The Greatest American Magazine Launch: Know the Player Who Plays It Straight

No, they're not gone; Radar Trading Cards simply took a long weekend. (It was lovely at the beach, they report, if a bit chilly.) This time we're checking in on Radar's No. 3, deputy editor Chris Knutsen. Radar's designated low-key mensch, Knutsen is variously described as "a nice guy," "a good guy," and "a guy who has no pictures floating around on the web." He's a vet of The New Yorker—where, for a period, he oversaw Shouts & Murmurs, which means he's experienced in editing a recurring butt of hipsterati scorn—and book publishing, and he was managing editor of Radar 1.0. He snagged an articles-editor slot at GQ in the inter-Radar period, but he abandoned the Si life to sign back on with Maer for 2.0. Why take the jump? "How often do you get to start a magazine?" he justified to Keith Kelly. ("Well, at least twice, apparently," Kelly jabbed back.) The co-editor of a well-regarded anthology titled Committed: Men Tell Stories of Love, Commitment, and Marriage, Knutsen is also the token straight man among Radar's top management. —JO
