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The Stack - latest episodes
A sense of place
This week we explore titles that delve into the culture of a country, the cuisine of a particular city and the character of a specific street: ‘Fare’, ‘Flaneur’ and ‘Lodestars Anthology’.
The best in print
We look at Monocle’s latest newspaper, ‘The Salone Weekly’, a new crime title on newsstands and Spanish glossy ‘Solar, plus get insight into the Australian publishing industry.
‘ZEITmagazin’, ‘Pilot TV’ and ‘Record Culture Magazine’
A publication on cinematic television, a music-themed magazine from New York and everything that is new in the world of ‘ZEITmagazin’.
Spring arrivals
We celebrate the arrival of a few new titles and outline the expansion plans of an iconic one.
Distribution
A special edition of ‘The Stack’ where we look at the world of magazine distribution.
A print celebration
We meet Susan Goldberg, editor in chief of ‘National Geographic’, celebrated author Dave Eggers tells us why the printed word still matters and Jeremy Leslie from MagCulture gives us a lesson on the art of making magazines…
Craft
From ceramics to textiles, the print world has an incredible selection of craft magazines. We look at two of them.
Monocle Media Summit 2018
Last week Monocle hosted its second annual Media Summit in London. Among the speakers were luminaries from across the world of print, from broadsheet CEOs to magazine editors. We bring you the best bits of our discussions…
‘Anorak’, ‘Vogue Poland’ and ‘Kyoto Journal’
It’s all too easy to get caught up in the moral panic over youngsters’ addiction to social media and digital devices. But this week we speak to the founder of a children’s magazine publisher proving the kids are alright.…
Happiness in magazines
It’s the cruellest time of year: the nights are long and the willpower to maintain new year’s resolutions is in short supply – if not already exhausted. For the sake of moral support this week we’re speaking to three people…
Football magazines
Strap on your shin pads and pump up your balls: we’re commentating on the state of football publications. From newsstand stalwarts to US upstarts, there’s something out there for every fan of the beautiful game.
Mirko Borsche, the future of the ‘LA Times’ and ‘Openhouse’ magazine
One of the world’s foremost editorial designers talks us through a trio of his longest-running projects. Plus: our editor in chief tells us what he thinks the future of southern California’s pre-eminent legacy newspaper…
‘Buffalo Zine’, ‘Mynah Magazine’ & ‘Clove’
From the sartorial to the subcontinental, this week we take a closer look at three magazines that take the expectations of you, the reader, and throw them back in your face like an old sock.
‘The TLS’, ‘Observador’ and ‘Anxy’
Stig Abell has a vision of how that most tweedy of titles – the Times Literary Supplement – should sit on a 21st-century newsstand. Plus: a distinctly Iberian lifestyle publication that has made the leap from digital to…
Catch of the day
Grab your tackle and steady your rod: we cast our net out into the wide world of fishing with a magazine celebrating the angling lifestyle. Plus: ‘The New York Times’ releases a regular kids section and we meet one of the…
