The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
Indiecon 2017
Markus Hippi brings us a report from Indiecon, one of our favourite independent-magazine festivals, which wrapped up last week in Hamburg. Plus: a globetrotting magazine enjoying a second golden age.
Countercultural print
Andrea Kurland from ‘Huck’ magazine, plus changes at the ‘Los Angeles Times’, the closure of ‘The Village Voice’ and a look at the Taiwanese print industry.
Barcelona: covering tragedy
We take stock of coverage of last week’s attack in Barcelona and editor at large of ‘The Art Newspaper’ Jane Morris casts her eye over the newsstand. Plus: a new publication designed to get your creative juices flowing.
Icon and Yes & No
We take a closer look at two publications looking to get beneath the surface of the modern world, ‘Icon’ and ‘Yes & No’. Plus: at work with our resident magazine connoisseur at Monocle’s Kioskafé.
Slowing down for summer
We speak to the editor of pioneering slow journalism quarterly ‘Delayed Gratification’ and take a look at Monocle’s new weekly newspaper ‘The Summer Weekly’. Plus: trouble at Conde Nast.
Rethinking fashion magazines
This week on The Stack we speak to the editor of a magazine aiming to be a platform for critical thinking in fashion. Plus, a closer look at the ‘FT Weekend Magazine’.
Oldie but a goodie
We speak to the editor of ‘The Oldie’ magazine, Harry Mount’. Plus: the editor of ‘Soffa’ magazine in the Czech Republic and the second edition of ‘Gentle Rain’, a publication on all things Hamburg.
MagCulture and The Maritime Edit
We speak to Jeremy Leslie from magCulture and James Mullinger, editor in chief of The Maritime Edit.
Racquet
We meet the ace team behind ‘Racquet’ magazine and the editor of ‘M, le Magazine du Monde’. Plus: highlights from Monocle’s third annual Quality of Life Conference.
Redesigning a magazine
We speak with Megan Murphy, editor of the recently redesigned ‘Bloomberg Businessweek’, chat with Tara Loader Wilkinson from ‘Billionaire’ magazine and take a look at London’s local press.
