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Ordinary #9
‘Fine art photography’ mag Ordinary needs no introduction – which is probably why it doesn’t have one. If it did, I reckon this issue’s intro would go something like this: what could be more ordinary than a tampon? After all,...
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Nang #7
The beautifully produced magazine about cinema in Asia has reached its seventh issue. Films about male intimacy take to the spotlight this time, with the theme ‘The Scent of Boys’. We examine the issue highlighting five elements that make it...
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Fantastic Man #30
I still remember being shown the very first issue of Fantastic Man; it was astonishingly different to existing men’s magazines in 2005. With their 30th issue, founders Jop van Bennekom and Gert Jonkers have completely changed their magazine to astonish...
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Buffalo Zine #10
Buffalo Zine’s anniversary issue is unfinished. Deliberately so? We’ll never quite know; the editors have apologised profusely in the A4 photocopied letter that falls out at the content page, claiming that they were desperate for a holiday in August, and...
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A mag in five pix
BranD #44
This bi-monthly magazine from Hong Kong takes a creative look at branding design – and gets inventive with the themes it looks at. This time round it’s making a splash by theming itself ‘Lost Cat & Dog’. The ‘Lost’ part...
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Safar Journal #4
The words emblazoned across the top of the cover of the latest issue of Beirut’s Safar Journal clearly set out the magazine’s aims. ‘Flirt with, flee from, and fall for graphic design and visual culture’ they promise, a perfect description...
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