News from the magosphere 16th Sept 08

Dexter makes the front pages
The one inside the anniversary Esquire is a bit strange, as the cover of that one isn’t their typical cover line wall. It looks vaguely familiar and takes a moment to realise why

Maghound finally launches with 240 magazines
Free 30 day trial for as many magazines as you can eat. Will try it and let you know

McCain critic gets chance to shoot magazine portrait
Now all political advisors will be paranoid of any strobe below shoulder height, and magazines will immediately change their rights / usage contracts to stop this happening again. Some of it was rather vicious, others more thought out; visit her webpage daily for a new version. UPDATE: likely due to legal action, she’s taken down all the McCain pics from her website, and is now being represented by someone else. So it goes

Revista Unica in Portugal gets a facelift
Courtesy of Juan Antonio Giner’s team. Seems to manage being both playful and formal – tough combo to pull off, even tougher one to sustain

Bitch needs $40,000
They ask fans to help the wiener dog grow. Video includes recently-deceased niche magazines. Well, it worked for Arthur. UPDATE: They did it, and in only three days. You can only pull this trick once; let’s hope it helps stabilise them for the forseeable. Right now, they seem unsure how best to use the money

iDN loves infographics, creates info font
Looking forward to this one