Biophile

Biophile is a bimonthly South African magazine that focuses on promoting an ethical, ecologically-sound lifestyle.
The magazine was founded in 2004 by Anthea Torr (Editor) and Steve Venter (Co-Editor) and describes itself as follows:
"Our mission is to impart knowledge with truth and integrity for the highest good of all. Biophile is not affiliated to any religious, political or philosophical ideology or organisation.
Our ethos is one of co-operation and sharing.
Biophile deals with matters close to the heart of everyone who shares our concern for the future of our planet and species, and who aspires to lead an ethical, environmentally sound life, in harmony with all of earth’s creatures."
Biophile is well known for tackling controversial issues such as vaccinations, the HIV/AIDS controversy, Eskom's push towards a nuclear energy future for South Africa and genetic engineering.
Critics often disparage the publication for pushing pseudo-science and new age spiritualism, and for its regular inclusion of articles and columns which promote astrology, the belief in a hollow earth, alien contact, conspiracy theories, bizarre alternative health treatments and similar topics.
Steve Venter left Biophile in September 2008 to launch his own magazine, Shared Earth, after growing increasingly uncomfortable with the direction Biophile was moving in, and the content it carried.
Biophile stopped its printed version in June 2009, and moved to an electronic-only (PDF download or mailed PDF on CD) at the same time that Chris Lautenbach took over as Editor. Lautenbach had been Assistant Editor until then. Former Editor, Anthea Torr, handed the reins to Chris Lautenbach so that she could move on to publish a free bimonthly newspaper called "The Ascension Times" which will contain the same mix of crazy esoteric "woo" and green issues as Biophile.

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