The Stack
For print and publishing lovers. Covering everything from indie magazines to major publications and the evolving world of print media.
Latest Episodes
Crossing borders
Tyler Brûlé’s insights on Nikkei’s purchase of the ‘Financial Times’ and what this means for print. Plus we leaf through Indian mountaineering magazine ‘The Outdoor Journal’, New Zealand culture title ‘White Fungus’ that moved to Taiwan and New York-based gastronomy magazine ‘Gather Journal’.
It’s summer!
Tyler Brûlé reveals Monocle’s new summer journal, ‘The Escapist’, with creative director Richard Spencer Powell. He also reviews some holiday magazine selections with Francine Lawrence. Plus: Poppy Shibamoto speaks in praise of ‘Kurashi No Techo’ magazine from Japan.
Thessaloniki to Tokyo
Description: Tom Edwards is in conversation with Tyler Brûlé, who has been checking out the newsstand in Hong Kong and Tokyo. We also welcome MagCulture’s Jeremy Leslie to review ‘IL’, ‘Mushpit’ and ‘MacGuffin’. Plus we go to Greece to leaf through travel titles ‘Nomas’.
Racy review
Tom Edwards reviews a healthy stack of new issues with Patrick Burgoyne, editor of Creative Review, plus Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks to the editor of a new erotica title NIN (Naked for No Reason) from Brazil.
All about paper
Tyler Brûlé talks about the most vital of materials, paper, with John Haslam, managing director of paper specialists and suppliers GF Smith and Ben Parker, director of design studio Made Thought. We also hear about Steve Watson’s new magazine-selection service Sampler and leaf through the delights of ‘Cornucopia’ magazine.
Style pages
As all eyes are on men’s fashion this week, Tyler Brûlé chats with Monocle editor Andrew Tuck and creative director Richard Spencer Powell and peruses the Italian newsstand at the resort of Forte Dei Marmi.
Paws for thought
Tom Edwards meets Maria Joudina-Robinson, editor of feline title Puss Puss and David Lane, editor of The Gourmand. Plus we hear from Tyler Brûlé and go to Toronto to leaf through the pages of Frische magazine.
Freewheeling magazines
Ali Gitlow of Prestel Publishing talks us through the independent magazines that are resuscitating the print industry. We also travel to Portugal to hear about TAP’s in-flight magazine UP.
The week in print
Tyler Brûlé reviews the German and French newsweeklies with Imke Henkel and Bénédicte Paviot. Plus we find out if it’s the end of the road for the ‘New York Daily News’ and Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks in praise of Brazil’s ‘Trip’ magazine.
Words’ worth
Tom Edwards meets publishing aficionados Bruno Ceschel and Yannik Bouillis as they put on the Offprint independent publishing fair at London’s Tate Modern. Plus we hear from alternative literary journal ‘Table Talk’ and Tyler Brûle’s reflects on ‘Thailand Tatler’ magazine.
