Lunch Lady has been on my radar for a while for its colourful pages, fun recipes and relaxed attitude. But the fact that it's a parenting magazine always held me back from reading it. I was glad to find that Lunch Lady isn't afraid to be a bit different to other motherhood magazines, and it's…
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Backstage Talks Takes us Behind the Scenes of Design
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,…
3 ways I’ve reduced single-use plastic
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…
Anxy: The Anger Issue
Anyone feeling angry? I sure am. Trump, Theresa May, Brexit, the widening gap between rich and poor... there's a lot to be angry about now. Anxy magazine's The Anger Issue hit the shelves at just the right time. Anxy Magazine: The Anger Issue Anxy magazine is a project funded by Kickstarter backers, based in California.…
Illustoria, a magazine for kids and their grownups
Illustoria is a magazine for creative kids and their grownups. But even as a grownup without kids, I fell in love with the simple story-telling approach Illustoria bring to nuanced concepts like friendship, determination and loneliness. The Californian based magazine is published quarterly, having been founded in summer 2016. Issue 3 of Illustoria, Outside-In,…
Indie Mags – Phox Pop
The lateness of this review doesn’t reflect how quickly I read issue 2 of Phox Pop* magazine; it was devoured within a couple of days over Christmas. (Lack of natural light and knee-deep wedding planning conspired to keep me from blogging!) Phox Pop is a well researched, engaging and beautifully designed magazine. It defies easy…
Indie Mags: Little White Lies
Just before Rogue One, the newest Star Wars film, was released in December 2016, Little White Lies released an a special Star Wars colour-in edition. The joy of colouring in never really leaves you when you grow up, and it was lovely to have the time (and excuse!) to get out a fistful of colouring…
Indie Mags: Peppermint
A few weeks ago I wrote about reading frankie, an Australian independent magazine whose summery pages helped make the UK winter feel a little less severe. Recently it's been so dull and grey outside that another trip down under, this time with Peppermint magazine, has helped to brighten things up! Peppermint is an Australian quarterly magazine,…
Indie Mags: Frankie
I’m in denial about it being autumn; I miss the long sunny evenings of summer and Christmas is not quite near enough to get excited about yet. So when I picked up a copy of frankie, an Australian independent magazine, and found that it was infused with the down under excitement of ‘summer is just…
Indie Mags: Ladybeard
From the moment I opened Ladybeard magazine, I knew it was a magazine I wanted to read: We platform the voices you won’t hear in women’s magazines; voices of the people who live any and every deviation from the straight, white, cis, able-bodied ‘ideal’. Working in themed issues, we open up old topics to vital…