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The Stack

Essential listening for anyone who cares about the printed word and developments in publishing. From independent publications, new forms of print media and graphic novels to little-known niche magazines, ‘The Stack’ is Monocle’s take on the world of print, focusing on everything from the glossiest fashion title to the grittiest local newspaper.

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A New York cinema turns to print, Tyler Mitchell and Magculture’s year in magazines:

This week we look at ‘The Metrograph’, a new print title from celebrated New York cinema Metrograph. Plus photographer Tyler Mitchell on his award-winning work and Jeremy Leslie from Magculture reviews the year in magazines.

 

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6427 Dec 2024
27 min

A New York cinema turns to print, Tyler Mitchell and Magculture’s year in magazines 

This week we look at ‘The Metrograph’, a new print title from celebrated New York cinema Metrograph. Plus photographer Tyler Mitchell on his award-winning work and Jeremy Leslie from Magculture reviews the year in magazines.

 

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64130 Nov 2024
30 min

The Leading Hotels of the World book series and Brazilian publisher, Afluente 

We speak with Spencer Bailey, in charge of the five-volume ‘The Leading Hotels Book Series’ celebrating luxury in global hospitality. Plus we discuss the success of Brazilian publishing house, Afluente, with Julius Wiedemann.  

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64023 Nov 2024
31 min

A celebration of ‘10 Magazine’ with Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou 

Monocle’s fashion director Natalie Theodosi talks with Sophia Neophitou-Apostolou from ‘10 Magazine’ about her successful career in fashion media.

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63916 Nov 2024
29 min

Monocle in Dubai, The Stack x The Menu and a magazine about breakfasts 

We head to the UAE to talk about ‘The Monocle 100: Dubai’. Plus: ‘The Stack’ collaborates with ‘The Menu’ to talk about the boom in food magazines and we flick through ‘Morgenmete’, a title dedicated to breakfasts.

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6389 Nov 2024
31 min

The first issue of ‘Harper’s Bazaar Intérieurs’ and a media company for insiders 

We speak with Isis-Colombe Combréas, founder of ‘Milk Magazine’ and ‘Milk Decoration’, and also editor in chief of the newly released ‘Harper’s Bazaar Interieurs’. We also speak media and US elections with Dylan Byers, founding partner and senior correspondent at ‘Puck’.

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6372 Nov 2024
27 min

The redesign of Brazil’s largest daily, plus a new magazine on transport 

This week we speak with Sérgio Dávila, editor in chief of Brazil’s largest daily newspaper, ‘Folha de São Paulo’, on the paper’s redesign and its coverage of the US election. Plus: ‘Vehicle’, a new magazine with a fresh approach to transportation.

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63626 Oct 2024
30 min

A photography special 

We speak with Ghislain Pascal from The Little Black Gallery about the opening of Boys! Boys! Boys! Gallery Café, a new cultural hub for queer and gay fine-art photography. Plus: we discuss the art of wildlife pictures with the winners of the annual Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.

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63519 Oct 2024
28 min

Open season for new magazines 

This week on ‘The Stack’ we feature two new magazines. The first is ‘AFM’, a new title on sex and relationships published by dating app Feeld. Plus: ‘Open Tennis’, a new publication by David Shaftel.

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63412 Oct 2024
34 min

Print expansion 

This week on The Stack, Rob Orchard from ‘Delayed Gratification’ tells us about design changes in his magazine and their new book ‘Misc: A compendium of delightfully random facts’. Plus: ‘Condé Nast Traveller’ expands to Germany. 

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6335 Oct 2024
34 min

A leading Hungarian media group and a decade of ‘Design Anthology’ 

We speak with Zoltan Varga, CEO and chairman of Central Media, one of the biggest media groups in Hungary. Plus: ‘Design Anthology’ celebrates a decade with new editors in chief Simone Schultz and Jeremy Smart.

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63228 Sep 2024
31 min

Kiosk culture 

This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with Arman Naféei on his new kiosk at the heart of Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard, Kiosk-o-thèque, a clever mix of gallery, bookshop and podcast studio. Plus: how can a food magazine cover the upcoming US elections? Jamila Robinson from ‘Bon Appétit’ tells us how.

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63121 Sep 2024
31 min

‘Reporters’, ‘Near+Far’ and ‘La Septième Obsession’ 

This week on ‘The Stack’ we speak with the team behind ‘Reporters’ magazine, a literary reportage publication from Ukraine. Plus a new travel title based in Dubai and French cinema publication ‘La Septième Obsession’ 

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63014 Sep 2024
28 min

Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’ 

We speak with Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of ‘The Wall Street Journal’. Plus: Joshua Glass, founder of ‘Family Style’ magazine.

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6297 Sep 2024
29 min

‘Foreign Affairs’ and ‘Monochromator’ 

This week on ‘The Stack’, Monocle’s Andrew Mueller speaks with Justin Vogt, the executive editor of ‘Foreign Affairs’ magazine, which since its launch in 1922 has published essays by presidents, generals and ambassadors. And Monocle’s Anita Riotta talks to Alex Heeyeon Kil, editor in chief of the new title ‘Monochromator’, which investigates the political layers of our entertainment culture. 

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62831 Aug 2024
42 min

The art of film posters, Venice Film Festival and ‘Playground’ magazine 

We discuss the art of the film poster with Tony Nourmand, editor and publisher of ‘1001 Movie Posters: Designs of the Times’. We also check in with film critic Karen Krizanovich about how the press is paying close attention to the Venice Film Festival this year and celebrate Stockholm and Vilnius-based ‘Playground’ magazine.

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