Life — March 2, 1922 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 9 **Top Section - "The Author Is Interviewed":** A humorous poem mocking intrusive interview questions posed to writers. The accompanying illustration shows a woman author being pestered by multiple interviewers asking personal questions (about her writing habits, diet, love life, etc.). The satire targets both nosy journalists and society's obsession with celebrities' private lives. **Middle Section - "A Test":** A brief joke about generosity, playing on definitions. **Bottom Section - "The Also Rums":** Political satire on Prohibition. The text lists statistics showing alcohol consumption supposedly reduced from 20 million to 2.5 million consumers, then humorously catalogs where the "missing" 17.5 million people actually went—bootleggers, home distillers, etc. The accompanying illustration shows people drinking secretly. It mocks Prohibition's failure to eliminate drinking.