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"No white space, and no breathing room..." In the new episode of our podcast, Oliver Gabe speaks about his approach to designing The Paper, cramming its big pages and overwhelming readers with an onslaught of weird, dark, Welsh humour. stackmagazines.com/humour/suffo...

An experimental fashion magazine from Amsterdam Fashion Institute, every story in Garment is designed as both a double-page spread and a quadruple-page spread. See our full review video: stackmagazines.com/fashion-styl...

Magazine Club – No One Viêt and Jeremy Raider-Hoàng speak about making their magazine, which travels each issue to explore a different city's queer clubbing scene.

Join us on Thursday next week for our Stack Magazine Club evening with No One, and hear how this brilliant queer clubbing magazine gets made. Grab your free ticket below and I'll see you on Zoom... www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magazine-c...

New podcast episode! Nicola Hamilton from @issuesmagshop.bsky.social speaks about getting started, including support from Jeremy Leslie at
@magculture.bsky.social and the thrill of unpacking the first magazines. Hear our full conversation on the Stack site: stackmagazines.com/update/exper...

Thanks very much to everyone who took the time to fill in our survey a couple of months ago. Here's a short report including some of the nice things people said about us, and our thoughts on what we're going to do next... stackmagazines.com/update/shapi...

Read more about their queer nightlife mission in our interview on the Stack site: stackmagazines.com/magazine/no-...

"From the beginning, No One was meant to take up physical space, demand attention, and invite deep engagement with every page. It aims to be an antidote to the fleeting nature of digital media and the ephemerality of nightlife itself."

Why make a print magazine about queer clubbing? The editors of No One magazine say they were attracted by the opportunity to make something that lasts...

The power of publishing FOMO – see our full Stack Magazine Club conversation with Playground magazine creative director and editor Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand stackmagazines.com/art-design/f...

Reflecting on 15 years of The Gentlewoman, editor-in-chief Penny Martin explains why she's working hard to keep some strangeness in the magazine. Hear our full conversation on the Stack podcast – new episode out now! stackmagazines.com/fashion-styl...

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And now with some pictures that hopefully fit Bluesky's format a bit better...

On Tuesday night we put on an experimental independent magazine show, and it was great. Have a listen on the Stack blog to hear @thefence.bsky.social @vittles.bsky.social @offalindustries.bsky.social Real Review and The Paper on stage. stackmagazines.com/humour/an-ex...

Seattle Art Book Fair Recap Indie publisher paradise!

I want to go to there. Broccoli Publishing is making me want to try Seattle Art Book Fair next year. broccolipublishing.substack.com/p/seattle-ar...

Independent magazines on stage - STACK magazines See The Fence, The Paper, Offal, Vittles and Real Review, live on stage at The Queen of Hoxton in London on Tuesday 17th June 2025

Exciting news for anyone coming to our Independent magazine night tonight… it’s air conditioned. Come and cool down with @thefence.bsky.social @vittles.bsky.social @offalindustries.bsky.social Real Review and The Paper. stackmagazines.com/update/indep...

Tomorrow night! Come and see five of Britain's greatest independent magazines, live on stage at the Queen of Hoxton. Featuring performances by @thefence.bsky.social @vittles.bsky.social @offalindustries.bsky.social Real Review and The Paper. stack-live.eventbrite.co.uk

"The greatest working-class stuff coming out of the underground scene in the UK..." Check our podcast with Grass editor Tommy Sissions to hear why he started his magazine of working-class arts and literature stackmagazines.com/art-design/w...

Magazine Club – Playground Editor and creative director Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand speaks about the making of Playground magazine

Join me on Thursday 26th to hear from Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand, creative director and editor of Playground magazine, speaking about her unique perspective on freedom and creativity. Sign up for your free ticket! stack-playground.eventbrite.co.uk

Tuesday night next week: Five awesome magazines together on stage for one night only. Book your £5 ticket to see @thefence.bsky.social @offalindustries.bsky.social @vittles.bsky.social The Paper and Real Review. This is going to be fun... stack-live.eventbrite.co.uk

"We play, we learn, we see what happens!" Playground magazine editor and founder Auste Skrupskyte Cullbrand on the motivations behind her magazine about creativity and the creative industries. stackmagazines.com/magazine/pla...

The final issue of Swim magazine gets 'Found' – see our full video review on the Stack blog: stackmagazines.com/art-design/s...

Anja Charbonneau from Broccoli magazine on the appetite for print that she found on Substack. Hear the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or watch on the Stack site: stackmagazines.com/art-design/b...

Help us figure out the future of Stack and you could win a free year's subscription. This survey takes seven minutes and we'd love to hear what you think about magazines, subscriptions, and the world! form.typeform.com/to/GQvkhuiW

Really glad you enjoyed it - thanks for joining!

Looking forward to the publisher summits in London next month – I'll be speaking at the Publisher Print Summit on the 10th. See you there? publisherpodcasts.com/2025/en/page...

Independent magazines on stage Some of today's best independent magazine storytelling, live in London, for one night only

I didn't think this could get better, and then it did. Real Review has now been added to the line up, making it five first-class magazines on stage in one night. Don't miss it! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/independen...

Print Is Dead. Just Don’t Tell Microsoft. A tech giant joins the magazine resurgence.

Love this – @dgquarterly.bsky.social shows Microsoft how to slow down in print, as reported by @columjournreview.bsky.social www.cjr.org/the_media_to...

Also adding the photos, because I love those photos.

Nine magazines to help you cope with the world right now. Some of these magazines will help you re-engage with the news, while others will invite you into an alternate reality, but they will all leave you refreshed and ready to go again. stackmagazines.com/art-design/n...

“I want to touch things and I want to read them and I don’t want to be confined to the black miror on my phone.” Hear editor Anano Shalamberidze speaking about her new magazine Vision Undressed, on the Stack podcast now stackmagazines.com/fashion-styl...