In 2014 I wrote an obit for traditional newsstands in America — stores that sold mainly tobacco products and magazines — and about the birth of a new newsstand in grocery stores and bookstores.
The most recognizable newsstand in Manhattan’s West Village, Casa Magazines, had been open every day for the past twenty-six years, without exception. During Hurricane Sandy, in 2012, when power went ...
The Believer was once at the top of the literary magazine game. A leading journal of art and culture, The Believer published the work of icons like Leslie Jamison, Nick Hornby and Anne Carson. It won ...
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Why focus on magazines? -- Magazines, modernization, and community in America -- The modernization of America -- Modernization and community in America -- The path forward: ...
"I grew up in an era where if you're on the cover of Life, you've made it," said Dr. Steven Lomazow. "It's the greatest thing ever – the boldest of bold-faced names." You could call Lomazow America's ...
Late last month, as President-elect Biden prepared to mount the dais at the Capitol to become President Biden, the Grolier Club, on East Sixtieth Street, opened its doors to a room-size history of the ...
While all sorts of child- and tween-focused magazines of the previous decades are no more, a new generation of print magazines for kids is emerging. However, there is a niche in the print world that ...
Sure, everyone's heard of the Google Play Books app for Android. But what about Google Play Magazines? Spoiler: it's exactly what it sounds like. Jaymar Cabebe Former Associate Editor Jaymar Cabebe ...