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News from the Magosphere – December 11th ’09

December 11, 2009 in News round-up | No comments

Oz trial to be made into a film
I wonder if it’ll include Felix Dennis killing someone?

Men’s Health recycles cover lines from 2007
Apparently the subscriber cover lines are different, which seems a strange incentive to offer. UPDATE: Gawker points out that they’ve been doing it for years

Paste presents the 20 best (American) magazines of the decade
Mostly predictable, generally disappointing

The first issue
Worth it just for that inter/view cover. “First issue collector’s edition” indeed

Marie Claire to launch a fashion magazine aimed at women in their 30s
Envy to hit French newsstands early next year

A decent summary of all this e-magazine kerfuffle
My thoughts already over here, if you have a few minutes spare

Great covers, made cheaply
Love the Disney one

Style magazines in Sub-Saharan Africa (requires login)
During a trip to Nigeria this summer, I picked up a copy of the women’s magazine True Love. I’ll post a review at some point

T-post celebrates with freebies and lesbians
A press release entirely designed with SEO in mind

Fabien Baron leaves Interview?

January 29, 2009 in News round-up | 1 comment

Scarcely a year after taking the thing over with editor Glenn O’Brien, Fabien has apparently thrown his toys out of the pram, and is taking his ball, aka collaborator and creative director Carl Templer, with him. If true, that’s quite a blow for the revamped mag, in losing its biggest name just a handful of issues into his redesign (though the monochrome template he’s left is pretty robust and will hold up for a couple of issues with a temporary replacement, if that’s what happens).

WWD has broken this story, with few details and even fewer mixed metaphors than me, over here.

UPDATE: WWD now reports that FB is leaving “to focus all [his] energy” on Baron and Baron, his client-work studio. Coming only two weeks after a change in publisher, all is presumably not well at the big I.

The same piece claims that M/M Paris have been tapped up to replace FB at the top – a reversal of what happened at French Vogue in 2003, when FB replaced M/M as creative consultant. Now I’m a big fan of M/M, particularly their work with Bjork and their fashion alphabet, but they do strike me as a rather obvious choice. Expect more monochrome and elaborate typography.

Jeremy feels the same way.

Amelia interviews the Blogsplosion

December 22, 2008 in Personal promotion, interview | No comments

In a cross-the-streams moment, Amelia’s Magazine blog has just published an interview with me, talking about blogging, childhood and magazines.

The picture’s her, not me, btw.

Interrograting the new Interview

September 2, 2008 in Opinion, Review | 6 comments

Ever since it was announced in January, the relaunch of Andy Warhol’s Interview has been eagerly anticipated.

So what’s it like?

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News from the magosphere 10th August 08

August 10, 2008 in News round-up | 1 comment


Capricious #8 is unbound
Each spread is kept loose, so it can go up on your wall. Reminds me of Rakete, the rather fine poster magazine produced by students in Düsseldorf

BBC to launch Lonely Planet magazine
Grauniad claims it will compete with Conde Nast Traveller and Sunday Times Travel. Surely it’s more likely to have Wanderlust and similar in its sights?

Esquire US produces handwritten cover lines
Now plagiarising itself

New luxury mag for iPhone
Not a first per se but having daily refreshed content in a bimonthly you buy on iTunes sounds intriguingly confusing. The price point sends mixed signals too

Is this the launch of the revamped Baron/O’Brien Interview?
The Kate Moss/Catwoman cover line suggests so. I wonder how those half-tones will come out in the printing? UPDATE: Yep, with increased distribution too

BAD IDEA opens up the Butcher’s Shop
Transparency and a lesson in good editing; mouseover for detailed comments. Part of their new Writer’s Lab

(Yet another) new contemporary arts magazine “takes flight”
I like the look of its selection, how it gives images space, and the playfulness of some of the giant typography. Will need good printing to make it all stand out. Not sure why, but it feels similar to the less-inspiring-but-also-Aussie Monument. Maybe it’s the architecture spread

Every copy has his thumbprint
Cute

News from the magosphere 27/05/08

May 27, 2008 in News round-up | No comments

Luxury magazine ads are up
Luxury and weddings do their usual trick of bucking the recession, hence the recent flurry of Monocle-alikes. Will be interesting to see what WSJ brings to the party

Five copies of Aspen go for $1,400
The first ‘magazine in a box’ is in high demand

Baron and O’Brien turn Marc Jacobs into Andy Warhol
And they do it on the cover of that Warhol icon, Interview. As clear a statement as you’ll get that says “we’re in charge now”. More pics here

Flaunt makes 29-year-old former intern their new Editor in Chief
Either he’s good or they’re desperate

Amazon fights to keep cockfighting magazine on its site
It’s still online at time of writing