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The countdown is on: London’s shops (and those in the rest of England) are reopening next Monday. So it’s nice to see ES Magazine, the free weekly that comes with the free Evening Standard newspaper, celebrate the news with a set of four special covers today.

The recent Style issue of New York magazine received a lot of attention for the cover image, Bobby Docherty’s shot of a model dressed in a collection of the city’s finest branded souvenirs. But alongside the photo, many will have overlooked the issue’s one-off change of title. 

Food & Fire mag Pit has established its identity via a series of strong illustrated front covers, so it was a surprise to find their latest issue leads with a photograph. The cover, featuring a shot by the magazine’s house...

The extent to which a magazine is free adapt its masthead to suit a particular cover story is an ongoing debate. How much is a magazine brand an exact masthead rather than an attitude? During last week’s Instagram Live conversation,...

Movie magazine Little White Lies is known for its illustrated front covers, originally a get-around for not being able to organise/afford photo shoots with film stars. The latest cover features Carey Mulligan in ‘Promising Young Woman,’ drawn by Laura Callaghan....

Free magazine Stylist celebrates its tenth anniversary this week. First published on 7 October 2009, the weekly quickly established its credentials as a ‘freemium’ publication: well-produced and creatively ambitious, it has seen off competition from other free titles distributed at...