Independent Magazine Reviews
Last weekend my husband Dan and I went to Print! Tearing It Up, an exhibition about independent magazines at Somerset House in London. On display were decades of magazines, charting British publishing to the present day. In all honesty, there were plenty of magazines I've never read or even heard of. But it was fantastic…
I love the pull of the wilderness in Lionheart magazine. Summer in London is my favourite season to live here. Yet, on the hottest days, I find myself longing for balmy sweet countryside air and the rhythms of nature rather than TfL timetables. Reading Lionheart issue 9 ‘Land, Water & Air’, was a refreshing break…
Magnum Chronicles is probably one of the most challenging magazines I've ever read. A Brief Visual History in the Time of Isis is the very first issue of the independent storytelling magazine and is a harrowing documentation of the rise of Isis in the Middle East. I received this issue as the May delivery from…
Designers influence so much of our lives, yet their own lives can be a bit of a mystery. So, I was fascinated to read issue 3 of Backstage Talks, the April 2018 magazine from my Stack subscription. Backstage Talks magazine delves beneath the surface of design, going 'behind the scenes' and interviewing designers about their careers,…
I've always been interested in food. Everything from the flavours, textures, smells, colours, to the roots of where the recipe has come from. An ideal night in for me is watching Chef's Table or some similarly beautifully shot food programme. And an ideal night out is at a street food market; trying exciting new flavours…
From the very first page, Cedar Magazine feels like a quintessentially English magazine. Inspired by nature, the photography and articles about gardening and lifestyle are beautifully presented. Bath based magazine The creators of Cedar, Matt Green and Katie Thomas, are based in Bath. I bought a copy of the first issue of Cedar Magazine when…
Ever since Papersmiths opened in Bristol I've wanted to visit. Colourful stationery and independent magazines equals my dream come true. I have drooled over Papersmiths' Instagram for ages. And when I finally made the trip, it was just as good as I'd hoped. Papersmiths and independent magazines The shelving covering one long wall of Papersmiths is…
An article in Positive News inspired me to write about some of the ways I’ve reduced single-use plastic in my life. A quote from an interview in Positive News with Christiana Figueres stuck with me after reading. Christiana is former UN climate chief, head of Mission 2020, and tireless advocate for curbing carbon emissions. She…
January is a tough month. Post-Christmas blues combined with rubbish weather and dark nights mean it's not the happiest time of year. However, this month's Stack delivery brightened up January. Perdiz is a billigual magazine about happiness. The idiosyncrasies of people's happiness Perdiz explores the idiosyncrasies of people's happiness through interviews, art and cartoons. In…
When I first read Betty Magazine, I had no idea that it would be the second last published issue. I was so sad to discover an amazing independent magazine at the end of its life. The end of an era In summer 2016, Charlotte Jacklin (Editor) and Charlotte Melling (Creative Director) published the very last issue…
