National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN May 7, 2016
Have you read any good mooks lately?
by Mark Schreiber
The word "mook" is a portmanteau of the words "magazine" and "book." I had long assumed, mistakenly, that it was one of those examples of wasei-eigo (Japan-made English terms), such as "open car" (a convertible) or "virgin road" (the aisle down which the bride ...