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Heading outside this lovely Spring weekend? Swing by to grab something good to read on your way! A few new arrivals:
Konfekt, Spring 2024. Stylish culture mag from Monocle - food, travel, design, fashion.
A Rabbit’s Foot, issue 6. New to the shelves! Film and culture, this issue the theme is ‘Movies and Motors’. Fun read, nice heft, great design.
Kitchen Table, issue 6, The Pizza Issue. Yay! The new issue of this local food mag is all about pizza, people and Portland. What’s not to love?!
We Jazz, issue 11, Oni Puladi. This time the cover story for this great jazz mag from Finland is Carla Bley.
The Common, issue 27. Fresh lit from around the world, some in translation. Always good.
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Brighten up this dreary day with something good to read!
Violet, issue 20. Featuring multi-hyphenate Brit Marling.
Maggot Brain, Spring 24. They rave about Lucy Sante.
European Review of Books, issue 4. Culture and European criticism in the form of book reviews. Spunky, unstuffy, and a cool design.
Noble Rot, issue 34. Alpine Winos - ie., they explore wine from the French Alps.
Fieldnotes, issue 6. The theme for this experimental, cool literary journal is ‘The Destructive Method’. Give it a try!
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Spring has finally Sprung!
A few new arrivals for your weekend reading pleasure:
The Gentlewoman, issue 29, Spring & Summer 24: Featuring the incomparable Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Sight and Sound, April 24: Dune part two, featuring an interview with Denis Villeneuve
Saveur, Spring/Summer 24. Reboot! This old classic has gone through some hard times of late, but it has a new owner, is now independently published, and starting with this first issue will feature some of the best photographers and writers in the food and travel world. Take a look!
Design Reviewed, issue 3. This compact new publication by Disegno contains a handful of essays on ideas and objects in the design world. Interesting read!
Senet, issue 14, Spring 24. A celebration of the classic RPG D&D! Also, their first issue with multiple covers.
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Do you hear the outside calling to you on this lovely, sunny day? Here’s a few mags to get you in the mood:
Summit Journal, Issue 320 (reboot issue 1!), Spring 2024. This newly relaunched climbing magazine is big, beautiful and inspiring. Come see it in person!
Permaculture, Spring 2024. If you garden or try to live lightly on our planet, this is for you.
Bicycle Quarterly, Late Winter 2024. Rides in Washington State, Italy and Africa. Dig the road bike out of the shed, and get pedaling!
Lodestars Anthology, issue 4 (Revisited) Italy. It is just as lovely and exciting as you’d expect. Don’t miss this one!
Flagrant, issue 06. New to the shelves! This is a (partially) local, women-led, basketball journal! This issue is about community, assistance, and the generosity of basketball people across the world.
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A nice stack of creative magazine mojo for you:
The Whitney Review of New Writing, issue 002, Winter 2023/24: This brand new review of books and culture is broadsheet-sized (big!) and very New York, edgy, and very now.
Eye, issue 105: This issue we meet book designer Sonya Dyakova and letterpress anarchist Dennis Gould, among others.
Juxtapoz, Spring 2024: It’s had a bit of a design refresh, but it is still packed with color, creativity and cool artists.
Paperboy, issue 5: This super-fun publication is part art, part words, all creative. Inside you’ll find sock puppets, wine stains, and toast.
We Jazz, issue 10: PDX Jazz Fest is here! Get in the mood by diving into this cool jazz mag from Finland. I have two issues: Winter 2023, Dominoes, featuring Donald Byrd, Fall 2022, Amaryllis, featuring Mary Halvorson, who will be playing the fest this year. Come see!
On another note, if you are a fan of local food pub @kitchentablemag the crowdfunder for the next issue is happening right now! If you are feeling generous, consider donating to this great cause, and help keep this little mag going!
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