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This week we meet Kosuke Ide, founder of beautiful Japanese magazine Subsequence, as issue eight appears in shops. Its expansive, matt pages feel like an oversized notebook, recording things that, Kosuke tells us, ‘we personally find deeply important, but that many people tend to overlook.’

The last couple of years has brought a series of indie magazines our way from Africa, so we’re excited to hear this week from Anita Dafeta in Nigeria, who has just published the first issue of Origho Journal, featuring seven creative projects spanning the mediums of film, painting, and photography.

As the fourth issue of Daddy appears in shops, we hear from founder and editor Kemi Fatoba. She discusses working with a guest editor, and the importance of seeing things with humour, reminding us that, ‘There’s so much more to being part of an under-represented community than being discriminated against.’

We’ve watched British car mag The Road Rat quietly build a loyal readership since its 2018 launch. With its 22nd issue now in shops, editor Peter Grunert tells us about his ‘dream job’ running the magazine, the green seventies Mercedes he drives, and how he’s been inspired by Cabana magazine.

Former chef and brewer Max Meighen recently sold his Toronto restaurant to focus on Serviette, the food magazine he launched in 2022. With its seventh issue in shops now, Max explains more about the magazine he produces with creative director Nicola Hamilton, owner of Toronto’s Issues magazine shop.

We don’t see many magazines from New Zealand, so we were excited to hear about Folly, an award-winning literary magazine based in Wellington. Founder Emily Makere Broadmore gives us the lowdown on her magazine as issue three hits newsstands and is promptly banned by one of the country’s largest retailers.