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James Murdoch's Original Scandal Revealed
Sure, he just resigned from BSkyB, but here are his xenophobic comics from the 1990s
April 03 2012 11:15 AM EST
February 05 2015 9:27 PM EST
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News just in that James Murdoch has been forced to step down as chairman of BSkyB, the pay-TV arm of the Murdoch media empire embroiled in a phone-hacking scandal, prompts a suggestion of what the beleaguered scion should do next.
One idea is that he returns to his first love--xenophobic cartoons in men's lifestyle magazines.
Back in the late 90s, young James Murdoch was hired to pen several cartoons for Bob Guccione Jr.'s then-fledgling, now-defunct, men's title, Gear. Albrecht the Hun, a picaresque tale of marauding Huns, only ran for a few issues, but we're sure someone out there is ready to revive the franchise--perhaps, say, The Wall Street Journal.