood with managing hard copies, putting them on disk and getting them to the ever patient Nancy Cleveland in UNLV’s reprographics area (who has put up with us since the beginning). While Repro has changed names several times over the years, they, like Nancy, have always come through for us no matter how badly we fudged the deadlines. Mindy and Amie brought us into the 21st century with their technological expertise. Without them, there, quite simply, would be no Popular Culture Review. Our unsung referees deserve kudos also for their discerning eyes and ever helpful critiques. For the past few years, renowned Australian artist and sculptor Laurens Tan has generously found time to create our unique covers. Of course there would be no PCR without its contributors who have come to us from all over the world. From senior scholars to graduate students, they have made us what we are. Enjoy! Felicia F. Campbell Editor, Popular Culture Review [email protected]