The news that National Geographic has now been placed in the hands of Rupert Murdoch prompted a predictable outcry, roughly akin to what happens in the movies when the clearly evil tycoon takes the orphans away. A bastion of popular…
The special edition of the magazine features stories of "HIV heroes" at a time when the editors say too many people have grown complacent about the disease. "There's been an 80 percent increase in HIV in the last 10 years…
“One of my happiest memories was making a birthday cake with my father,” opens the editor’s letter in the inaugural edition of “Fathers Quarterly.” The Polish publication (written in English) is dedicated to memories such as these, and to the…
Garage magazine’s latest print issue features animated covers and embedded films. Is the fusion of print and digital the future? The five cover stars of Garage magazine’s latest issue — Cara Delevingne, Kendall Jenner, Joan Smalls, Lara Stone and Binx…
Everyone knows that a headline determines how many people will read a piece, particularly in this era of social media. But, more interesting, a headline changes the way people read an article and the way they remember it. The headline…
Why has so much journalism succumbed to propaganda? Why are censorship and distortion standard practice? Why is the BBC so often a mouthpiece of rapacious power? Why do the New York Times and the Washington Post deceive their readers? Why…
Imagine being able to set off your smartphone down a dangerous river, encased in a plastic bottle, to take photos that might prove the water is carrying disease or is not safe to drink. How about drone cameras that you…
Alef is an independent magazine published out of Doha, Qatar. Printed bi-monthly in a bilingual format (English and Arabic) the magazine focuses on cultural topics that are indigenous to the Gulf region. Available on the global newsstand and in independent…
After 10 years of freelance web design work, without even a shade of experience in print, Kai Brach set out to tell the story of the people behind the pixels with Offscreen Magazine. "I wanted to show a more human…
Even mobsters need their literary fix every once in a while. The Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan’s biggest yakuza organization has published a magazine specifically for its members. But more than just a newsletter type, it actually boasts of a poetry page and…
Censorship in China is a strange thing, invisible but omnipresent. There is no official list of banned books, yet books get banned every day. There is no official list of "sensitive topics," yet everyone knows which topics are sensitive. And…
Based in Warsaw, Poland, Thisispaper is an interdisciplinary publication that launched with a focus on showcasing high quality, creative content. While featuring a wide range of visual arts subjects such as architecture, design, fashion, photography, and more, Thisispaper maintains a…
Traveler's notebook Army edition was produced by Midori in collaboration with Nigel Cabourn. It has a leather cover branded with the British broad arrow military symbol. This symbol was used during World War II to symbolise government ownership of the…
Edited by Taschen, Hugh Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography intimately covering his wildly successful career and personal life. Hugh M. Hefner presents an illustrated autobiography with chronological highlights from Playboy’s first 25 years. His personal life and career, from cartoon-drawing…
Komfort Magazine was founded in 2008 by an industrious group of Czech creatives, including typographer Radek Sidun, graphic designers Olga Benešová and Robert V. Novák, editor and writer Pavel Turek and director Tomáš Luňák. All of the founding members had…
The ever expanding interest in indy publications continues to create something for everyone, not matter how specialized their interest. And not just something, but something worth reading. Appealing to a rather large audience, Australia's Four&Sons takes aim at man, and…
Paper Mag pointed us to Kindling Quarterly, a new magazine that celebrates fatherhood and hipster dads, with a comment that it’s ‘kind of cute and very well designed, even if it’s laughably Brooklyn (e.g., every dad pictured has facial hair…
It’s time for brands and agencies to look beyond platforms and jargon and realize the purpose of social media is no different than traditional media channels. By its very nature, all media is social. This year, organizations will invest more…
Newspaper online advertising has not benefited greatly from the recent upswing in online ad spending, according to the New York Times and most of the recent newspaper company quarterly results. This is no surprise because most newspaper websites sell SPACE…
Much has been said about the state of digital audiences today, and even more about the myriad ways to build and engage these loyal consumers across social environments like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Pinterest and more. Promises of overnight brand scaling,…