Journal tagged by Magazine of the Month

Our latest Magazine of the Month is a piece of publishing history, not only for reinventing queer publishing, but also for helping establish the creative house style behind Fantastic Man and The Gentlewoman. After an eleven year gap, Butt returned last year with the same energy applied to a bolder vision of queer life.

 

 

The first question facing our latest Magazine of the Month was, ‘is it a magazine?’ Taking our simplest description of the form—a serial publication—then yes, Left Cultures fits the bill perfectly. Plus it’s built from text and illustration. Read on to find out more, and learn why we selected it this month.

As the final issue of The Happy Reader—the unique collaboration between the Fantastic Man team and Penguin Books—is launched, we publish the text of a 2016 interview with Editor-in-chief Seb Emina. He spoke to Jeremy Leslie about the origins of the magazine and its unique place among literary magazines.

June’s Magazine of the Month is Vestoj, the Paris-based platform for critical thinking on fashion. It’s always worth a read but this eleventh issue is particularly strong as its addresses the Everyday. A range of essays offer entry points into the world of fashion that appeal beyond the more usual photo shoot glamour of most fashion publications.

First launched in reponse to the pandemic, to bring good news to its readers, Paperboy is back with a fourth issue that establishes a longer life for the magazine than perhaps even founder David McKenrick anticipated. The ability to entice great contributors to articulate his wit makes it our Magazine of the Month for May.

Our April Magazine of the Month is London-based Scenic Views, the interiors magazine that celebrates the overlooked and forgotten. This issue sees it really hitting its stride, encouraging the reader to question the relevance of novelty teapots, consider the design of our care homes, and evaluate Stu Mead’s boundary-testing paintings.